Child bomber hits Nigerian city

An explosion hits a college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, killing at least eight people, police say.

Lightning hits village twice kills a child, injures others
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Despite clear skies, a three year old boy died over the weekend after he was struck by lightning in Kazuramimba village, Uvinza District where incidentally lighting struck again severely injuring at least three other children. Confirming the occurrence, Kigoma ...

A 14-year-old girl in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has confessed to killing the man she was forced to marry, police say.

Hundreds of militants stage a multi-pronged attack on the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, including the barracks, witnesses say.

A 24-hour curfew is imposed in the northern Nigerian city of Damaturu, a day after it was attacked by militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

Boko Haram Islamist militants launch a fresh assault on the strategically important Nigerian city of Maiduguri, eyewitnesses say.

A new Ebola scare is reported in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar, a year after the country was declared free of the virus.

Casualties are feared after a blast near a crowded market in the volatile Nigerian city of Jos.

Five young girls were behind a series of deadly explosions in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Thursday evening, security sources say.