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Nigeria’s Kaduna State seeks to foil Zakzaky's release by filing new charge: Lawyer
Aug 02, 2021 04:46A prominent Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has revealed that the Kaduna State government has hastily filed a new charge against Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, and his wife in a desperate move to block their release.
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Nigerian Cleric Sheikh Zakzaky, wife freed from jail
Jul 29, 2021 01:43Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife were acquitted by a court in Nigeria’s central State of Kaduna of all the charges leveled against them.
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Over 120 students missing after Nigeria school raid: Church official
Jul 07, 2021 12:20About 125 students were still missing on Wednesday, but 28 others had been re-united with their families after an attack by armed men on a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state, the head of the Kaduna Baptist conference said.
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UN: Years-long conflict in NE Nigeria killed 324,000 children under five
Jun 24, 2021 11:04A report released by the United Nations on Thursday says a 12-year-old conflict in northeast Nigeria has caused the deaths of some 324,000 children under five.
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Nigeria’s Boko Haram confirms death of notorious ringleader
Jun 17, 2021 07:04The Nigeria-based Boko Haram terrorist group has confirmed the death of its notorious ringleader, Abubakar Shekau, who was recently reported to have killed himself following clashes with rival terrorists similarly allied to Daesh.
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World Bank warns about rise in crimes in Nigeria due to surging inflation
Jun 16, 2021 11:47The World Bank has warned about surging inflation and soaring food prices that have pushed seven million people in Nigeria into poverty and are encouraging crimes.
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Nigerian police hunt for 200 abducted children, rule out paying ransom to armed groups
Jun 01, 2021 12:05Police in Nigeria have launched a search operation to locate about 200 school children who were abducted by armed bandits on Sunday, but have ruled out paying a ransom to secure their freedom.
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More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigerian boat sinks
May 27, 2021 00:59More than 100 people were missing and feared dead after a boat with more than 165 passengers, including women and children, broke up and sank as it was travelling in Nigeria’s northern Kebbi state.
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Niger wrestles with security nightmare as death toll rises
Mar 25, 2021 01:39Niger is grappling for ways to stem militant attacks that have claimed several hundred lives this year and risk inflaming tensions along ethnic lines.
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Niger government says 137 killed in Sunday attacks
Mar 23, 2021 02:44Sunday's attacks by gunmen in villages in Niger's Tahoua region left 137 people dead, the government said Monday, in a massacre that has underscored the huge security challenges facing new President Mohamed Bazoum.