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.

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

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

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


Abducted: How three Israeli filmmakers were captured and freed in Nigeria

The story of Rochman, Leibman and Benaym in Nigeria didn’t begin at gunpoint, it started with a lie – a lie about their purpose in Nigeria.

Edouard David Benaym, Rudy Rochman, and Andrew Leibman, with a Torah to gift to an Igbo Jewish community

Proposed US arms sale to Nigeria on 'hold' over human rights concerns

Foreign Policy reported earlier this week that the State Department had informally notified Congress of the proposed sale but it was frozen in the Senate committee.

Protesters carry placards as police descend on them during a June 12 Democracy Day rally in Abuja, Nigeria June 12, 2021.

Israeli filmmakers released from Nigeria, have returned to Israel

The three landed in Israel on Thursday morning after they were released from custody on Wednesday.

From right: David Benaym, Yotam Kreizman (vice-ambassador to Nigeria), Rudy Rochman, and Andrew Leibman at the Abuja Airport, before their departure to Israel. July 29th, 2001.

Kidnappers in Nigeria release 28 schoolchildren, another 81 still held

Schools have become targets for mass kidnappings for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed groups. Such kidnappings in Nigeria were first carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram.

Two students during class at Ilorin Grammar school, in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 26, 2021.

Israeli filmmakers arrested in Nigeria

Rudy Rochman and two other Israelis traveled to Nigeria to film a documentary and met with prominent leaders in the Igbo community.

Photo of Edouard David Benaym (left), Rudy Rochman (center), and Andrew Leibman (right) posing with the Torah before their trip to Nigeria.

Some 150 students missing after attack at Nigeria school

The attack took place overnight at the Baptist High School in southern Kaduna state, and at least 25 students escaped.

Two students during class at Ilorin Grammar school, in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, March 26, 2021.

Nigerian ambassador is last to present credentials to Rivlin

Nigerian Ambassador Nart Augustine Kolo was the last ambassador to present credentials to President Reuven Rivlin prior to the conclusion of Rivlin’s seven-year term as president.

Rivlin receives credentials from Nigerian Ambassador Nart Augustine Kolo after being introduced by Cheif of State Propotocol Gil Haskel

Policeman killed, more than 80 students abducted in attack on Nigerian school

The attack is the third mass kidnapping in 3 weeks in northwest Nigeria, which have authorities have attributed to armed bandits seeking ransom payments.

A girl displaced as a result of Boko Haram attack in the northeast region of Nigeria, rests her head on a desk at Maikohi secondary school camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Yola

Nigeria vs. Twitter: Could the latest spat have implications for Israel?

Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Lai Mohammed, has said that while Twitter may have rules, it is not a “universal rule.”

A 3D-printed logo for Twitter is seen in this illustrative picture

Boko Haram leader reportedly Abubakar Shekau killed, Nigeria investigates

Abubakar Shekau has been the figurehead of an Islamist insurgency that has since 2009 killed more than 30,000 people and forced around 2 million people to flee their homes.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau holds a weapon in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video obtained on January 15, 2018.