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Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
Bola Tinubu. Lateef Fagbemi. On 31 May 2024, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) called an indefinite general strike, demanding the country's monthly minimum wage be raised from ₦30,000 to ₦494,000. This came as a response to a national cost-of-living crisis, as the price of food and electricity overtook the ...
June 10, 2024 at 7:26 AM. By Ahmed Kingimi. ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed and an unspecified number kidnapped, including women and children, when gunmen attacked the village of ...
By Camillus Eboh. ABUJA (Reuters) -Armed men killed at least 11 people in a surprise attack in Nigeria's southeastern Abia state, the military said on Friday, the latest in a string of raids in a ...
Several civilian supporters injured. On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup a success.
More than 100 people were kidnapped by gunmen during Friday night raids on three villages in northwest Nigeria, a district head and residents said on Saturday, the latest abduction of villagers in ...
29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee, which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots. [19] 30 May – 2024 Aba killings: Eleven people, including five soldiers, were killed in an attack on a military checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba, Abia State.
Gunmen killed 24 villagers in a remote part of north-central Nigeria, authorities said on Sunday, raising further concerns about the West African nation’s ongoing security challenges. Police ...