| 5,687,057 |
5.10658 |
7.36667 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunmen have shot dead a Nigerian human rights campaigner in the oil state of Abia. The victim had taken up issues against corruption and rights abuses in his native state which is notorious for kidnappings and robberies. |
| 5,687,061 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
A radical Islamist sect conducted four separate targeted attacks on civilians in Maiduguri, killing all four. |
| 5,687,065 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
A radical Islamist sect conducted four separate targeted attacks on civilians in Maiduguri, killing all four. |
| 5,687,069 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
A radical Islamist sect conducted four separate targeted attacks on civilians in Maiduguri, killing all four. |
| 5,687,073 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
A radical Islamist sect conducted four separate targeted attacks on civilians in Maiduguri, killing all four. |
| 5,687,079 |
8.48333 |
8.51667 |
Nigeria |
|
Upon the late arrival of voting materials a group of PDP supporters threw stones at members of the PDP leadership, believing they were being marginalized in an upcoming primary election. Soldiers responded by dispersing the mob. Note: date not entirely known - the source alludes to activity (in several areas) on "Wednesday last week" though it is not entirely clear if the event in Lafia did indeed occur on this date. |
| 5,687,084 |
7.38778 |
3.89639 |
Nigeria |
|
A national transport union leader was shot dead Thursday. Abdul Lateef Salako, who led a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Oyo, was allegedly shot by members of a rival group within the union. |
| 5,687,089 |
7.43333 |
3.91667 |
Nigeria |
|
Two supporters of the Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, were killed, allegedly by a faction within the NURTW. Two other supporters of Senator Folarin were injured in the shoot-out. |
| 5,687,094 |
9.08333 |
7.53333 |
Nigeria |
|
A bomb went off at a market on the edge of a military barracks in the Nigerian capital Abuja on New Year's Eve. The bomb killed at least four and injured at least 26 more more, including civilians and off-duty military personnel. |
| 5,687,097 |
9.92849 |
8.89212 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected Boko Haram arsonists burnt a church in a northern Nigerian city. Arsonists Saturday night who set a fire on the church that gutted a section of it before the fire was put out by residents. No one was hurt in the attack as there were no worshippers in the church at the time. |
