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US sends drones to Nigeria to join troops sent for intelligence and training

The United States is deploying MQ-9 Reaper drones after about 200 troops arrived last month to support Nigeria as it faces a growing security crisis

The Independent UK

King to host first state visit by Muslim leader during Ramadan for a century

Charles will welcome Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, to Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria

More than 100 others injured in multiple bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in Maiduguri

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Nigerian city of Maiduguri struck by multiple deadly explosions

Multiple explosions staged by suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, police said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

A timeline of attacks in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state

At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings Monday night that targeted Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday

The Independent UK

At least 23 dead and more than 100 injured following suspected suicide bombings in Nigeria

The attack took place after the military repelled attacks by militants on the outskirts of the city

The Independent UK

Multiple people killed and ‘more than 200 injured’ in Nigeria bombings, authorities say

Bomb blasts hit Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, killing and injuring many people, according to emergency officials

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Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria's military, killing officers and carting away weapons

Jihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram have targeted Nigerian military camps in intensifying attacks in the last week

The Independent UK

Islamic militants abduct more than 300 people in northeastern Nigeria, officials say

Local officials say Islamic militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, abducting more than 300 people, including women and children

The Independent UK

Nigeria deploys army to Kwara state after deadly mass shootings

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deployed an army batallion to the western state of Kwara after gunmen killed at least 162 people in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent months.

Radio France Internationale

What to know about the attacks in Nigeria that killed over 160 people

Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in attacks on two villages in Western Nigeria, according to a lawmaker

The Independent UK

Islamic militants kill at least 162 people in Nigeria after one of the deadliest attacks in months, lawmaker says

A lawmaker claimed at least 162 people were killed following attacks on two villages in Nigeria

The Independent UK

Spotlight on Africa: US strikes in Nigeria and fear among the African diaspora

In the episode, we examine recent US strikes in northern Nigeria and explore the experiences of the US African diaspora in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nigeria has endured years of violence from extremist groups such as Boko Haram, but there is growing debate over whether a US intervention is the appropriate response.…

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian army said it killed a Boko Haram commander and 10 militants

The Nigerian army says it has killed a top Boko Haram commander, Abu Khalid, and 10 insurgents in a night raid in northeastern Nigeria

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The Conversation

Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding

Nigeria “must do more to protect Christians,” a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a high-level security meeting in the African nation’s capital, Abuja.

The Conversation

Attacks on Nigeria’s energy systems weaken the country – research unpacks costs, risks and ways forward

Energy systems are coming under attack globally because disrupting power or fuel supplies offers strategic, economic or political leverage. This can be in local conflicts or large-scale geopolitical confrontations.

The Independent UK

55m people to endure hunger crisis this year in central and west Africa, UN warns

Climate-vulnerable, impoverished communities are unable to get the help that they need as pressure on aid budgets shows no sign of abating

Euronews

Nigeria to use intel from US flights to aid strikes on Islamic State, government says

Nigeria, which is battling multiple armed groups, said last month that the US strikes were part of an exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination between the two nations.

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The Conversation

US air strikes in northern Nigeria: possible windfalls, as well as dangers

A month before the US carried out its Christmas day attack on militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, president Donald Trump had declared Nigeria a “country of particular concern”. This was due to the alleged killing of Christians by terrorist groups in the country. Trump…

International Business Times UK

Nigeria Terror: Trump Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS 'Scum' After Mosque Blast

US forces carried out precision airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria's Sokoto State on Christmas Day, killing several militants in a move ordered by President Trump to protect Christians.

Euronews

US launches 'numerous' strikes targeting Islamic State militants in Nigeria, Trump says

The "powerful and deadly" strikes were carried out against so-called Islamic State group militants "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians," the US president wrote on social media on Thursday night.

The Independent UK

Suspected suicide bomb at mosque in Nigeria kills five and injures more than 30

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Euronews

At least five killed in attack during evening prayers at mosque in Nigeria

Police believe the explosion was likely a suicide attack after finding fragments of a suspected suicide vest at the site.

The Independent UK

Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack

A bomb has exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing five people

The Independent UK

Nigerian child recalls how he was taken in mass school abduction: ‘They said they’d shoot us’

When gunmen stormed St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community, the children tried to escape but were told they would be shot if they ran away

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