Nigeria Blasts
- All
- News
-
80 Killed In Nigerian Oil Blast: Emergency Services
An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday.
-
Over 100 Killed In Nigeria Oil Refinery Blast: Reports
Several people were feared burnt to death overnight following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria, an NGO said Saturday.
-
3 Killed, 19 Injured In Bar Attack In Nigeria: Police
An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 19, police told AFP.
-
Two Teenage Girl 'Bombers' Shot Dead In Nigeria
Two teenage girls wearing explosive vests were shot dead by soldiers in a town in north eastern Nigeria just days after a blast killed 14 worshippers, militia sources told AFP on Tuesday.
-
Nigeria Triple Suicide Attack Kills 13: Security Sources
Three female suicide bombers killed 13 people and wounded 16 in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, security sources said.
-
Blasts Rocks Migrant Camps In Northeastern Nigeria, Kills 4 And Injures 18
Multiple blasts killed four people and injured eight others in the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri, the state police commissioner said on Wednesday.
-
At Least Two Dead In Nigeria Suicide Attack
At least two people were killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a university campus in northeast Nigeria, a local resident, a lecturer and emergency services told AFP on Monday.
-
2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
-
Over 100 People Killed In Nigeria Tanker Fire
A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria, killing scores of people lining up to refill their cooking gas cylinders.
-
Suicide Blasts Kill 3 in NE Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least three people were killed and six others injured Friday in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno state blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, vigilantes told AFP.
-
Blast Hits Mobile Phone Market in Kano, Northeast Nigeria: Traders
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city, Kano today, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola.
-
Facebook Activates Safety Check for Nigeria Blasts After Criticism
Facebook usually activates the feature after natural disasters, but not bombings or attacks.
-
Facebook Activates 'Safety Check' for Nigeria Blasts After Criticism
Facebook Inc activated its "Safety Check" feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Tuesday following criticism from users that the social media network was being selective about deploying it.
-
27 Dead in Mosque Blast in Yola, Nigeria
At least 27 people were killed in a bomb blast at a newly-inaugurated mosque in Yola, northeast Nigeria, today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
-
Dozens Killed as Suicide Dombers Hit Northeast Nigeria Mosque: Witnesses
Dozens of worshippers were killed on Thursday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses said.
-
80 Killed In Nigerian Oil Blast: Emergency Services
An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday.
-
Over 100 Killed In Nigeria Oil Refinery Blast: Reports
Several people were feared burnt to death overnight following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria, an NGO said Saturday.
-
3 Killed, 19 Injured In Bar Attack In Nigeria: Police
An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 19, police told AFP.
-
Two Teenage Girl 'Bombers' Shot Dead In Nigeria
Two teenage girls wearing explosive vests were shot dead by soldiers in a town in north eastern Nigeria just days after a blast killed 14 worshippers, militia sources told AFP on Tuesday.
-
Nigeria Triple Suicide Attack Kills 13: Security Sources
Three female suicide bombers killed 13 people and wounded 16 in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, security sources said.
-
Blasts Rocks Migrant Camps In Northeastern Nigeria, Kills 4 And Injures 18
Multiple blasts killed four people and injured eight others in the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri, the state police commissioner said on Wednesday.
-
At Least Two Dead In Nigeria Suicide Attack
At least two people were killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a university campus in northeast Nigeria, a local resident, a lecturer and emergency services told AFP on Monday.
-
2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
-
Over 100 People Killed In Nigeria Tanker Fire
A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria, killing scores of people lining up to refill their cooking gas cylinders.
-
Suicide Blasts Kill 3 in NE Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least three people were killed and six others injured Friday in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno state blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, vigilantes told AFP.
-
Blast Hits Mobile Phone Market in Kano, Northeast Nigeria: Traders
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city, Kano today, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola.
-
Facebook Activates Safety Check for Nigeria Blasts After Criticism
Facebook usually activates the feature after natural disasters, but not bombings or attacks.
-
Facebook Activates 'Safety Check' for Nigeria Blasts After Criticism
Facebook Inc activated its "Safety Check" feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Tuesday following criticism from users that the social media network was being selective about deploying it.
-
27 Dead in Mosque Blast in Yola, Nigeria
At least 27 people were killed in a bomb blast at a newly-inaugurated mosque in Yola, northeast Nigeria, today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
-
Dozens Killed as Suicide Dombers Hit Northeast Nigeria Mosque: Witnesses
Dozens of worshippers were killed on Thursday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses said.
