The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.

The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday,

Armed men have kidnapped 28 people travelling to an annual Islamic event in Nigeria's central Plateau state, local police told the BBC. The victims, including women and children, were ambushed in their bus on Sunday night as it was driving between villages.

An explosion tore through a mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s Borno state, a Reuters witness said. There was no immediate word on casualties or official comment.

The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November.

Nigerian authorities say they have secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in the country's central Niger state. Nigeria's federal government described the latest release as a " moment of triumph and relief", after one of the country's worst mass kidnappings.

Nigeria vs Tunisia is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off on Saturday, December 27, 2025. The match will take place at the Fez Stadium. TV channel: Every match of the tournament will be broadcast across Channel 4’s network. The game will be broadcast on Channel seven, with coverage starting at 7.55pm.