Nigeria

Eight Nigerian soldiers killed, up to 50 wounded, in Boko Haram attack

A military source said the military formation was part of an offensive to flush out insurgents from the Timbuktu Triangle, a longstanding militant stronghold in northeastern Nigeria.

Nigerian Army soldiers patrol near the scene after a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.
A PERSON stands amid a destroyed building after US forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25, in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, December 26, 2025.

Four Tomahawk missiles fired at Nigeria by US on Christmas failed to explode

THE TEXAS Tech Lady Raiders bench celebrates after a play against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls during the second half at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, March 7, 2025.

Texas Tech women's basketball team scores tallest woman in college basketball history for team

Residents inspect the damage after US forces had launched a strike against Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25, in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, December 26, 2025.

US airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria raise questions over strategy - analysis


Lagos, Nigeria, largest city in Africa, get first rabbi

"Nigeria is such a unique place, and I feel so lucky to be a part of this beautiful project.”

Israeli Embassy of Nigeria, together with Chabad, organize the distribution of aid packages to the needy, May 2020

Six Igbo synagogues razed by soldiers in Nigeria's Biafra region

Two people were arrested at a synagogue in Iriebe Okpulor for “wearing Kippah & Magen”.

Traditional ruler Prince Ozo Onna joins supporters of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu in a rally, as he is expected to appear at a magistrate court in Abuja, Nigeria December 1, 2015. Kanu - an activist who divides his time between the UK and Nigeria, spreading his ethos on soc

Burned-out buildings and armed gangs in Lagos after killing of protesters

Lagos authorities have struggled to enforce the curfew as anger over the killings rose.

A woman walks past the remains of a burnt barricade in Surulere area of Lagos, Nigeria October 23, 2020.

Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters

Rights group Amnesty International said the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters at two locations in Lagos - Lekki and Alausa - on Tuesday.

Police officers stand guard on a street before the start of Nigeria's presidential election in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria, February 23, 2019

Christians targeted in Nigeria: why the world should care - opinion

Excerpted and adapted from The Next Jihad: Stop the Christian Genocide in Africa.

A BOY walk past the Apostolic church in Bodo, Nigeria

Nigeria creates faster, cheaper coronavirus testing kit

The new test will help the country overcome its testing kit shortage and spread testing efforts to the rest of its massive population.

 TEST TUBE with coronavirus label is seen at the end of January.

Auschwitz museum director asks to serve time for boy jailed for blasphemy

As the director of a Polish state museum built on a Nazi camp where “children were imprisoned and murdered, I cannot remain indifferent to this disgraceful sentence to humanity,” wrote Cywiński.

On December 6, 2019, in front of the notorious gate at the site of the former Auschwitz- Birkenau concentration and extermination camp marked “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free), from  left to right: Piotr M.A. Cywinski, Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and President of the Ausch

Shavei Israel hosts webinar with Nigeria's Igbo Jews

Dozens of members of the Igbo Jewish community participated in the seminar, which focused on Jewish belief and practice, religious items and other guidance and support.

The wedding of Gershon ben Avraham to Gila bat Sarah in Ogidi, Nigeria

Israeli Embassy in Nigeria organizes aid for Muslims ahead of Eid al-Fitr

The initiative was carried out under the title "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself - From the Jewish Community to the Muslim Community in Nigeria."

Israeli Embassy of Nigeria, together with Chabad, organize the distribution of aid packages to the needy, May 2020

'Armed bandits' kill 47 in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state -police

Hundreds of people have been killed in the last year by criminal gangs carrying out robberies and kidnappings in northwest Nigeria.

Police officers stand guard on a street before the start of Nigeria's presidential election in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria, February 23, 2019