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Nigeria Bomb Blasts

What’s behind the return of Boko Haram?
Africa
/ 5 January 2019

What’s behind the return of Boko Haram?

A faction of Boko Haram affiliated to the Islamic State militant group, has intensified attacks against the army in the northeast of Nigeria

By Aminu Abubakar and Celia Lebur
War on Nigerian schoolchildren escalates
Africa
/ 13 November 2014

War on Nigerian schoolchildren escalates

Attacks on pupils are inflicting dreadful damage on Nigeria’s already precarious education systems.

By Liesl Louw-Vaudran
SA sends condolences after dozens killed in Nigeria blast
Article
/ 14 April 2014

SA sends condolences after dozens killed in Nigeria blast

The South African government has sent its "deepest condolences" to Nigeria after a bomb blast in Abuja left more than 70 people dead.

By Reuters and Sapa
41 dead in suicide bomb attack in Nigeria
Africa
/ 20 March 2013

41 dead in suicide bomb attack in Nigeria

At least 41 people have died in a suicide car bomb attack in Kano, northern Nigeria’s busiest commercial centre.

By Yinka Ibukun
Suicide bomber strikes Nigeria church in deadly attack
Africa
/ 28 October 2012

Suicide bomber strikes Nigeria church in deadly attack

A suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a church in northern Nigeria, killing three people and triggering reprisal attacks.

By Reuters
Residents flee Nigerian city after deadly attacks
Africa
/ 21 October 2012

Residents flee Nigerian city after deadly attacks

Hundreds of residents of a northeastern Nigerian city were fleeing after three days of attacks that left at least 31 dead.

By Sapa Afp
Nigeria leader willing to work with Okah for peace
Africa
/ 3 October 2012

Nigeria leader willing to work with Okah for peace

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has shown a willingness to offer terror-accused Henry Okah an olive branch to pacify the volatile Niger Delta.

By Staff Reporter
Church attacks leave at least three dead in Nigeria
Africa
/ 10 June 2012

Church attacks leave at least three dead in Nigeria

A suicide bomber drove his car at a church in central Nigeria while gunmen opened fire on another church, killing at least three and wounding dozens.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Africa
/ 29 April 2012

Attacks on Nigeria church services kill 20 worshippers

Attackers armed with bombs and guns have opened fire at outdoor church services at a Nigerian university on Sunday, killing around 20 people.

By Staff Reporter
Nigerians desperate for calm after car bombing
Africa
/ 10 April 2012

Nigerians desperate for calm after car bombing

The suicide car bombing that killed at least 38 people in Nigeria has claimed victims across religious and ethnic lines, putting everyone at risk.

By Jon Gambrell
No image available
Africa
/ 26 February 2012

Suicide bomber attacks church in Nigeria

A suicide bomber attacked a church in the Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, killing two people and Christian youth beat two Muslims to death in revenge.

By Buhari Bello
Nigeria: ‘Sharia or nothing’
Article
/ 3 February 2012

Nigeria: ‘Sharia or nothing’

Jihadists blame country’s woes on secular state and say they have al-Qaeda’s support in their fight.

By Monica Mark
Nigerian Islamists and security forces clash again
Africa
/ 7 January 2012

Nigerian Islamists and security forces clash again

Hundreds of people have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria in fear, following deadly all-night gun battles between Islamists and security forces.

By Aminu Abubakar
Shock follows UN attack in Nigeria
Africa
/ 27 August 2011

Shock follows UN attack in Nigeria

Families are searching the rubble from a bomb blast at UN headquarters in Nigeria for loved ones.

By Joel Olatunde Agoi
No image available
Africa
/ 26 August 2011

Explosion hits UN building in Nigeria

At least 18 people have been found dead after a large explosion struck a United Nations building in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja.

By Staff Reporter

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