World Sep 29 12 forest guards killed by gunmen in northcentral Nigeria By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press
World Sep 15 Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture Ghana has sent 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to their home countries, Nigeria and Gambia. Ghanaian authorities say they accepted them on humanitarian grounds. By Edward Acquah, Wilson McMakin, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
World Aug 28 Nigeria bans exports of raw shea nuts used for cosmetic products The Nigerian government has announced a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material for making cosmetic products. By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
World Aug 24 Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children and kidnapping victims At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said. By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press
World Aug 14 U.S. approves potential $346 million weapons sale to bolster security in Nigeria The U.S. State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday. By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press
Jul 13 Former Nigerian President Buhari, twice leader of Africa’s most populous nation, dies at 82 By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 10 Security forces kill 30 gunmen after armed attacks in northwest Nigeria By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press In recent months, the northwestern and north-central regions of Nigeria have recorded an uptick in attacks by armed gangs on communities in these regions. Hundreds have been killed and injured in the attacks. Continue reading
Jun 01 Bus accident kills 22 athletes in northern Nigeria By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press The athletes had taken part in the Nigerian National Sports Festival in the southern state of Ogun over the last week. The cause of the accident, which happened on Saturday, was not immediately known. Continue reading
May 31 Death toll rises to 151 after flooding in north-central Nigeria By Taiwo Adebayo, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press More than 3,000 people were displaced in the flooding in the town of Mokwa in Niger state, more than 180 miles west of Abuja, the capital of Africa’s most populous nation, a Niger state emergency agency spokesman said. Continue reading
May 30 At least 111 people dead after floods in Mokwa, a market town in central Nigeria By Associated Press The heavy rains lasted for several hours Thursday, and media reports quoting local government officials said a dam collapse in a nearby town had worsened the situation. The flooding displaced large amounts of people, the reports said. Continue reading