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Iranpress: Vessel sinks after explosion in Nigerian waters

Vessel sinks after explosion in Nigerian waters

Thursday, 03 February 2022 15:43

Three people were killed and seven others were missing as a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Trinity Spirit, exploded on and sunk Wednesday.

Iranpress: Nigerian Muslims celebrate birth anniversary of Lady Fatima

Nigerian Muslims celebrate birth anniversary of Lady Fatima

Monday, 24 January 2022 09:25

Abuja (IP) - Muslim ummah in Abuja and many states of Nigeria on 23 January 2022 conducted the birth anniversary of Lady Fatima Zahra (PBUH), daughter of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PUH).

Iranpress: Armed men kill 38 civilians in northern Nigeria

Armed men kill 38 civilians in northern Nigeria

Monday, 20 December 2021 06:32

Armed cattle thieves on Sunday killed 38 people in three separate attacks in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, a local official said, the latest bloodshed to roil the region.

Iranpress: 15 killed in Nigeria mosque attack

15 killed in Nigeria mosque attack

Saturday, 11 December 2021 08:37

Nigeria (IP) - Gunmen rushed into a mosque in the northern Nigerian, Local Government Area Mashegu on Friday, killing at least 15 people and wounding several others.

Iranpress: 17 school children killed in Lagos, Nigeria

17 school children killed in Lagos, Nigeria

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 08:09

Nigeria (IP) – On Tuesday afternoon, 17 school children were killed in Lagos by a hit-and-run truck along Ogunnusi Road near the Grammar School bus stop in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Iranpress: 40 people die in Nigeria as boat capsizes

40 people die in Nigeria as boat capsizes

Wednesday, 01 December 2021 19:06

(IP)- Forty people died in the Bagua region of Kano state in Nigeria when a boat capsized.

Iranpress: Dozens killed, injured in Nigerian prison attack

Dozens killed, injured in Nigerian prison attack

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 10:20

Nigeria (IP) - At least ten people were killed and scores wounded after unidentified gunmen attacked Jos Custodial Centre of Nigeria Correctional Service in Plateau State, North Central of Nigeria.

Iranpress: Armed bandits killed 20, set village ablaze in Nigeria

Armed bandits killed 20, set village ablaze in Nigeria's Zamfara State

Saturday, 27 November 2021 08:31

Nigeria (IP) – Armed men have attacked Kwashabawa village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, In northwestern Nigeria, killed at least 20 people, and set the whole village ablaze around 12:15 pm Friday.

Iranpress: Several killed in Nigeria building collapse

Several killed in Nigeria building collapse

Tuesday, 02 November 2021 07:46

At least three people have been killed after a high-rise building under construction collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos.

Iranpress: Sheikh Zakzaky, wife sue government over passport seizure

Sheikh Zakzaky, wife sue government over passport seizure

Monday, 18 October 2021 10:29

Abuja (IP) - Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife, Malama Zeenah Ibrahim, have separately approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the seizure of their international passports by the Department of State Services and the Attorney General of the Federation.

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