Borno State

07:27

Nigeria

Gunmen abduct students sitting exams in northeast Nigeria

Gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Monday morning and abducted students while they were sitting national examinations, police said.

Blast hits mosque during evening prayers in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

08:15

Nigeria mosque blast

Blast hits mosque during evening prayers in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

An explosion tore through a mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s Borno state, a Reuters witness said. There was no immediate word on casualties or official comment.

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