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Sheikh Zakzaky in dire need of treatement: Rights group warns
Jul 05, 2019 07:19A London-based Islamic rights organization has called on Nigeria to immediately release top Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky from prison and send him abroad for urgent medical treatment.
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Protesters at UN offices in Tehran urge Zakzaky's release
Jul 04, 2019 01:43A large group of protesters have gathered in front of the United Nations offices in the Iranian capital to demand the immediate release of top Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who is still being kept in government prisons despite suffering from major health issues.
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Sheikh Zakzaky poisoned in Prison, his health conditions serious: Doctors
Jun 28, 2019 07:10Top Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been imprisoned for four years now, is said to have been poisoned in prison, according to doctors who found high levels of toxic substance in his blood.
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Triple attack kills 30 in northeast Nigeria: Officials
Jun 17, 2019 08:09Militants have launched a triple bombing attack in northeast Nigeria killing a multitude of people in Borno State.
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Gunmen kill 43 in several attacks on Nigeria villages
Jun 10, 2019 09:21At least 43 people have been killed after gunmen, riding motorbikes, attacked villages in northern Nigeria.
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Nigerian police open fire on Quds Day rally, many feared injured, arrested
Jun 01, 2019 01:39Many people are feared injured or arrested in Nigeria after police attacked peaceful demonstrators who had rallied in support of Palestine and to mark the International Quds Day, condemning decades-long Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
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Nigeria President Buhari sworn in for 2nd term
May 30, 2019 03:58Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term in office on Wednesday, vowing once more to tackle crippling security threats and root out corruption in Africa's key economy.
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At least 20 people killed by bandits in northwest Nigeria
May 22, 2019 14:21At least 20 people have been killed by bandit gunmen in separate attacks in the restive region of Katsina in northwestern Nigeria, police say.
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Nigerian army opens fire on protesters demanding release of Zakzaky
May 18, 2019 07:16The Nigerian army has opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations.
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Nigerians stage protest rally in Abuja to demand Zakzaky's release
Apr 24, 2019 00:19Hundreds of people have staged a fresh protest rally in Nigeria to voice their support for prominent Muslim Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held in detention for more than three years, and demand his immediate release.