Nigeria
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Sep- 2018 -28 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria air force pilot killed in F-7Ni crash outside Abuja
Nigeria's air force said that one of its pilots was killed in a plane crash during a rehearsal for the nation's independence day anniversary.
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27 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria troops ‘repel Boko Haram attack’ at Gashigar, Borno state
Nigerian troops repelled a Boko Haram attempt to infiltrate their location in Gashigar, in the northeastern Borno state, the army said.
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25 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria troops thwart Boko Haram attack on military base in Borno state
Nigerian troops repelled another attempt by Boko Haram to overrun a military base in northeast Nigeria, military and civilian sources said
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23 SeptemberAfrica
Pirates kidnap 12 crew from Swiss cargo ship MV Glarus off Nigeria
A gang of pirates took hostage 12 crew members of Swiss cargo ship bulk carrier MV Glarus which they attacked in Nigerian waters
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20 SeptemberAfrica
Boko Haram kills 9 in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Borno state
Nine people were killed and nine others injured when Boko Haram fighters raided two villages near Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, the civilian militia said
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16 SeptemberBusiness
US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales
General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines
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15 SeptemberAfrica
Boko Haram attacks on villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno state leave 8 dead
Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people when they attacked two villages to steal livestock in restive Borno state in northeast Nigeria, local militia said
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attack on Damasak military base
A Boko Haram attack on a Nigeria military base in Damasak in Borno state was repelled by troops supported by fighter jets
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6 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 2, abduct 25 in bus ambush
Two people were killed and 25 others kidnapped in a Boko Haram ambush on a civilian convoy in Gwoza in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, security sources said
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1 SeptemberAfrica
Dozens of Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram assault on Zari military base
At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram militants who overran a military base in Zari village in northern Borno state near the border with Niger
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