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Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria: police

"Over 30 victims lost their lives during the attack, some persons were also kidnapped," during the raid yesterday, Wasiu Abiodun, Niger police spokesman said.

People read newspapers reporting on US airstrikes against IS militants in Nigeria, according to US President Donald Trump and the US military, in Lagos, Nigeria, 26 December 2025. Photo: Reuters

Nigeria averts unilateral US action by cooperating on airstrike

The Nigerian military was involved at some level, and according to Nigeria's Information Minister Mohammed Idris, the attack was carried out with the "full involvement of the Armed Forces of Nigeria". Photo: BSS/AFP

What we know about the US air strikes in Nigeria

Remnants are seen inside the Al-Adum Jumaat Mosque a day after an explosion that struck the mosque following evening prayers near Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, December 25, 2025. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

Five killed in Nigeria mosque attack, police say

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, November 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden/File Photo

US says it struck Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria

People injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque receive treatment at Borno State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, December 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

Blast hits mosque during evening prayers in Nigeria’s Maiduguri: Witness

Newspapers with articles reporting US President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians hang at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

US conducting surveillance flights over Nigeria after Trump intervention threat

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka responds to questions about the revocation of his US visa, in Lagos, Nigeria, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US revokes his visa

A newspaper with an article reporting US President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians hangs at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria, on 2 November 2025. Photo: Reuters

Whiplash: How Trump's threat to strike Nigeria further reshuffles Pentagon prioritie

A newspaper with an article reporting US President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians hangs at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria, on 2 November 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump says there 'could be' US troops on the ground in Nigeria, or air strikes

Security personnel patrol the streets amid a surge in violence in Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria, January 24, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from video. Photo: Reuters TV via REUTERS

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

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Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 31

People search in flooded area following a downpour in Mokwa, Nigeria, Friday, 30 May 2025. Photo: AP

Death toll in Nigeria floods rises to 151