Nigeria

Video appears to show 600 people abducted in Nigeria mosque attack, residents say

Police had earlier confirmed an attack on worshippers in the area but said they could not verify the number of people abducted.

Protesters march on the street of Ojota in Lagos during the Jun 12 celebrations marking the restoration of democracy in 1999, carrying placards condemning the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers on June 12, 2026.
Protesters march on the street of Ojota in Lagos during the Jun 12 celebrations marking the restoration of democracy in 1999, carrying placards condemning the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers on June 12, 2026.

Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say in latest incident of mass kidnapping

Men extract sand used for construction from the Sokoto river and place it on their boat in Argungu in northern Nigeria, on April 11, 2025

Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, around 50 children's bodies recovered

Congregants of an Igbo synagogue gather to pray

Rediscovering an ancient gift: What Nigerian Jews taught me about the meaning of Shabbat - opinion


Israel Independence Day takes centre stage in Nigeria


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.

 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

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Sheba's Dr. Mattan Arazi treating a patient in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station

The attack is the latest example of the growing insecurity that has spread to nearly every corner of Africa's most populous country.

 Passengers embark onto a train as Abuja-Kaduna train resumes services after an attack on its passengers by bandits in March, in Abuja, Nigeria December 5, 2022.

Direct flights between Nigeria and Israel might be coming soon

The launch of the new flight route between Lagos and Tel Aviv, while not officially confirmed as of yet, could come as early as next month.

Empty El Al Israel Airlines check-in counters are seen at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel February 27, 2020.

Israeli singer Neta Barzilai releases new song about her childhood

Neta Barzilai secured Israel's fourth Eurovision victory in 2018 with her song "Toy."

 NETTA BARZILAI at her home studio in Tel Aviv last year

OPEC's Secretary-General Barkindo dies, Nigerian oil official says

Barkindo, who was 63 years old, was due to step down at the end of this month after six years as OPEC's secretary-general.

 Late OPEC secretary-general Mohammad Barkindo speaks while addressing delegates at the opening of the Nigeria Oil & Gas 2022 meeting in Abuja, Nigeria.