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Nigeria

December 29, 2025
Defence/News

Reports Raise Questions After Tomahawk Missiles Fail in Nigeria Strike

Open-source intelligence analysts say a significant number of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles fired into northern Nigeria on December 25 failed to explode, raising questions about both the operation and the reliability of

Interviews

Offloading Climate Responsibility on the Victims of Climate Change

Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length from the author’s conversation with Nnimmo Bassey on October 7, 2022. For access to the full interview’s audio and transcript, you can stream this episode on Breaking Green’s website

October 27, 2022

Air Strike Horror in Nigeria Leaves Over 100 Civilians Dead in Market Blast

Human Rights/World

A Nigerian Air Force strike intended to hit suspected jihadist fighters has killed more than 100 civilians after striking a crowded market in northeastern

Nigeria closes land border with Niger amid coup

News

Nigeria has announced the decision to close its land border with Niger due to the recent coup in Niger. Adewale Adeniyi, acting comptroller general

Nigeria Mass Wedding Brings 1,500 Couples Together in Kano

August 9, 2026
Human Rights/World

Some 1,500 couples have married in a mass wedding organised by the government of Kano State in northern Nigeria, in a programme intended to help people who might otherwise be unable to

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Nigeria Targets $750 Billion Mineral Opportunity With New Exploration Funding Program

June 25, 2026
Business

Nigeria has launched the Early-Stage Mineral Exploration and Research Grant Endowment Program (EMERGE), a government-backed initiative designed to accelerate mineral exploration, expand geological research and support local value addition as the country

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Nigerian Women Allege Unconsented Postpartum Procedure Meant to Tighten Vaginal Opening

June 15, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

For Ogunma Micheal, the memory of childbirth is not defined by the arrival of her child but by what followed in the days after delivery. Almost two years have passed since she

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Air Strike Horror in Nigeria Leaves Over 100 Civilians Dead in Market Blast

April 13, 2026
Human Rights/World

A Nigerian Air Force strike intended to hit suspected jihadist fighters has killed more than 100 civilians after striking a crowded market in northeastern Nigeria, according to reports from Amnesty International and

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Nigeria’s Illusion of Victory in a War Without End in the Northeast

April 11, 2026
Geopolitics/World

In Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, a stark contradiction defines daily life: officials insist that the long-running war against Islamist insurgents is effectively over, while the surrounding region continues to experience deadly

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Children of War: The Child Soldiers Powering Isis’s Resurgence in West Africa

March 14, 2026
Geopolitics/World

Yusuf is only 15 years old, small for his age, with narrow shoulders and a voice that still wavers between childhood and adolescence. But the scars across his body tell a far

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Reports Raise Questions After Tomahawk Missiles Fail in Nigeria Strike

December 29, 2025
Defence/News

Open-source intelligence analysts say a significant number of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles fired into northern Nigeria on December 25 failed to explode, raising questions about both the operation and the reliability of

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US Strikes ISIS Targets in Nigeria as Trump Signals Tougher Military Stance

December 26, 2025
United States/World

The United States has carried out a military strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of the Nigerian government, a move that underscores Washington’s growing security role in

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U.S. Surveillance Flights Signal Rising Security Stakes in Nigeria

December 23, 2025
Human Rights/World

The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data and current and former U.S. officials cited by Reuters, in a

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Over 300 Children Kidnapped in Niger State School Attack

November 22, 2025
Human Rights/World

In a devastating attack on St Mary’s Catholic School in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State, armed men abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers on Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) reported. The

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