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Rebels declare 'oil war'
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| Aug.30 |
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Militants claim 29 soldiers dead
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| Aug.20 |
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Nigeria military chiefs dismissed
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| Jul.26 |
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Seized oil workers freed
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Oil firms cut output
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At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire
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| Sep. 14 |
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Rebels declare 'oil war' The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta declared an 'oil war' in response to what it said were 'unprovoked' attacks by governme...
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| Aug.30 |
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Militants claim 29 soldiers dead A militant group said it killed 29 Nigerian soldiers and lost 6 of its fighters in 'reprisals' for the military's killings of citizens; military...
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| Aug.20 |
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Nigeria military chiefs dismissed President Yar'Adua has dismissed the country's chief of the defence staff together with the heads of the army and navy
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| Jul.26 |
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Seized oil workers freed Eight foreign workers, kidnapped by militants, have been freed unharmed
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| Jun.22 |
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Oil attack's rebels announce truce
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| Jun.21 |
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Oil pipeline attacked
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| May.23 |
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Violence ripples to gas prices |
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| May.15 |
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100 killed in pipeline fire
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| Apr.25 |
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Oil firms cut output Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production
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Militants claim pipeline attack
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| Feb.23 |
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Legal blow for senator
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| Jan.12 |
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At least 30 die in fuel tanker blast |
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| Dec.26 |
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At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire  A ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in flames, near city of Lagos as they tried to scoop fuel from the gushing leak
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| Nov.12 |
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Police smash 'al Qaeda' |
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| Oct.10 |
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Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria
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| Aug.8 |
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Violence in Delta expands into gang war |
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| Jul.20 |
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Pfizer faces new Nigerian lawsuit |
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| Jul.13 |
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3-year-old freed by kidnappers |
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| Jul.9 |
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Girl recovers after kidnap |
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| Jul.8 |
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Kidnappers free UK girl
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| Jul.5 |
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'Threat to kill' missing UK girl |
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Three-year-old seized  Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta
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| Jun.4 |
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Nigeria sues drugs giant Pfizer |
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| May.8 |
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4 Americans seized |
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| Apr.24 |
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President says elections not fatally flawed
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| Apr.23 |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election
| The electoral commission chief said Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party had 24,638,063 votes against 6,605,299 for Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People's Party. EU observers said was not credible and Olusegun Obasanjo admitted was not perfect
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| Apr.22 |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call The biggest local election observer group: presidential election was so badly flawed that it should be cancelled and held again
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| Apr.21 |
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Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ
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| Apr.20 |
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Ballots 'not in country' Election commission: Ballot papers have not yet arrived in Nigeria on the eve of the presidential elections
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| Apr.16 |
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Court puts poll in doubt
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| Apr.13 |
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Security tight for polls
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| Feb.8 |
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Militants hold more hostages |
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| Jan.17 |
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Militants free Italian |
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| Dec.26 |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
| Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
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| Nov.22 |
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Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue |
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| Nov.2 |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit  Beijing: More than 40 African heads of state have gathering for a summit with China on trade and investment
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| Oct.29 |
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Sultan among crash dead | Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames. The jetliner was still on fire at the edge of the runway hours after i... | |
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| Sep.30 |
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Dam collapse floods town
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| May.12 |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200| Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed | |
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| May.5 |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
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Possible deal brings new hope |
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| May.4 |
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Darfur peace pact remains elusive |
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| Apr.30 |
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Darfur peace talks extended |
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| Apr.20 |
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Nigeria settles Paris Club debt
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| Apr.18 |
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President offers Delta boost
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| Mar.29 |
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 Taylor on flight back to Liberia Former Liberian President was captured while trying to flee his home in exile as he tried to cross into Chad
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| Mar.28 |
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War crimes suspect Taylor missing |
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| Mar.17 |
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Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile |
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| Feb.18 |
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16 die in cartoon protests
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| Feb.12 |
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Fears bird flu has spread to humans
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| Feb.9 |
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Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull
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| Feb.8 |
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 Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
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| Dec.13 |
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2 airlines grounded
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Parents mourn 50 crash children
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| Dec.11 |
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Families seek crash dead |
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| Dec.10 |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed A passenger jet crashed on landing at the airport in the city of Port Harcourt. At least 56 people were killed
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| Oct.23 |
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No survivors in crash All 117 people aboard a passenger jet are dead, including several high-level Nigerian officials
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Confusion surrounds crash |
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| Oct.22 |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos
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| Dec.23 |
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'20 die' in fuel blaze |
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| Oct.10 |
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Fuel price strike starts A 4-day general strike. More strikes would follow if a 25% increase was not reversed
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| Oct.1 |
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Cease-fire reached with rebels |
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| Jul.31 |
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Polio campaign restarted |
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| May.22 |
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Obasanjo declared state of emergency |
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| Dec.4 |
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Commonwealth summit starts |
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| Oct.12 |
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150 feared missing as ferry sinks |
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| Jul.6 |
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Taylor agrees to leave |
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| Jun.21 |
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105 killed in oil blast
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| Apr.22 |
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Obasanjo won re-election by landslide Obasanjo leading with 60% of the vote. The vote was marred by charges of massive fraud
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| Apr.20 |
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Obasanjo leads in vote |
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| Apr.19 |
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Landmark poll closes |
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| Apr.12 |
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Vote in key test for civilian rule |
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| Feb.2 |
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'Many dead' in Lagos blast
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| Nov.26 |
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Miss World reporter faces fatwa
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| Nov.22 |
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Miss World leaves Nigeria for London
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| Aug.19 |
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Woman loses stoning death appeal |
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| Jul.19 |
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Women oil protesters take hostages |
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| May.4 |
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Aircraft with 75 people crashed
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| Jan.28 |
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Anger over Lagos blasts |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead| killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump | |
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| Jan.27 |
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Army dump blast rocks Lagos |
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| Jan.16 |
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General strike
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| Dec.24 |
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Minister shot dead; Troops deployed |
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| Oct.14 |
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Riots engulf city
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| Sep.11 |
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Religious fighting killed 165
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| Aug.26 |
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50 dead in bus crash |
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| Nov.24 |
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60 killed in bus accident |
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