‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria ...
Sep 12, 2024 · The heavy surge of water buried half the state capital, Maiduguri, damaging buildings and infrastructure. Authorities say some one million people are affected, of which about 200,000 are...
Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village ...
Sep 4, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people’s homes, residents said Wednesday, …
New Insurgent Group Kills 15 in Northwest Nigeria, Residents Say
2 days ago · Nov. 9, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. New Insurgent Group Kills 15 in Northwest Nigeria, Residents Say. More. By Ahmed Kingimi. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least fifteen people were killed and several ...
Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria | AP News
Jun 30, 2024 · At least 18 people were killed and 30 injured, including 19 seriously, in coordinated attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Gwoza on Saturday, local authorities said, raising security concerns in a region which has been at a center of Islamist insurgency.
Nigeria floods kill 30, displace 400,000 in Maiduguri - News
Sep 11, 2024 · Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
Hundreds flee in northwest Nigeria after attacks, official, residents ...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have fled their villages in a rural community in northwestern Nigeria after weekend attacks by armed groups left 10 dead and at least...
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as …
Sep 12, 2024 · A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children ... - Associated Press News
May 21, 2024 · MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said.
Nigeria Maiduguri floods: Prisoners flee after water damages jail …
Sep 16, 2024 · The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri. So far,...
Nigeria Maiduguri floods: Prisoners flee after water damages jail …
Sep 16, 2024 · The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri. So far,...