Gunmen on motorcycles kill at least 50 in northwest Nigeria: Report
Nigerian lawmaker reports ‘at least 50 people dead’ after attack as list of missing is still being compiled.
![Children, who were released after being kidnapped last month, sit in a hall upon their arrival at the Niger State Government House in Minna on Dec. 22, 2025. Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on December 22, 2025, a day after the government said it had secured their release a month after one of the country's worst mass abductions. Kidnappings for ransom are a common way for armed groups to make quick cash in the conflict-hit west African nation of some 230 million, but a spate of attacks in November put an uncomfortable international spotlight on Nigeria's grim security situation. [ Audu Abba Kurama/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1766433183.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Nigeria replaces top security officials days after coup plot denial
Move by Nigeria’s president comes after army denied rumours of coup plot amid reports military officers were arrested.
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Cameroon presidential election: As Paul Biya set to win, what’s at stake?
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Ted Cruz blames Nigeria for ‘mass murder’ of Christians: What’s the truth?
Nigeria is suffering complex security crises, but Republicans in US are eager to paint them as purely religious.
Displaced Nigerians ‘will stay’ in closing camps amid fears of Boko Haram
Authorities are closing camps in Borno state and resettling displaced people. But communities fear continuing violence.
Dozens of people killed in assault on village in Nigeria’s Borno State
Resident of Darul Jama says military was warned for three days about Boko Haram massing near village but did nothing.
‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups
Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.
Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dies in London aged 82
Buhari, remembered for an anti-corruption drive and faltering economy, leaves behind a contentious legacy.
![The late President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari addresses the 76th Session of the U.N General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on September 24, 2021. [John Angelillo/AP)]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AP21267490495633.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Nigeria’s defence chief suggests fencing off borders around the country.
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At least 20 Nigerian soldiers killed in attack on remote army base
Suspected ISWAP fighters target army base in the remote Malam-Fatori town in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state.
