At least 12 killed in Nigeria communal violence
At least a dozen people were killed over the weekend in apparent tit-for-tat clashes between farmers and cattle herders in central Nigeria, police and community sources said on Monday.
Jan 09, 2018, 00:31 AM IST
Nigeria forfeit Algeria match but World Cup qualification not affected
The fixture on Nov. 10 ended 1-1 and FIFA added that the decision did not affect the final standings in African Group B, nor Nigeria's qualification for next year's World Cup in Russia, as they had finished six points clear of Zambia.
Dec 12, 2017, 22:00 PM IST
Six police killed in northeast Nigeria herder-farmer dispute
Six police officers were killed in northeast Nigeria, police said on Monday, in an attack blamed on cattle herders following deadly clashes with farmers over land.
Dec 04, 2017, 17:43 PM IST
Boko Haram founder`s home to become museum
Muhammad Yusuf, a charismatic Muslim preacher, founded the group in 2001 from his base in the Railway suburb of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
Nov 28, 2017, 20:20 PM IST
Suspected Boko Haram militants take over northeast Nigeria town: residents
Suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram took over a town in the restive state of Borno in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents said.
Nov 26, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
UN chief condemns suicide bombing in Nigeria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a suicide bombing in Nigeria in which 50 people were killed.
Nov 22, 2017, 06:50 AM IST
At least 50 dead in Nigeria mosque bombing
At least 50 people were killed in a suicide bomb blast on Tuesday at a mosque in the northeastern town of Mubi, in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, police said.
Nov 21, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Sergio Aguero collapses at half-time as Argentina lose to Nigeria
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero collapsed in the dressing room at half-time before they lost 4-2 to fellow World Cup qualifiers Nigeria after taking a two-goal lead in a friendly in Krasnodar, Russia, on Tuesday.
Nov 15, 2017, 09:56 AM IST
Boko Haram kills three soldiers in Nigeria: sources
At least three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, security and civilian sources told AFP on Thursday.
Oct 19, 2017, 17:57 PM IST
Boko Haram fighters surrender in northern Cameroon
Nearly 60 men who said they were captured by the Boko Haram Islamist group and forced to fight for them in Nigeria have surrendered to authorities in northern Cameroon.
Oct 14, 2017, 06:07 AM IST
Nigeria jails 45 Boko Haram suspects in mass trial held in secret
Nigeria has convicted and jailed 45 Boko Haram suspects, the government said on Friday, the first sentences it has handed down in a set of mass trials that have drawn criticism for being held behind closed doors.
Oct 13, 2017, 23:44 PM IST
Nigeria become first African side to book 2018 FIFA World Cup place
Nigeria have now qualified for six of the last seven World Cup finals, missing out only in 2006. They reached the second round in Brazil in 2014, before losing 2-0 to France in Brasilia.
Oct 08, 2017, 00:36 AM IST
Age cheats under scanner ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup
All players at the competition, which has helped launch the careers of Neymar, Ronaldinho, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez, will have their wrists scanned by MRI to check they weren`t born before January 1, 2000.
Oct 04, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
Nigeria's Boko Haram trials to be held behind closed doors
The announcement that due process was finally to begin was given a cautious welcome but a ban on media access will likely raise concerns about transparency.
Sep 29, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
Suicide bombers kill 15 in northeast Nigeria
The UN children's fund said last month that 83 children had been used as suicide bombers this year, four times as many as in all of 2016.
Sep 18, 2017, 19:12 PM IST
At least 33 dead in Nigeria boat capsize: Emergency services
NEMA coordinator Suleiman Mohammed Karim said the accident happened in a remote area of Kebbi state on Wednesday morning.
Sep 15, 2017, 21:55 PM IST
Curfew in SE Nigeria after pro-Biafra, army clashes
A three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in southeast Nigeria due to mounting tensions between pro-Biafra supporters and the military.
Sep 13, 2017, 16:27 PM IST
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills seven in attack on displaced camp
The attack on Friday evening in Ngala, near the border with Cameroon, came as two people were killed in an explosion outside another camp in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
Sep 09, 2017, 17:17 PM IST
Boko Haram resurgence kills 381 civilians since April: Amnest
The insurgency has left more than 20,000 people dead since it began in 2009.
Sep 05, 2017, 14:34 PM IST
Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian villages, 27 killed
Residents in Nigeria's northern Borno state say attacks by Boko Haram extremists on several villages in the past week have killed at least 27 people.
Aug 26, 2017, 18:05 PM IST
