At least 30 people were killed when nomadic Muslim herdsmen attacked a Christian village in central Nigeria over long-running land disputes, police said today.

A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives on a busy road yesterday morning after apparently turning away from attacking Nigerian churches holding Easter services, killing at least 38 people in a massive blast that rattled Kaduna.

Armed men dressed in military uniforms massacred more than 200 people in central Nigeria after rebels killed 19 soldiers in the region, according to reports today.

Men in military uniform raided four villages in eastern Nigeria, razing homes and gunning down scores of civilians, news reports said today.