MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 18 (Reuters) – At least 37 miners died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a mining site in Nigeria’s Plateau state, a police source and a security report seen by Reuters said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at about 5:45 am in a mining pit in Kampani, a community in the Wase area,…
A horrific terrorist attack took place in Kwara state of western Nigeria on Tuesday (3 February 2026) evening. At least 200 people lost their lives in this attack in two villages, Woro and Nuku. This attack is considered to be the deadliest attack in Nigeria in recent months. According to Reuters report, local MP Mohammed…
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is in the spotlight after the US confirmed that it had deployed a small military team to the nation to enhance collaboration in combating jihadist violence, a top US general said on Tuesday. According to AFP report, US President Donald Trump’s administration alternately pressured the West African country as it…
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was on an official visit to Turkey, came into limelight when he suddenly stumbled and fell during a formal welcome program in Ankara. This incident happened when he was moving forward with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The video of this entire incident is becoming increasingly viral on social…
Another horrific incident of violence has come to light in Kaduna state of north-west Nigeria on Sunday (January 18, 2026). In Kurmin Wali village of Kajuru area, armed attackers targeted three churches simultaneously and kidnapped people praying there. According to local sources, the attackers simultaneously attacked the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), the Church of…
US attacks Venezuela: President Donald Trump said on Saturday morning that the US forces had conducted a ‘large-scale strike’ against Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple has now been indicted in New York on terrorism and drug chargesTrump has accused Maduro of running a ‘narco terrorist organization’,…
A raid by armed gangs in north-central state in Nigeria has led to the killing of 30 individuals and kidnapping of several others, local police were reported as saying on Sunday by news agency. AFP, This is the same state where hundreds of schoolchildren were kidnapped late last year. The gangs, which are known locally…
Anthony Joshua, Britain’s two-time former heavyweight world champion, was reported to be in stable condition in hospital on Monday after a car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close friends and members of his team, according to his promoter, AP reported. Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing said on It named Sina Ghami and…
Star strikers Victor Osimhen and Sadio Mane scored on Saturday as Nigeria qualified for the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, and Senegal edged closer to joining them. Osimhen opened the scoring for the Super Eagles just before half-time, and they built a three-goal lead before surviving a late Tunisia rally…
Nigeria on Friday (December 26) indicated that further military strikes against jihadist groups could follow after US forces carried out a Christmas Day bombardment targeting militants in the country’s north. “It is an ongoing thing, and we are working with the US. We are working with other countries as well,” Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar told…
