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 Nigeria, January 2010
Nigeria, February 2010
Nigeria, March 2010
Nigeria, April 2010
Nigeria, May 2010
Nigeria, June 2010
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Nigeria, December 2010
Northern Nigeria
Nigeria Delta
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Nigerian charged over plane bomb plot A grand jury has indicted Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day
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| Jan.11 |
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Ailing President Yar'Adua breaks silence Nigeria's president, not seen since going into hospital in Saudi Arabia for heart treatment in November, hopes to resume his duties
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| Jan.23 |
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150 reported killed in violence  Map of Kuru Karama Nigeria Armed men attacked Kuru Karama in central Nigeria, 'killing many as they tried to flee and burning many others alive'
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| Jan.29 |
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Nigeria militants end truce in Niger Delta
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| Feb.9 |
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Jonathan becomes acting president Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has become acting president, after weeks of political uncertainty over the absence of its ailing leader
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| Feb.23 |
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President Umaru Yar'Adua 'returns home'  Ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua has returned home secretly after three months' medical treatment in Saudi Arabia
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| Mar.7 |
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Attack on town kills more than 100 Map of Jos Nigeria| The attacks in the town of Dogo Nahauwa, just south of Jos, resembled earlier outbreaks of ethno-religious violence | |
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President puts forces on alert
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| Mar.8 |
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 Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds Map of Jos Nigeria The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town
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| Mar.9 |
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Security chief replaced after massacre
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| Mar.10 |
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Violence fed by ethnic, economic issues
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| Mar.17 |
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Acting president dissolves cabinet| Goodluck Jonathan became acting president in February amid the continuing illness of President Umaru Yar'Adua | |
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| Apr.14 |
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Acting leader unsure of president's illness
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| May.5 |
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President Yar'Adua has died Map of Niger Delta Nigeria| Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who gave amnesty to armed militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region, died. He was 58 | |
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| Jun.17 |
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Greece beat Nigeria
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| Jun.30 |
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Nigeria suspends soccer team
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| Jul.5 |
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 Nigeria 'drops team ban threat' The government has rescinded its decision to ban the national football team from all competitions, according to reports
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| Aug.27 |
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Cholera epidemic threatens all Nigeria
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| Sep.24 |
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Flooding displaces more than 2 million Map of Kano Nigeria| In northern Nigeria flood gates on Challawa and Tiga dams were opened to release rising waters along the Niger River | |
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| Oct.2 |
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Blasts death toll now stands at 12 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, claimed responsibility as the country celebrated 50 years of independence
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Ex-Mend chief arrested for Nigerian blasts
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| Oct.4 |
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Nigeria suspended by FIFA
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| Oct.5 |
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Lead poisoning has killed 400 kids
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| Nov.17 |
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Miilitary rescue 19 hostages in Niger Delta In a land, air and sea assault, Nigerian troops have rescued 19 hostages kidnapped by militants in the Niger Delta this month
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| Nov.18 |
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FIFA suspends pair amid corruption claim
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| Nov.19 |
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 Nigeria seizes heroin from Iran Nigerian officials say they have seized heroin worth nearly $10m, concealed in engine parts shipped from Iran
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| Dec.21 |
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 Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims Oilfield contractor has agreed to pay Nigeria $35 million to settle allegations that led to charges against former VP Dick Cheney and other ...
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| Dec.24 |
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 Deadly blast in central Nigeria At least five people have been killed in an explosion near Nigeria's central city of Jos
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W. African leaders meet on Ivory Coast
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W African bloc threatens Gbagbo The regional bloc Ecowas has told incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to stand down or expect to face 'legitimate force'
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Deadly Christmas Eve bombings Five blasts went off in the Nigerian city of Jos Friday night as residents were celebrating Christmas Eve, leaving dead and injured
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| Dec.25 |
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Nigeria pledges to hunt bombers The president has said his government will do all it can to find those responsible for a string of bomb attacks that killed at least 32 peop...
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| Dec.26 |
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Jos sees renewed clashes after bombings Further violence between armed groups has broken out in the city in central Nigeria following bombings that killed 32 people
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| Dec.27 |
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Arrests follow blasts Map of Dogon Dutse Nigeria Three men were arrested with bombs in their possession one day after blasts ripped through the Nigerian city of Jos on Christmas Eve
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| Dec.28 |
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Politicians 'fuel Nigeria unrest' Nigerian faith leaders have accused politicians of fuelling a recent upsurge in sectarian violence in which 80 people have died
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| Dec.31 |
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11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast Map of Abuja Nigeria Another 13 wounded in a bomb blast at an army barracks in Abuja. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan condemns the attacks
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