Tag: Nigeria
US soldiers arrive in Nigeria to aid its fight against Islamist militants
About 100 US soldiers have arrived in Nigeria to train the West African nation's armed forces and help them with…
Nigeria warns against enlisting abroad after reports of deaths in Ukraine
Nigeria's foreign ministry has issued an urgent warning over what it describes as the increasing illegal recruitment of its citizens…
Motorbike raids on villages kill dozens in Nigeria
Gunmen on motorcycles have killed dozens of people in dawn raids across three villages in north-western Nigeria. Armed men shot…
African artefacts looted by British to be returned
Ownership of more than 100 artefacts stolen by the British military from Africa in the late 19th Century and housed…
Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners
A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal…
Dozens of Muslims ‘massacred’ in Nigeria for refusing to join jihadists, says governor
Dozens of people have been killed in a ferocious shooting attack on two villages in Nigeria's western state of Kwara…