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Nigeria relocate Zakzaky, spouse over assassination attempt fears
Dec 11, 2016 03:42The detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and his wife have been relocated to an undisclosed safe location amid fears of assassination attempts.
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Bomb explosions kill at least 10 in northeast Nigeria
Dec 09, 2016 11:41At least 10 people have been killed in two bomb blasts that ripped through a bustling market in Nigeria's northeastern town of Madagali, a survivor says.
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Nigerian authorities urge prosecution of Sheikh Zakzaky
Dec 06, 2016 09:52Authorities in a Nigerian state have called for the prosecution of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky who was recently ordered to be released after nearly a year of detention without trial.
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Nigerian court denies bail to Biafra separatist leader
Dec 01, 2016 16:59A Nigerian high court has refused to release on bail a leading separatist activist, whose arrest last year sparked a wave of violent protests across the country.
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Nigeria army killed 150 separatists during peaceful rallies: Amnesty
Nov 24, 2016 11:15Amnesty International says Nigeria’s security forces killed at least 150 supporters of a separatist group during peaceful anti-government protests in a one-year period in the African country.
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Nigeria must not transform Shi’a Muslims into enemies
Nov 21, 2016 16:56The continued detention of Nigeria’s Shi’a Muslim leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaki, his wife, and several others by the government of Nigeria, following last December’s massacre of some 2,000 peaceful Shi’a Muslim men, women, and children by the military, coupled with the current atmosphere of persecution, has shocked the civilized world.
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Nigeria denies Sheikh Zakzaky proper medical treatment: Sheikh's brother
Nov 21, 2016 14:08A brother of Ayatollah Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the jailed leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has accused officials in the African country of medical negligence.
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Nigeria officials raze Muslim group’s buildings
Nov 19, 2016 11:19Nigerian authorities have razed buildings belonging to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) as a government crackdown on the Muslim group gains force.
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US condemns Nigerian army attack on Shia Muslims
Nov 18, 2016 14:01The United States has expressed concern over a recent attack by Nigerian forces on a Muslim procession that led to the martyrdom of scores of people.
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Boko Haram claims three bomb attacks in Maiduguri
Nov 18, 2016 10:53Six people have been killed in three bomb attacks in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.