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​Farmers proceed to their fields for cultivation under Nigerian Army escort while departing Dikwa town in Borno State, Nigeria, on August 27, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Trump threatens Nigeria, Jihadis surround Mali’s capital, Latin Americans back US-led regime change in Venezuela

​Nigerian Army soldiers on patrol after a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, on June 16, 2025.
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What’s behind a surge of violence in Africa’s most populous country?

Violence in Nigeria reportedly decreased significantly in 2024, but the numbers have rocketed back up again.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu
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Nigeria’s Rivers State in crisis after Lagos declares emergency rule

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the southern state of Rivers, suspending its governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and local legislators for six months and naming former navy chief Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas the caretaker governor. The state of emergency also enables the federal government to make regulations and send security forces into Rivers State to maintain order.

A closed fuel station is seen near Nigeria's oil hub city of Port Harcourt
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Nigeria goes dark

A ten-hour nationwide blackout on Thursday has thrown a spotlight on the oil-rich African nation’s chronic energy crisis.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu waves at a crowd during his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja.
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Hard Numbers: Nigerian inauguration, North Korean heads-up, Moscow drone attack, El Sal presidential conviction, Indian dam selfie fail

Bola Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s fifth president since the country’s return to democracy in 1999.