MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, July 23 - Armed bandits riding motorcycles killed at least 24 farmers and wounded several others in an attack on remote farming villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents told Reuters on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ABUJA, July 13 - Gunmen killed at least 18 people in Nigeria's northern Benue state in a weekend attack, residents and local officials said, triggering a march by angry locals who blocked roads in protest at the violence. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.