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Multiple bombings leave eight people dead in Nigeria
Mar 22, 2017 12:26At least eight people have been killed in a series of blasts that hit Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri.
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Nigeria vigilantes foil attack near Maiduguri
Mar 12, 2017 14:02Two female bombers allegedly operating for the Takfiri terrorist Boko Haram group have been killed by Nigeria’s vigilantes near the flashpoint city of the Maiduguri.
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Gunmen kidnap two Germans in Nigeria: Authorities
Feb 23, 2017 10:29Authorities in Nigeria say unidentified gunmen have abducted two German nationals, who were working at an archaeological site in the African country’s mid-northern state of Kaduna.
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Gunmen kill five on Nigeria-Cameroon border
Feb 02, 2017 10:33Unidentified gunmen have killed five people, including three nationals from Nigeria and one from Cameroon, after raiding a United Nations (UN) team on the border between the two countries, the UN has announced.
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Boko Haram terrorists kill seven in northeastern Nigeria
Jan 29, 2017 14:19Militants believed to be from the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group have attacked a convoy of motorists along a highway in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and injuring several others.
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Nigerian police tear-gas Zakzaky supporters
Jan 26, 2017 04:29Police in Nigeria have used teargas to disperse peaceful protesters demanding the release of the country’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
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Amnesty urges end to ‘unlawful' detention of Nigerian religious scholar Sheikh Zakzaky
Jan 16, 2017 12:12Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to comply with a court ruling that calls for an end to the “unlawful” detention of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the country’s top Shia Muslim religious leader.
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Gunmen abduct students, teachers from school in SW Nigeria
Jan 14, 2017 15:42Unknown gunmen have abducted five students and two teachers, including a Turkish national, from an international school in southwestern Nigeria, police say.
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Nigerian lawmakers vote to offer asylum to Gambia's president
Jan 12, 2017 17:06Nigerian lawmakers have voted to offer Gambian President Yahya Jammeh asylum if he hands over power to opposition leader Adama Barrow, who was declared the winner of the country's December presidential election.
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Nigeria oil, gas workers on strike over payment
Jan 10, 2017 11:43Nigerian oil and gas workers have staged a walkout, claiming that they have not received payment.