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Nigerian Army. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria. [2] Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed during the shooting. [3] A day after the incident, on 21 October, the governor of ...
covid19.ncdc.gov.ng. The COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The first confirmed case in Nigeria was announced on 27 February 2020, when an Italian national in Lagos tested positive for the virus.
6 killed. During the early hours of October 31, 2020, United States Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) conducted an operation in Northern Nigeria, resulting in the rescue of an American hostage and the killing of six of the seven captors. [5] [6] The hostage, 27-year-old Philip Walton, had been kidnapped in ...
Authorities in Nigeria's Lagos state were planning a mass burial for 103 people linked to anti-police protests more than two years ago, where demonstrators accused soldiers of killing protesters ...
Armed men attacked remote villages in northcentral Nigeria, killing at least a dozen villagers during a late-night raid, authorities said Tuesday. The local Punch newspaper cited witnesses as ...
Forty people were killed in a massacre at a Catholic church in Nigeria's Ondo State on Sunday and 61 survivors are still being treated in hospital, the state governor said on Thursday.
Oladipo Diya. Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya GCON, BL, PSC, FSS, mni ( ( Listen ⓘ); 3 April 1944 – 26 March 2023) [1] was a Nigerian general and lawyer who served as Chief of General Staff ( de facto vice president of Nigeria) under military head of state General Sani Abacha from 1994 until his arrest for treason in 1997.
Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (3 January 1996 – 12 September 2023), known professionally as MohBad, was a Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter from Lagos. Mohbad was formerly signed to Naira Marley 's Marlian Records and left the label in 2022. He was best known for his hit songs "Ponmo," " Peace ," "Beast and Peace," "Sorry", "Feel Good ...