The Nigerian government says it is working toward the safe release of passengers taken captive on the railway line between Abuja, the nation’s capital, and the northern city of Kaduna. The hostages have been held since a March 28 attack on a train running on the line, which is operated…
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria announced Monday the creation of a new Nigerian Army battalion in Kaduna State, in response to a weekend attack on the village of Birnin Gwari that left 45 people dead. “I am deeply outraged by this unwarranted, unprovoked and reckless destruction of lives by bandits…
Two Canadians and two Americans were abducted Tuesday in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, following a gun battle with their attackers that killed two police officers who were escorting their group. Details are still incomplete, but Nigerian authorities confirmed that the four North Americans – initially reported as two and then corrected…
Nigeria’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport will close at the end of the day Wednesday, and remain under repair for at least six weeks. The planned reopening is on April 19. Failed portions of the runway at the Abuja airport, which had become too damaged to safely navigate, will be fixed…
New waves of violence gripped Nigeria on Wednesday as the death toll rises in clashes in the Katsina State region, while a bomb blast in Maiduguri has claimed up to 18 lives in the nation’s northeast. Boko Haram was believed responsible for the terror attack in Borno state, where a car…