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Niger Flood: 151 dead, over 3,000 displaced - Official

Nigeria, May 31 -- At least 151 people have been confirmed dead and eleven others injured in the aftermath of the devastating floods that displaced more than 3,000 residents of Mokwa town in Niger Sta... Read More


Troops repel attack on Borno military base, kill 60 insurgents - Official

Nigeria, May 30 -- Nigejran troops killed at least 60 terrorists after repelling an attack on a military base in Bita, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The Nigeria Army disclosed this in a... Read More


86 Nigerian CSOs mark National Day Of Mourning

Nigeria, May 29 -- Eighty-six civil society organisations (CSOs), including Global Rights, a group advocating for human rights for marginalised communities, have marked the eighth National Day Of Mour... Read More


Nigerian govt disputes Amnesty International's report on insecurity under Tinubu

Nigeria, May 29 -- The National Counter Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA) has publicly disputed a recent report by Amnesty International Nigeria, which sta... Read More


Suicide bomber killed, one person injured in Abuja explosion

Nigeria, May 27 -- The explosion that occurred near the Nigerian Army's Mogadishu cantonment in Abuja on Monday injured a passerby and killed the carrier, suspected to be a suicide bomber. PREMIUM TI... Read More


Nigerian Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi barred from 2025 Hajj

Nigeria, May 26 -- According to BBC Hausa, a popular Nigerian Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has been barred from the 2025 Hajj rites. Mr Gumi was part of the delegation of Islamic scholars sponsored by... Read More


PT Security Watch: Armed groups killed 95, abducted 68 across Nigeria last week

Nigeria, May 26 -- The security situation in Nigeria deteriorated in the past week, with at least 95 people killed and 68 others kidnapped across the country. These figures are significantly higher th... Read More


13,543 Boko Haram insurgents killed, 124,408 others surrendered under Tinubu - NSA Ribadu

Nigeria, May 23 -- The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has revealed that 15,543 insurgents were killed across the country in the first two years of President Bola Tinubu's administration. He ... Read More


Bello Turji's lieutenant killed in Sokoto airstrike as military intensifies offensives against bandits in North-west

Nigeria, May 19 -- Shaudo Alku, a lieutenant to notorious terrorist leader Bello Turji, has been confirmed killed by a military airstrike in Sokoto State. According to a Facebook post by the Nigerian... Read More


PT Security Watch: 65 people killed, 17 kidnapped across Nigeria last week

Nigeria, May 18 -- At least 64 people were killed and 17 others abducted in 11 Nigerian states in the past week, a review of the events by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. An analysis of media reports, inclu... Read More