DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN

A woman mourns the death of a family member following an attack by gunmen in the Zike farming community in north-central Nigeria, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Omale)
Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country’s president says
Nigeria’s president says that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest in a spate of increasing violence in the West African country.
 
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu listens to French President Emmanuel Macron during a statement as part of his two-day state visit to France, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP, File)
A song critical of Nigeria’s president is barred from airwaves
Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his administration’s policies.
 
A patient suffering from meningitis receives treatment at the University teaching hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hamza Suleiman)
Nigeria struggles to rein in a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150
Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern region with children affected the most.
 
Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines to fight an ongoing meningitis outbreak
Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country. The government made the announcement on Friday.
 
Clash between Nigerian security forces and members of pro-Palestinian group kill 6
Police say soldiers and members of a Shiite Muslim group have clashed in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, killing six people. One security force and five members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were killed in the violence Friday.
 
A mob in southern Nigeria kills 16 people they suspected of being kidnappers
A mob in southern Nigeria has killed 16 people, at least some them when tires were forced over their heads and shoulders and set on fire, because they were believed to be kidnappers.
 
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaks at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Nigerian leader suspends the governor of an oil-rich state in rare emergency rule
Nigeria’s leader declared an emergency in oil-rich Rivers state and suspended its governor and lawmakers over a political crisis and vandalism to pipelines that contribute to the country’s status as Africa’s top oil producer.
 
Nigerian authorities confirm meningitis outbreak in northwest has killed 26 people since January
Nigerian authorities confirmed that a meningitis outbreak in the northwest was behind the death of at least 26 people over several weeks.
 
Nigerian Senate suspends a female senator after sexual assault accusation against presiding officer
The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual assault. Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan will be barred from her office and have her allowances and security withdrawn for six months.
 
Nigerian lawmakers approve $200 million to offset shortfall from US health aid cuts
Nigerian lawmakers have approved an additional $200 million for the health sector as part of its 2025 spending plan to offset the shortfall from U.S. aid cuts. The Nigerian senate appropriations chair Sen.
 
Fire breaks out at a school in northern Nigeria, killing at least 17 children
At least 17 children have been killed in a fire at an Islamic school in northwest Nigeria. The country’s emergency response agency says 17 others were injured in the blaze early Wednesday in the Kaura Namoda district of Zamfara state.
 
At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria
Nigerian officials say at least 18 people have died and 10 others were injured in the country’s south after a gasoline tanker exploded.
 
A woman walks past Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, a town newly liberated from Boko Haram, Wednesday April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File)
Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers in the past week, army says
 
Firefighters extinguish fire from a tanker that exploded in Suleja, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Arise News)
Death toll in Nigeria gas tanker explosion rises to 98
The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said.
 
Firefighters extinguish fire from a tanker that exploded in Suleja, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Arise News)
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured
The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said.
 
Firefighters extinguish fire from a tanker that exploded in Suleja, Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Arise News)
Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people, authorities say
At least 70 people have been killed in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said.
 
From left, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira attend the Outreach/BRICS Plus format session at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov, Pool Photo via AP, File)
Nigeria is admitted as a partner country of the BRICS bloc
Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, with South Africa added in 2010, as a counterweight to the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations.
 
Nigerian army says it killed 76 extremists during a weeklong operation in Borno State
Nigeria’s military says it has killed 76 Islamic militants in the country’s northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state.
 
Gen. Christopher Musa, Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff, speaks to reporters in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu, File)
Why do civilians often die in Nigerian military strikes that target rebels?
The Nigerian military has mistakenly killed hundreds of civilians in airstrikes targeting armed groups in the nation’s conflict-battered north over the years.
 
A man rides a bicycle past Christmas decorations on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution
Nigerian police say the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32. Many of the victims collapsed during a crowd surge as people grew desperate for food items.
 
13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events
Authorities in Nigeria say At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in the country, as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events.
 
Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says
Several children have died following a stampede during a school holiday fair in Nigeria. Authorities said the incident happened Wednesday at the Islamic High School, in Basorun, Oyo State.
 
Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria
Armed men kidnapped dozens of people in northwestern Nigeria, residents and the police told The Associated Press on Tuesday, in the latest mass abduction in the region.
 
Cars and trucks wait to buy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at a filling station in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed
Nigeria faces its worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation after the government ended costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many in Africa’s most populous country.
 
At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said.
 
Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant
 
FILE - High tension power lines pass through Makoko slum in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
Nigeria’s major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again
Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano have suffered blackouts as the country’s electricity grid has collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this year.
 
Children who had faced the death penalty for allegedly protesting against the country's cost of living crisis, are brought to a courtroom in Abuja, Nigeria Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)
Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged involvement in protests
Nigerian authorities have released 29 children who have been detained for over two months and potentially faced the death penalty for their alleged participation in protests against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis following growing calls for their release.
 
FILE - People run away from tear gas during a protest on the street in Kano, Nigeria, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sani Maikatanga, File)
Nigeria’s president orders the release of 29 children facing death penalty over protests
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of 29 children facing the death penalty after being arraigned for allegedly participating in protests against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
 
FILE - People run away from tear gas during a protest on the street in Kano, Nigeria, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Sani Maikatanga, File)
29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis
Twenty-nine minors in Nigeria could be facing the death penalty. The children were among 76 protesters arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis.
 
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