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Nigeria suicide bombing kills at least 50 in mosque. Northern Nigeria
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| Aug.15 |
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Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers kill 27 |
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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 | |
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| Dec.24 |
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Freed Chibok girls reunited with their families for Christmas |
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| Aug.14 |
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Chibok girls: Boko Haram video shows captives
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| May.19 |
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Chibok girls: Second schoolgirl rescued |
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| 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
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| May.13 |
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Boko Haram links to IS alarm UN Security Council
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| 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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'Suicide bomber' claims to be missing Nigeria schoolgirl |
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| Dec.28 |
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Nigeria suicide bombers attack Maiduguri and Madagali. Northern Nigeria
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| Nov.27 |
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Suicide attack hits Nigeria Shia march. Northern Nigeria
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| Nov.17 |
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Nigeria blast: 'More than 30' dead in Yola explosion |
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| Oct.23 |
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Nigeria bombs leave at least 42 dead in Maiduguri and Yola
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| Sep.20 |
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Blasts rock Nigerian city of Maiduguri |
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| Aug.10 |
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Nigeria president appoints anti-corruption advisers |
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| Aug.2 |
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Boko Haram crisis: Army rescues 178 people. Northern Nigeria
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| Jul.25 |
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Fresh attack in north Cameroon town of Maroua 'kills 19' |
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| Jul.6 |
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Boko Haram crisis: Jos blasts kill scores |
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| Jul.5 |
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Boko Haram attack caps week of bloodshed in Nigeria |
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| May.30 |
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Suicide bomber kills 26 people in a Maiduguri mosque |
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| May.3 |
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Boko Haram freed women tell of captivity horror |
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| May.1 |
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Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
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| Apr.13 |
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Chibok girls remembered one year on |
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Chibok girls 'seen with Boko Haram in Gwoza' |
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| Mar.12 |
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IS 'accepts' Boko Haram's allegiance |
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| 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
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| 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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| Dec.18 |
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'200 villagers' kidnapped in Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Boko Haram militants have stormed a remote village in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping about 200
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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
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| Nov.25 |
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Two female bombers kill at least 30 in Nigeria market |
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| Nov.10 |
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Boko Haram suspected in suicide bomb at school, 48 dead. Northern Nigeria
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| Oct.17 |
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Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free Nigeria has reached a ceasefire agreement with the Islamist terror group that includes the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls
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| Aug.16 |
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Chadian troops rescue 85 Nigerian hostages from Boko Haram |
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| Aug.15 |
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Boko Haram suspected of abducting more than 50 villagers Northern Nigeria: Residents of a Nigerian village on the shore of Lake Chad say at least 50 residents are missing after a raid by suspected Boko Haram militan...
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| Jun.25 |
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Blast kills 21 at plaza in Nigerian capital. Northern Nigeria
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| Jun.1 |
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Northern Nigeria bomb blast 'kills football spectators' |
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| May.26 |
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Nigeria army 'knows where girls are' The Nigerian military say they know where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but they will not attempt a rescue
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| May.20 |
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemns bombings |
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Nigeria bombings toll 'passes 100' Map of Jos Nigeria The bodies of at least 118 people have now been recovered from the sites of twin bombings in the central Nigerian city of Jos
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| May.17 |
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Leaders declare 'war' on Boko Haram Paris: African leaders meeting in Paris have agreed to wage 'war' on Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic militants
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| May.13 |
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Nigeria government 'ready' for Boko Haram talks |
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| May.12 |
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US planes search for Nigerian girls The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram
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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 14
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| May.10 |
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Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' Washington: First lady Michelle Obama saying the action was taken by 'a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education'
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| May.9 |
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American officials in Nigeria to help find kidnapped girls |
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| May.7 |
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150 reported killed in 'Boko Haram attack'. Northern Nigeria
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| May.6 |
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US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls |
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Eight more Nigeria girls abducted. Northern Nigeria
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| 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
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| May.1 |
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Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital. Northern Nigeria
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| 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 | |
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| Mar.2 |
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51 killed in car bombs in Nigeria
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| Oct.14 |
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Hundreds dead in Nigeria detention, Amnesty says |
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| Sep.29 |
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Islamists kill dozens of students in attack on Nigerian college. Northern Nigeria
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| Aug.31 |
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Suspected sect members in Nigeria kill at least 24 |
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| Aug.12 |
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Gunmen kill 44 at Nigeria mosque. Northern Nigeria
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| Mar.10 |
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Nigeria hostages are feared dead. Northern Nigeria
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| Feb.17 |
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Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
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| Nov.25 |
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Bombs hit Nigeria barracks church |
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| Oct.28 |
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Suicide attack at Nigeria church |
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| Oct.2 |
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Nigeria probes student killings. Northern Nigeria
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| Jun.17 |
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Explosions hit Nigerian churches |
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| Jun.10 |
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8 killed in Nigerian church blast, clashes |
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| Apr.29 |
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Deadly attack at Nigerian college. Northern Nigeria
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| Mar.8 |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue Northern Nigeria: The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan...
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| Jan.24 |
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Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects |
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| 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 ... | |
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| 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. There were reports of a deadly attack in Adamawa's capital, Yola.
The Islamist Boko Haram group... | |
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| Dec.31 |
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Nigeria attacks prompt emergency |
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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
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| Nov.5 |
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Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63'. Northern Nigeria
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| Oct.12 |
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'Underpants bomber' admits attack |
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| Oct.11 |
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Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins
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| Aug.26 |
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Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital At least 18 people were killed. 8 people had been injured. Extra security had been ordered in the area around the capital
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| Dec.31 |
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11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast |
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| Dec.27 |
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Arrests follow blasts |
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| Dec.24 |
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Deadly Christmas Eve bombings |
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| Dec.21 |
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Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims |
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| Nov.19 |
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Nigeria seizes heroin from Iran |
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| Nov.17 |
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Miilitary rescue 19 hostages in Niger Delta |
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| Oct.2 |
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Blasts death toll now stands at 12 |
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| 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...
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| Mar.7 |
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Attack on town kills more than 100
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| Jan.23 |
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150 reported killed in violence. Northern Nigeria
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| Jan.6 |
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Nigerian charged over plane bomb plot |
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| Dec.29 |
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Suspect's father met with CIA |
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| Dec.26 |
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Father alerted US about plane bomber
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Nigerian accused of attacking US plane |
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| Nov.29 |
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Riots kill hundreds |
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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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Three-year-old seized. Nigeria Delta
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| Apr.21 |
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Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ |
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| Feb.8 |
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Militants hold more hostages. Nigeria Delta
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| Nov.22 |
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Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue
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| Aug.19 |
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Woman loses stoning death appeal |
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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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| 2014 |
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| May.9 |
American officials in Nigeria to help find kidnapped girls |
| 2009 |
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| Dec.29 |
Suspect's father met with CIA |
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.23 |
150 reported killed in violence. Northern Nigeria
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| 2010 |
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| Nov.19 |
Nigeria seizes heroin from Iran |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.24 |
Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.27 |
Arrests follow blasts |
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| 2001 |
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| Dec.24 |
Minister shot dead; Troops deployed |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.6 |
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. There were reports of a deadly attack in Adamawa's capital, Yola.
The Islamist Boko Haram group... | |
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.10 |
Nigeria president appoints anti-corruption advisers |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.21 |
Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims |
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| 2013 |
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| Oct.14 |
Hundreds dead in Nigeria detention, Amnesty says |
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| 2001 |
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| Sep.11 |
Religious fighting killed 165 |
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| 2017 |
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| Nov.21 |
Nigeria suicide bombing kills at least 50 in mosque. Northern Nigeria
|
| Aug.15 |
Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers kill 27 |
| 2016 |
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| Mar.26 |
'Suicide bomber' claims to be missing Nigeria schoolgirl |
| 2015 |
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| Dec.28 |
Nigeria suicide bombers attack Maiduguri and Madagali. Northern Nigeria
|
| Nov.27 |
Suicide attack hits Nigeria Shia march. Northern Nigeria
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| Nov.17 |
Nigeria blast: 'More than 30' dead in Yola explosion |
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| Oct.23 |
Nigeria bombs leave at least 42 dead in Maiduguri and Yola
|
| Sep.20 |
Blasts rock Nigerian city of Maiduguri |
|
| Jul.25 |
Fresh attack in north Cameroon town of Maroua 'kills 19' |
|
| Jul.6 |
Boko Haram crisis: Jos blasts kill scores |
|
| Jul.5 |
Boko Haram attack caps week of bloodshed in Nigeria |
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| May.30 |
Suicide bomber kills 26 people in a Maiduguri mosque |
| 2014 |
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| Nov.28 |
'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
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| Nov.25 |
Two female bombers kill at least 30 in Nigeria market |
|
| Nov.10 |
Boko Haram suspected in suicide bomb at school, 48 dead. Northern Nigeria
|
| Jun.25 |
Blast kills 21 at plaza in Nigerian capital. Northern Nigeria
|
| Jun.1 |
Northern Nigeria bomb blast 'kills football spectators' |
|
| May.20 |
Nigeria bombings toll 'passes 100' Map of Jos Nigeria 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.1 |
Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital. Northern Nigeria
|
| Mar.2 |
51 killed in car bombs in Nigeria
| 2012 |
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| Nov.25 |
Bombs hit Nigeria barracks church |
|
| Oct.28 |
Suicide attack at Nigeria church |
|
| Jun.17 |
Explosions hit Nigerian churches |
|
| Jun.10 |
8 killed in Nigerian church blast, clashes |
|
| Apr.29 |
Deadly attack at Nigerian college. Northern Nigeria
| 2011 |
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| Dec.25 |
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
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| Nov.5 |
Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63'. Northern Nigeria
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| Aug.26 |
Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital At least 18 people were killed. 8 people had been injured. Extra security had been ordered in the area around the capital
| 2010 |
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| Dec.31 |
11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast |
|
| Dec.24 |
Deadly Christmas Eve bombings |
|
| Oct.2 |
Blasts death toll now stands at 12 |
| 2007 |
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| Apr.21 |
Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ |
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| 2011 |
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| Oct.12 |
'Underpants bomber' admits attack |
|
| Oct.11 |
Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins
| 2010 |
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| Jan.6 |
Nigerian charged over plane bomb plot |
| 2009 |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigerian accused of attacking US plane |
| 2002 |
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| Aug.19 |
Woman loses stoning death appeal |
|
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| 2016 |
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| May.13 |
Boko Haram links to IS alarm UN Security Council
| 2015 |
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| May.3 |
Boko Haram freed women tell of captivity horror |
|
| Mar.12 |
IS 'accepts' Boko Haram's allegiance |
|
| Mar.7 |
Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement
| 2014 |
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| Nov.28 |
Nigeria leader condemns mosque raid |
|
| May.20 |
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemns bombings |
|
| May.17 |
Leaders declare 'war' on Boko Haram Paris: African leaders meeting in Paris have agreed to wage 'war' on Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic militants
| 2013 |
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| Sep.29 |
Islamists kill dozens of students in attack on Nigerian college. Northern Nigeria
| 2012 |
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| Jan.21 |
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 ... | |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.31 |
Nigeria attacks prompt emergency |
| 2009 |
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| Dec.26 |
Father alerted US about plane bomber
| 2006 |
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| Nov.22 |
Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue
|
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| 2015 |
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| Jan.12 |
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
|
| |
| 2014 |
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| May.7 |
150 reported killed in 'Boko Haram attack'. Northern Nigeria
| 2013 |
|
| Aug.31 |
Suspected sect members in Nigeria kill at least 24 |
|
| Aug.12 |
Gunmen kill 44 at Nigeria mosque. Northern Nigeria
|
| Mar.10 |
Nigeria hostages are feared dead. Northern Nigeria
| 2012 |
|
| Oct.2 |
Nigeria probes student killings. Northern Nigeria
| 2010 |
|
| Mar.8 |
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 |
Attack on town kills more than 100
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| May.6 |
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 | |
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.24 |
Freed Chibok girls reunited with their families for Christmas |
|
| Aug.14 |
Chibok girls: Boko Haram video shows captives
|
| May.19 |
Chibok girls: Second schoolgirl rescued |
|
| May.18 |
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 |
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...
| 2015 |
|
| Aug.2 |
Boko Haram crisis: Army rescues 178 people. Northern Nigeria
|
| May.1 |
Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
|
| Apr.13 |
Chibok girls remembered one year on |
|
| Apr.13 |
Chibok girls 'seen with Boko Haram in Gwoza' |
| 2014 |
|
| Dec.18 |
'200 villagers' kidnapped in Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Boko Haram militants have stormed a remote village in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping about 200
|
| Oct.17 |
Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free Nigeria has reached a ceasefire agreement with the Islamist terror group that includes the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls
|
| Aug.16 |
Chadian troops rescue 85 Nigerian hostages from Boko Haram |
|
| Aug.15 |
Boko Haram suspected of abducting more than 50 villagers Northern Nigeria: Residents of a Nigerian village on the shore of Lake Chad say at least 50 residents are missing after a raid by suspected Boko Haram militan...
|
| May.26 |
Nigeria army 'knows where girls are' The Nigerian military say they know where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but they will not attempt a rescue
|
| May.13 |
Nigeria government 'ready' for Boko Haram talks |
|
| May.12 |
US planes search for Nigerian girls The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram
|
| May.12 |
Nigeria rejects captive girls 'swap' |
|
| May.12 |
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 14
|
| May.10 |
Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' Washington: First lady Michelle Obama saying the action was taken by 'a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education'
|
| May.6 |
US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls |
|
| May.6 |
Eight more Nigeria girls abducted. Northern Nigeria
|
| May.5 |
'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
|
| Apr.15 |
'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 | |
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.17 |
Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
| 2012 |
|
| Mar.8 |
Briton, Italian killed amid rescue Northern Nigeria: The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan...
| 2010 |
|
| Nov.17 |
Miilitary rescue 19 hostages in Niger Delta |
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.9 |
Girl recovers after kidnap |
|
| Jul.8 |
Kidnappers free UK girl |
|
| Jul.5 |
Three-year-old seized. Nigeria Delta
|
| Feb.8 |
Militants hold more hostages. Nigeria Delta
|
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| 2008 |
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| Nov.29 |
Riots kill hundreds |
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.14 |
Riots engulf city |
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