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| Nov.21 |
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Nigeria suicide bombing kills at least 50 in mosque |
| Sep.15 |
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Boat sinking leaves 33 dead - emergency services |
| Aug.15 |
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Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers kill 27 |
| Jul.19 |
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Boko Haram suspects tortured in Cameroon |
| May.6 |
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83 Chibok girls have been released
Map of Banki Borno Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Eighty-three schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram extremists in northern Nigeria have been released into military custody | |
| Jan.17 |
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Nigeria air strike error kills dozens in refugee camp |
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| Dec.24 |
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Freed Chibok girls reunited with their families for Christmas |
| Dec.10 |
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Nigeria Uyo: Scores dead in church collapse |
| Aug.14 |
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Chibok girls: Boko Haram video shows captives |
| May.18 |
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Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl found in Nigeria
Map of Sambisa Forest Nigeria One of the missing Chibok schoolgirls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago
| Apr.13 |
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Chibok girls 'shown alive' in Boko Haram video
A video released by the Nigerian Islamist group appears to prove that some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town are still...
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| Dec.28 |
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Nigeria suicide bombers attack Maiduguri and Madagali |
| Dec.24 |
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Nigeria gas explosion kills more than 100 people
Scores of people are reported killed in an explosion at an industrial gas plant in southern Nigeria
| Nov.27 |
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Suicide attack hits Nigeria Shia march |
| Oct.23 |
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Nigeria bombs leave at least 42 dead in Maiduguri and Yola |
| Aug.2 |
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Boko Haram crisis: Army rescues 178 people |
| Jul.25 |
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Fresh attack in north Cameroon town of Maroua 'kills 19' |
| May.26 |
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Boko Haram kills at least 43 people in the town of Gubio |
| May.3 |
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Boko Haram freed women tell of captivity horror |
| May.1 |
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Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
| Mar.31 |
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Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins
Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria
| Mar.30 |
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Nigeria election: Buhari 'ahead' in early counting |
| Mar.28 |
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Nigeria: Partial extension of voting to Sunday |
| Mar.27 |
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Nigerian voters prepare to go to polls |
| Mar.12 |
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IS 'accepts' Boko Haram's allegiance |
| Mar.7 |
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Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State
Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement
| Feb.14 |
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Boko Haram city attack repelled |
| Feb.7 |
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Nigeria postpones presidential vote over security |
| Jan.25 |
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Boko Haram attacks northeastern Nigerian city
| Jan.12 |
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Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre' reportedly kills 2,000
Map of Baga Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Local officials reported death tolls ranging from hundreds to as many as 2,000 people. The gunmen unloaded motorcycles and followed in pursuit
The attackers sped into a town with grenade launchers -- their gunfire and explosions shattering the early morning calm
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| Jan.6 |
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Shell agrees Nigeria oil spill deal |
| Jan.4 |
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Boko Haram seizes army base in Nigeria town of Baga |
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| Dec.18 |
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'200 villagers' kidnapped in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
| Nov.28 |
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Nigeria leader condemns mosque raid |
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'Dozens die' in Nigeria mosque attack
Map of Central Mosque Kano Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Dozens have been killed in a gun and bomb attack during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano, reports say
| Nov.25 |
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Two female bombers kill at least 30 in Nigeria market |
| Nov.14 |
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Islamic extremists seize hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls. Northern Nigeria
| Nov.10 |
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Boko Haram suspected in suicide bomb at school, 48 dead. Northern Nigeria
| Oct.17 |
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Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free
| Aug.15 |
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Boko Haram suspected of abducting more than 50 villagers. Northern Nigeria
| Jun.25 |
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Blast kills 21 at plaza in Nigerian capital |
| Jun.1 |
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Northern Nigeria bomb blast 'kills football spectators' |
| May.26 |
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Nigeria army 'knows where girls are'
| May.20 |
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemns bombings |
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Nigeria bombings toll 'passes 100'
The bodies of at least 118 people have now been recovered from the sites of twin bombings in the central Nigerian city of Jos
| May.17 |
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Leaders declare 'war' on Boko Haram |
| May.13 |
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Nigeria government 'ready' for Boko Haram talks |
| May.12 |
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US planes search for Nigerian girls |
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Nigeria rejects captive girls 'swap' |
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Nigeria kidnapped girls 'shown in Boko Haram video'
Northern Nigeria: Islamist militants Boko Haram have released a video apparently showing about 130 girls kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria on April ...
| May.10 |
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Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' |
| May.7 |
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150 reported killed in 'Boko Haram attack' |
| May.6 |
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Eight more Nigeria girls abducted. Northern Nigeria
| May.5 |
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'I will sell them,' Boko Haram leader says of kidnapped girls
Fears for the fate of more than 200 girls turned even more nightmarish when the leader of the Islamist group announced plans to sell them
| May.1 |
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Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital |
| Apr.15 |
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'Mass abduction' at Nigeria school
Map of Chibok Borno Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Around 100 girls are thought to have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say | |
| Mar.2 |
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51 killed in car bombs in Nigeria |
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| Oct.25 |
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Militants raid north Nigerian city |
| Oct.14 |
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Hundreds dead in Nigeria detention, Amnesty says |
| Sep.29 |
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Islamists kill dozens of students in attack on Nigerian college. Northern Nigeria
| Sep.28 |
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Nigeria river boat accident kills 42, 100 missing |
| Aug.31 |
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Suspected sect members in Nigeria kill at least 24 |
| Aug.12 |
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Gunmen kill 44 at Nigeria mosque |
| May.19 |
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Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive |
| Mar.22 |
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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies |
| Mar.10 |
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Nigeria hostages are feared dead |
| Feb.17 |
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Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
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| Dec.26 |
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Lagos Island fireworks blaze kills at least one |
| Nov.25 |
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Bombs hit Nigeria barracks church |
| Oct.28 |
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Suicide attack at Nigeria church |
| Oct.2 |
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Nigeria probes student killings. Northern Nigeria
| Jun.17 |
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Explosions hit Nigerian churches |
| Jun.10 |
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8 killed in Nigerian church blast, clashes |
| Jun.3 |
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Passenger plane crashes into Lagos building
Map of Lagos Nigeria All dead in Nigeria plane crash. At least 162 people were thought to be on board. Witnesses saw the Dana Air plane strike th... | |
| Apr.29 |
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Deadly attack at Nigerian college |
| Mar.8 |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue. Northern Nigeria
| Jan.21 |
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Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city
Map of Kano Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others. A hail of gunfire and coordinated ... | |
| Jan.6 |
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Nigeria hit by string of attacks
Map of Adamawa Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Nigeria has been hit by a fresh wave of violence apparently targeting the country's Christian communities. At least 17 people were killed in Mubi
| Jan.2 |
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Nigeria fury at fuel price rises Ordinary Nigerians and trade unionists have condemned the government for withdrawing a fuel price subsidy
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| Dec.25 |
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Churches bombed on Christmas Day
Northern Nigeria: Bomb blasts struck at least three churches in Nigeria on Sunday as worshippers were attending Christmas Day services
| Nov.5 |
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Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63'. Northern Nigeria
| Aug.26 |
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Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital
| Apr.17 |
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Jonathan 'headed for Nigeria win' Goodluck Jonathan is set for election as Nigeria's president with almost double the vote of his main rival, partial results suggest
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| Sep.24 |
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Flooding displaces more than 2 million. Northern Nigeria
| May.5 |
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President Yar'Adua has died
| Mar.17 |
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Acting president dissolves cabinet |
| Mar.8 |
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Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds
The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian...
| Mar.7 |
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Attack on town kills more than 100 |
| Feb.23 |
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President Umaru Yar'Adua 'returns home' |
| Feb.9 |
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Jonathan becomes acting president |
| Jan.23 |
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150 reported killed in violence |
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| Jul.31 |
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Row over militant killing |
| Jul.30 |
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Captured leader of militant sect is dead. Northern Nigeria
| Jul.27 |
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Islamist attacks spread
Northern Nigeria: 15 people have been killed after militants staged three attacks in northern Nigeria, taking the total killed in two days of violence to 150
| Jul.14 |
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Rebels announce 'truce'. Nigeria Delta
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| Apr.25 |
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Oil firms cut output |
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| Jul.5 |
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Three-year-old seized |
| Apr.23 |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election
| Apr.22 |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call |
| Apr.20 |
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Ballots 'not in country' |
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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
| Nov.2 |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit |
| Oct.29 |
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Sultan among crash dead
| May.12 |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200
| May.5 |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord
| Mar.29 |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia
| Feb.8 |
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Deadly bird flu found
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| Dec.10 |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed
| Oct.23 |
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No survivors in crash
| Oct.22 |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff
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| Oct.10 |
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Fuel price strike starts
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| Jun.21 |
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105 killed in oil blast |
| Apr.22 |
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Obasanjo won re-election by landslide |
| 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 |
| May.4 |
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Aircraft with 75 people crashed |
| Jan.28 |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump
| Jan.16 |
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General strike |
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| Oct.14 |
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Riots engulf city |
| Sep.11 |
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Religious fighting killed 165 |