Teacher killed and 25 girls abducted in gunbattle at Nigerian school
The army is called in to help the police search nearby forests and rescue the kidnapped girls.
Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?
Donald Trump says thousands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria – where has he got the numbers from?
6 Nov 2025
Trump tells military to prepare for ‘action’ against Islamist militants in Nigeria
The US president says his threat is over killings of Christians – though experts say there is no evidence they are disproportionately targeted.
3 Nov 2025
Gunmen in Nigeria kill Muslim worshippers in ‘reprisal attack’
The gunmen stormed a mosque in what an official has described as a “reprisal attack”.
20 Aug 2025
Scores of bandits killed in air and ground raids, Nigerian military says
The air force says it targeted more than 400 gunmen in a forest as they were planning a village raid.
12 Aug 2025
Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, UN warns
The end of food aid could have devastating effects for the victims of an Islamist insurgency.
30 Jul 2025
What global media gets ‘wrong’ in Nigeria abductions stories
Novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani criticises coverage of the kidnapping of schoolchildren.
12 Jan 2021
‘I was very afraid’ when the kidnappers came
Abdulhadi avoided the mass kidnapping in Nigeria’s Katsina school but his twin brother Mustapha was lost in the chaos.
14 Dec 2020
Repentant Nigerian bandits offered cows for AK-47s
Zamfara state’s governor uses an original ploy to deal with a recent wave of bandit attacks.
17 Jul 2020
