Nigeria

Rouhani receives new ambassadors' credentials (+Details)

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received the credentials of the new ambassadors of four countries to Tehran on Tuesday morning.

140 students kidnapped in northwest Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria.

Zakzaky’s supporters hold protest rally in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Calling for the immediate release of imprisoned Nigeria’s top Shia cleric, supporters of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) staged a protest demonstration in Nigeria.

Gunmen kidnap more than 80 students from Nigerian school

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Gunmen kidnapped more than 80 students in a raid on a school in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, a teacher told reporters.

Armed thieves kill 53 villagers in Nigerian state of Zamfara

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Motorcyclist thieves in the latest armed attack to a number of villages in northwestern Nigerian State of 'Zamfara' massacred dozens of farmers and residents of this region.

New Nigerian, Kenyan envoys submit credentials to Zarif

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – The newly-appointed ambassadors of Kenya and Nigeria to Tehran submitted a copy of their credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday.

Boko Haram terrorist leader killed in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – A branch of ISIL terrorist group in western Africa revealed the killing of ‘Boko Haram’ terrorist leader following a bomb blast in Nigeria.

Gunmen kill nearly 88 people in attacks in NW Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – At least 88 people were killed and scores of others wounded following attacks by bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, local police confirmed on Saturday.

Nigerian govt. confirms 136 children abducted in Niger

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Gunmen abducted 136 students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, a state official said on Wednesday, lower than the estimate of 200 previously offered by the federal government.

Gunmen abduct students from school in north-central Nigeria

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from a school in Nigeria, the latest in a series of such attacks on schools.

DR Congo orders Goma evacuation after Mount Nyiragongo erupts

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have urged residents of the eastern city of Goma to evacuate after a volcano overlooking the area erupted.

Nigerian army chief dies in air force plane crash

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Nigeria's army chief, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months.

Gunmen storm mosque, abduct 40 worshipers in Nigeria

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) -- Unidentified gunmen in the Nigerian State of Katsina abducted 40 worshipers and wounded a great number of them as well.

Zakzaky’s daughter:

No factor can prevent organizing Intl. Quds Day in Nigeria

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Suhaila El-Zakzaky Daughter of Nigeria's top Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky said that no factor can prevent organizing International Quds Day in Nigeria.

97 Nigeirans killed in armed attacks in a week

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – At least 97 people were killed and 58 others abducted over the last week in armed attacks in Nigeria.

ISIL attack in Nigeria leaves 31 dead

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – At least 31 military forces have been killed by ISIL terrorists in northeastern Nigeria.

Nigeria: Boko Haram attack kills 18, injures 21

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – In a Boko Haram attack on Nigeria's northeastern town of Damasak, 18 people were killed and 21 others wounded.

1,158 displaced children in Nigeria infected by measles

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – According to a global medical volunteer group, at least 1,158 children have been infected by measles, a viral disease, in the Nigerian volatile northeast Borno State.

1,844 inmates escape after gunmen attack in S Nigeria

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) said on Monday that 1,844 inmates escaped following an early hour gunmen attack on its custodial center in Owerri, the state capital of southern state of Imo in Nigeria.

19 Nigerian military forces killed in Boko Haram attack

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Nineteen people were killed in the attack by the Boko Haram terror organization in the northeastern state of Borno in Nigeria, according to media reports on Saturday.

Dozens of students abducted in northwest Nigeria

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Gunmen in northwest Nigeria kidnapped around 30 students overnight from a forestry college near a military academy.

Zakzaki's supporters commemorate martyrs of Islamic Movement

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Sheikh Zakzaki's supporters commemorated the martyrs of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday.

Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – All 279 kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe in the Nigerian state of Zamfara were released, Dr. Bello Matawalle, the state governor, said on Tuesday.

300 schoolgirls in NW Nigeria kidnapped: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – More than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state have been abducted, media reported on Friday.

Policemen killed in attacks in south Nigeria

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Two policemen have been killed in separate attacks on Wednesday by unknown gunmen in Anambra, a state in southern Nigeria.

Gunmen storm school, kidnap schoolboys & staff in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – A group of gunmen has kidnapped an unknown number of students and staff members of a secondary school in Niger State.

Explosion injures 7 children in north Nigeria

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Seven children were injured following an accidental detonation of an object in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna on Tuesday, said a local official.

Four people killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Four people were killed in explosion of a tanker carrying fuel in Nigeria.

Late Ayat. Mesbah Yazdi also famous among Sunnis: Zakzaki

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaki, Leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), hailed salient characteristics of senior Iranian cleric late Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, saying the Ayatollah was famous not only among Shias but also Sunnis.