Nigeria

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate told the public broadcaster that the female patient had traveled from Uganda in East Africa.

OCTOBER 21, 2026|ByREUTERS

Health workers and humanitarian responders on the front lines of the Ebola response gather to receive a vaccination due to their potential exposure to the virus as part of their work with suspected cases, including contacts, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving t

A Nigerian soldier sits in the back of a military escort vehicle along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway on July 31, 2026. (illustrative)

Attack on convoy in Nigeria's Borno kills 15, soldiers say

Ten Nigerian soldiers and five members of a civilian force were killed in a landmine explosion and gunfire in northeastern Borno state, where Boko Haram insurgents remain active.

OCTOBER 19, 2026|ByREUTERS

Ogiame Atuwatse III, 21st Olu of the Warri Kingdom of Nigeria, and Bishop Robert Stearns of Eagles' Wings pictured in Jerusalem on October 4, 2026.

'There is so much more that unites than divides' Nigerian king tells 'Post' - interview

The king's visit was organized by Bishop Robert Stearns of Eagles' Wings, a Christian movement dedicated to strengthening Jewish-Christian ties, supporting Israel, and fighting antisemitism.

OCTOBER 5, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

ILLUSTRATIVE: A general view of a Nigerian Air Force helicopter parked on the tarmac of the Maiduguri Air Force Baseb as the sun sets on August 2, 2026.

Nigerian military aircraft crashes, killing 32

Festus Keyamo said the helicopter crashed close to the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The accident was one of the deadliest air disasters in Nigeria in recent years.

OCTOBER 5, 2026|ByREUTERS

Nigerian village celebrates the return of kidnapped students

The army announced on Sunday it had rescued 137 hostages in the neighboring state of Zamfara, days before a deadline to pay a 1 billion naira ($767,000) ransom for their release.

MARCH 29, 2024ByREUTERS

Nigerian students and staff who were kidnapped this month arrive after they were freed, in Kaduna, Nigeria March 28, 2024.

Nearly 300 Nigerian students released after abduction in Kaduna

The kidnapping, which took place on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in northwestern Kaduna State, was the first mass kidnapping in the country since 2021.

MARCH 24, 2024ByREUTERS

A boy holds a sign to protest against, what a teacher, local councilor and parents said, the kidnapping of hundreds school pupils by gunmen after the Friday prayer in Kaduna, Nigeria March 8, 2024.

S. Africa is diplomatic Iran proxy, Africa faces Hamas-like jihad - top rabbi

Around 287 children were kidnapped from a Nigerian school on March 7 by Islamic State, he noted.

MARCH 17, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR

South Africa chief rabbi Warren Goldstein.

Iranian official calls for forming international coalition against Israel at NY UN meeting

Nigeria has a history of engagement with Iranian-backed terrorist regimes including Hamas and Hezbollah.

MARCH 16, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT

Women members of Basij paramilitary forces attend a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2023.

Gunmen kidnap 227 pupils from school in Nigeria

More than 200 students and faculty kidnapped from a town in northern Nigeria, as hostage-taking remains endemic to Nigeria, disrupting lives and preventing students from obtaining an education.

MARCH 8, 2024ByREUTERS

Remaining girls who were kidnapped from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok are seen in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video obtained on January 15, 2018.

Sukkah Village: Celebrating at Beth Harachman in southern Nigeria

Ultimately, in a developing nation whose population normally yearns for more modern and comfortable housing, the decision to live in a traditional tent reflects a desire to stand apart.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByAVRAHAM BEN AVRAHAM