Nigeria

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However, in recent times, Nigeria has been fighting the rising Islamic insurgency where armed groups carry out such attacks and hold people for ransom.

Upon getting wind of the impending danger, the neighbors of the female medical worker made safety arrangements for her. Reports mention that Islamists created ruckus in the area after they could not locate Jatau to kill.

Muslims protested against arrest of accused who had stoned and beaten Deborah Samuel to death over alleged blasphemy.

In videos of the brutal mob lynching and burning that have gone viral, Deborah's killers can be seen shouting 'Allahu Akbar', showing off the matchbox with which they burned her battered corpse and rejoicing in the violent deed.

Delhi Police has reportedly arrested 53 foreign nationals, believed to be Nigerians, for attacking the police with sticks and bricks.

In 1897, a British Military force looted thousands of metal sculptures and ivory carvings from Western Africa's Kingdom of Benin from Edo State which is now part of southern Nigeria. They have been regarded amongst the greatest work of Africa.

Nigeria to lift the ban on Twitter by the year end after the company agrees to all the terms and conditions set up by the government

Local Christian groups in Nigeria allege that state and federal government are in cahoots with the Islamists in pogrom against them

The Nigerian govt had banned Twitter after the social media giant deleted tweets posted by president warning the secessionists

On Thursday, the Federal Government of Nigeria opened its account on Koo and posted several posts on the platform