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Nigeria

Arcs in and about Nigeria from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 169 stories · 1,200 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Feb 16.

All arcs2 named arcs in 2025

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every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
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Trump's threats over killings of Christians in Nigeria and the US strikes

4 of 6 stories this year · gone quiet

Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are persecuted. The reality is more complex. · 42 articles, Oct 31Trump suggests U.S. could take military action in Nigeria over killings of Christians · 57 articles, Nov 1US signals broader efforts to protect Nigeria's Christians following Trump's military threat · 10 articles, Nov 23U.S. launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians · 149 articles, Dec 26
The mass abduction of schoolchildren in Nigeria in November 2025

5 stories · gone quiet

One of 25 abducted students in Nigeria escapes as the search continues for the missing girls · 15 articles, Nov 17Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape · 66 articles, Nov 19Number of Nigerian schoolchildren freed; others still missing · 42 articles, Nov 23100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held · 13 articles, Dec 7Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school · 13 articles, Dec 21

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023137 articles2024903 articles2025729 articles2026720 articles

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Sep 28, 20262014

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else17 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Nigeria that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 29British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in fatal car crash in Nigeria41 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 25Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Nov 17– 19Rapper Nicki Minaj calls for protections for Christians in Nigeria at UN event27 articles · 22 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 7 right
  4. Nov 1– 2Nicki Minaj Thanked Trump for Condemning Christian Genocide in Nigeria. Now She Has Backlash.5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  5. Jul 13– 14Muhammadu Buhari, former president of Nigeria, dies at age 8215 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Jun 1Athletes, coaches and officials among 22 killed in road accident in northern Nigeria9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. May 30– 31Devastating flooding in Nigeria kills over 151, displaces thousands25 articles · 20 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 3 right
  8. Apr 29Roadside bombs kill 26 people in several vehicles on a road in Nigeria; Islamic State claims responsibility5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Jan 18– 20Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured10 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  10. Jan 13At least 40 farmers killed by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, an official says5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Nigeria

  1. Dec 26– 27Eight killed in Syria mosque explosion during Friday prayers23 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 8 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 21– 22Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event31 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 5 right
  3. Dec 16– 17Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries39 articles · 33 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 6 right
  4. Aug 24Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, targeting Iran-backed Houthis23 articles · 21 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 5 right
  5. May 16Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished6 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. May 2Nigerian autistic teen sets world painting record and spotlights the disorder5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  7. Jan 12– 13A young gorilla rescued from aircraft hold recovers at Istanbul zoo18 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
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