Nigeria
Nigerian Shias Muslims’ Muharram ceremonies under army crackdown
World
September 30, 2017
Nigerian Shias Muslims’ Muharram ceremonies under army crackdown
Shia Muslims in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna State have demanded that authorities stop ongoing crackdown on worshippers participating in mourning ceremonies…
Nigerian security forces raid Imam Hussein mourning rituals in Kaduna, Zaria
World
September 28, 2017
Nigerian security forces raid Imam Hussein mourning rituals in Kaduna, Zaria
Nigerian security forces under the order of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i, stormed three venues where Ashura mourning is taking…
Boko Haram terrorists kill 18 people in northeast Nigeria
World
September 2, 2017
Boko Haram terrorists kill 18 people in northeast Nigeria
Suspected Takfiri Boko Haram militants have killed at least 18 people in northeastern Nigeria near the border with Cameroon in…
Shia community in Nigeria holds procession condemning 600 days of illegal detention of Sheikh Zakzaky
World
August 7, 2017
Shia community in Nigeria holds procession condemning 600 days of illegal detention of Sheikh Zakzaky
Members of the Academic Forum of the Shia community in Nigeria held a procession to condemn illegal detention of Sheikh…
Boko Haram attack on oil exploration team in Nigeria kills over 50
World
July 30, 2017
Boko Haram attack on oil exploration team in Nigeria kills over 50
An ambush attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria against an oil exploration team has killed more than 50 people,…
UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
World
July 26, 2017
UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the July 24 suicide attacks on two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps near…
Bombers attack two camps in northeast Nigeria, kill eight
World
July 24, 2017
Bombers attack two camps in northeast Nigeria, kill eight
A civilian self-defense group says at least eight people are dead after female bombers attacked two displaced peoples’ camps in…
14 killed, 30 injured in Cameroon bomb attack
World
July 16, 2017
14 killed, 30 injured in Cameroon bomb attack
Two bombers blew themselves up in northeastern Cameroon, killing 14 people and injuring 30 in an attack likely staged by…
Multiple suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria kill 19 and leave 23 injured
World
July 13, 2017
Multiple suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria kill 19 and leave 23 injured
Four suicide bombers have killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defence force and the…
Nigeria court rejects Shia cleric’s lawsuit against army
World
July 9, 2017
Nigeria court rejects Shia cleric’s lawsuit against army
A Nigerian court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the jailed Shia community leader, against the country’s…