Nigeria

US and Nigeria eliminate ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in joint operation, Trump says

US and Nigerian forces killed ISIS global deputy Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a joint operation, Trump confirmed on early Saturday.

MAY 16, 2026|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump listens to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2026.

Leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, takes part in a march against far-right extremism from Park Lane to Trafalgar Square, organised by the Together Alliance, a coalition of unions and civil society groups, in London, Britain, March 28, 2026.

From Nicholas Donin to today: Jewish critics of Zionism, identity - opinion

From medieval disputations to today, a look at Jewish converts and their role in shaping criticism of Judaism and Zionism.

MAY 12, 2026|ByALAN FELD

Members of civil society groups and human rights organisations hold placards as they take part in a march calling for stronger government action against illegal immigration in Pretoria, South Africa, April 28, 2026.

South Africa’s anti-foreigner violence spreads as Nigerians seek way out

They were the first to apply to a new scheme to repatriate citizens launched by Nigeria's government, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said.

MAY 4, 2026|ByREUTERS

Nigerian Army soldiers patrol near the scene after a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Twenty killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

The assaults are part of a surge by Boko Haram and its Islamic State splinter ISWAP, who have stepped up deadly attacks on military bases and villages in Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeast.

APRIL 22, 2026|ByREUTERS

Nigerian man goes blind attempting to break Guinness World Record

Ebere said that while attempting to cry non-stop for a week, he experienced headaches, puffy eyes and a swollen face alongside going partially blind.

JULY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel Independence Day takes centre stage in Nigeria

JULY 17, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM

At least four Nigerians killed in attack on US convoy - Blinken

Though the attack was US government vehicles, it did not appear to be targeted at the US mission in Nigeria.

MAY 17, 2023ByREUTERS

A day after the elections, soldiers and police guard the entrance to a vote collation centre that had been stormed earlier in the day by unknown assailants, some of who were apprehended in Alimosho, Lagos, Nigeria on February 26, 2023

First film production line between Israel and Nigeria is launched

Israeli and Nigerian filmmakers collaborating to produce a full-length romantic comedy

JANUARY 31, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Delegation of film makers from Nigeria in Israel

The Lost Tribes of Israel: Who are their descendants today?

There is a group of people looking to uncover the truth behind the lost tribes in order to determine where they went and to integrate them back into the Jewish people.

JANUARY 28, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND

TWELVE TRIBES mosaic (Middle candelabrum modified).

Catholic priest burned to death, another shot in north Nigeria

A Nigerian gunman, with a history of targeting Catholic priests, has burnt a priest to death and shot another.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByREUTERS

A view of St. Francis Catholic Church where worshippers were attacked by gunmen during Sunday mass service, is pictured in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria June 6, 2022.

Israeli doctors travel to Nigeria to treat children with eye cancer

The mission hopes to improve health outcomes for pediatric eye cancer patients in the area and to increase the capacity for long-term quality optical care in southern Nigeria.

JANUARY 10, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH