The Africa Report

Nigeria’s military denies failed coup plot as 16 officers are detained – scepticism persists

Nigeria has experienced at least nine coups and attempted coups between 1966 and 1995. The last major scare came in 1997, ...
Yahoo

Why do civilians often die in Nigerian military strikes that target rebels?

FILE - Gen. Christopher Musa, Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff, speaks to reporters in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu, File) ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian ...
Los Angeles Times

Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said. The ...

Video shows extremists seizing Burkina Faso military ware, not jihadists in Nigeria

Northern Nigeria has endured years of insecurity as jihadist groups and armed criminals terrorise communities, forcing ...
WIVB-TV

6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the military said Wednesday. The rebels, riding on motorcycles and ...