TEHRAN (IQNA) – At least 30 people have been killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday, in the biggest mass killing this year by suicide bombers.
News ID: 3468770 Publish Date : 2019/06/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Nigerian army on Friday opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations.
News ID: 3468549 Publish Date : 2019/05/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A copy of the Holy Quran written in Borno Arabic Script was unveiled in a ceremony in Nigeria.
News ID: 3468525 Publish Date : 2019/05/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The first translation of the Holy Quran into the Ebira language was unveiled in a ceremony in Kogi state of Nigeria.
News ID: 3468443 Publish Date : 2019/05/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A renowned Nigerian Quranic reciter, Sheikh Ahmad Sulaiman, and five other Islamic scholars kidnapped two weeks ago by unknown gunmen regained their freedom in the early hours of Wednesday.
News ID: 3468196 Publish Date : 2019/03/28
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nigeria’s representatives in this year’s international Quran competition in Turkey would emerge on Sunday as the National Quranic recitation competition kicked off Friday at the National Mosque in Abuja.
News ID: 3468144 Publish Date : 2019/03/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) on Saturday said it carried out a morning attack on the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri as the country held elections, although the army has denied an attack took place and says sounds of fighting were drills.
News ID: 3467990 Publish Date : 2019/02/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Suspected extremist militants on Saturday attacked a northeastern Nigerian town, forcing people to flee hours before presidential election polls were due to open, residents said.
News ID: 3467977 Publish Date : 2019/02/23
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Zamfara State Chapter of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) condemned the reported desecration of the Holy Quran in Gusau, northwest of the country, and called for thorough investigation to identify the perpetrators.
News ID: 3467900 Publish Date : 2019/02/12
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) said the country’s army is plotting to kill incarcerated top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in a “staged” shootout.
News ID: 3467880 Publish Date : 2019/02/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Around 30,000 people fled into Cameroon on the weekend from the Nigerian city of Rann, fearing an attack by Boko Haram terrorists, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.
News ID: 3467829 Publish Date : 2019/01/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nigeria’s military recaptured the northeastern town of Rann on Tuesday after it was overrun by Daesh in West Africa (ISWA) insurgents a day earlier, weeks ahead of an election in which security has become a key campaign issue.
News ID: 3467708 Publish Date : 2019/01/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hundreds of people in northeast Nigeria who fled a town targeted by militants linked with Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) have sought refuge in capital of Borno state, witnesses said on Saturday.
News ID: 3467563 Publish Date : 2018/12/30
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 33rd edition of the Annual National Quran Recitation Competition organized by Centre for Islamic Studies of the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), opened in Gombe State of Nigeria on Friday.
News ID: 3467559 Publish Date : 2018/12/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Nigerian army said at least 13 security operatives -- including soldiers and policemen -- were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in the restive northeast region.
News ID: 3467543 Publish Date : 2018/12/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Human Rights Watch in statement released on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to ensure justice for the Shia Muslims of the country who have been facing a crackdown in recent years.
News ID: 3467454 Publish Date : 2018/12/12
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The national Quran recitation competition in Nigeria will be held in late December.
News ID: 3467387 Publish Date : 2018/12/05
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Boko Haram terrorists have killed four farmers near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, in the latest bloodshed in the restive region, witnesses and a local militia leader said on Monday.
News ID: 3467320 Publish Date : 2018/11/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) buried 42 of their fellow members that have been killed by the Nigerian army during peaceful protests in the capital Abuja over the past two days.
News ID: 3467126 Publish Date : 2018/11/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) denounced yet another attack by the Nigerian army on Shia mourners marking Arbaeen.
News ID: 3467115 Publish Date : 2018/10/31
