Two late December incidents in Nigeria involved separate forms of violence. A suicide bombing at a mosque in Maiduguri killed several civilians, while U.S. forces carried out coordinated airstrikes against ISIS linked camps in Sokoto State.

The United States airstrikes targeting militants affiliated with the Islamic State group in northwestern Nigeria are a major escalation of an offensive that Nigeria’s overstretched military has struggled with for years.

Intelligence indicated the two Islamic State-linked camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State were being used by foreign ISIS elements working with local affiliates to plan large-scale attacks inside Nigeria.

Nigeria coach Eric Sekou Chelle fired back at critics of his team and tactics following the 3-2 victory over Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations group stage, defending his decisions that drew widespread criticism from fans over the substitutions that nearly cost the Super Eagles all three points in a game that completely controlled.

President Donald Trump said he ordered military strikes against "ISIS terrorist scum" in Nigeria on Christmas Day.

Nigeria’s state oil company is betting on a long-delayed gas pipeline to ignite an industrial revolution in the country’s north, its chief executive said after briefing President Bola Tinubu on Sunday.

Participating in the strikes raises the risk that the government will be perceived as endorsing the Trump's language on wider sectarian strife, a sensitive issue throughout Nigeria’s history.

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