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Daesh claims attack in Nigeria that killed 7 soldiers
Dec 05, 2021 06:45Daesh has claimed responsibility for an attack in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State, which left seven Nigerian soldiers dead.
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Nigeria boat disaster kills 29, mostly children
Dec 01, 2021 12:49An overloaded boat carrying dozens of passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, capsized late on Tuesday in northwest Nigeria's Kano state, a rescue agency spokesman said.
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Gunmen raid mosque in central Nigeria, kill at least 16
Oct 26, 2021 14:09Gunmen have attacked a mosque in Nigeria, killing at least 16 people, a government official says, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the restive African country.
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Nigerian gunmen break into Oyo prison, free over 800 inmates
Oct 24, 2021 05:09Gunmen have attacked a jail in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo State, setting free over 800 inmates at the facility, the third such major attack in the Western African nation this year.
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Nigeria says Daesh leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi is dead
Oct 15, 2021 06:51Nigeria’s top military commander has announced the death of Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the head of the West African branch of the Daesh terrorist group.
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Gunmen raid Nigeria market, killing at least 20 people in northwestern Sokoto State
Oct 10, 2021 06:09Gunmen have attacked a market in Nigeria's Sokoto State, killing at least 20 people as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the northwest of the African country.
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Sheikh Zakzaky: Majority of Nigerians in favor of Islamic system
Sep 29, 2021 15:34Speaking to Press TV in an exclusive interview, Nigeria’s most prominent religious scholar and leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky expresses certainty that the majority of Nigerians would opt for an Islamic ruling system if there was a referendum held today.
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Nigeria airstrike on village in northeast leaves at least 20 fishermen dead
Sep 29, 2021 05:56At least 20 fishermen have been killed in an air strike by the Nigerian military in a village in the country’s conflict-ridden northeast, a report says.
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Nigerian security forces martyr eight Muslim mourners at Arba’een procession in Abuja
Sep 28, 2021 14:53Nigerian police have opened fire on a peaceful procession of Shia Muslims marking Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), grandson and the third infallible successor of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), martyring eight people and injuring an unspecified number of others in the capital Abuja.
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Islamic Movement in Nigeria marks Arba’een
Sep 28, 2021 05:59Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria marched for several kilometres along a major road to mark the Arba’een which comes up forty days after the Ashura.