At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria Gunmen killed at least 62 people in an attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria The Independent UK · Oct 27
‘Give us his body to bury’: a mother’s six-year fight for justice for son killed in Nigeria’s anti-police protests Pelumi Onifade, a young journalist, was allegedly shot while covering the #EndSars demonstrations in 2020. His body has never been released and no one has been held responsible The Guardian - UK · Jul 14
‘They told us to leave. They didn’t tell us where to go’: the demolitions destroying homes and lives in Lagos Makoko’s waterfront stilt settlements were razed with little warning amid government claims that the move was essential for sanitation and security The Guardian - UK · Jan 26
‘Accountability elusive’ a year after Nigeria protest killings: Amnesty Rights group says perpetrators ‘must be held to account’, a year after 24 people killed during cost of living protests. Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2025
Nigerian leader's pardon of executed Ogoni activists draws criticisms Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu posthumously pardoned nine environmental activists executed 30 years ago by the military junta ruling the country at the time The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Nigerian Mixed-faith Families Sense Danger As Violence Flares When the news came through of yet another massacre in the countryside in Nigeria's volatile Plateau state, local Christian Jamaima Haruna was terrified for her Muslim husband. International Business Times · Apr 17, 2025
London High court probes Shell over Niger Delta pollution claims The High Court in London commenced a hearing to address allegations that the oil company Shell has polluted vast areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, particularly in regions traditionally claimed by the Ogoni people. Radio France Internationale · Feb 13, 2025
At least 85 civilians killed by a Nigerian army drone attack, in the latest such deadly mistake Officials in Nigeria say at least 85 civilians were killed when a military drone mistakenly targeted a religious gathering in the country's northwest The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Nigerian woman jailed for ‘blasphemy’ for 18 months over WhatsApp message Jatau has been in detention since May 2022 when she shared a WhatsApp video condemning mob action on another woman. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2023
Nigerians remember those killed or detained in the 2020 protests against police brutality Many Nigerians are remembering the victims of the historic protests in 2020 against police brutality, with Amnesty International reporting that at least 15 of the protesters are still being detained and tortured The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened In parts of the world, religiously unaffiliated people are increasing in numbers, and can safely and publicly be an atheist or agnostic The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
They fled the war in Nigeria's northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja Hundreds of people remain homeless in Nigeria's capital of Abuja after losing their shanties to government bulldozers The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023