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21 Killed In Nigeria Church Attack: Government Official
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.
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Nigeria Church Attack: Gunmen Kill 'Many' Worshippers
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.
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31 Dead In Stampede At Nigeria Church Food Event
More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria Saturday after a stampede erupted during a crowded church charity event where food was being distributed.
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Nigerian Man Burnt To Death After Pastor Mistakes Petrol For Water
A man was burnt to death on Thursday after a pastor mistook petrol for water during a healing service in Lagos, the emergency services said.
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18 Killed In Nigerian Church By Suspected Herdsmen
Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests, said Benue state police commissioner Fatai Owoseni in the state capital of Makurdi.
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Nigerian Church Collapses, 160 Dead, Says Hospital Director
Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said on Sunday.
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At Least 160 Killed As Crowded Church Collapses In Nigeria
A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria.
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Africa's Biggest City Shuts Churches, Mosques To Fight Noise Pollution
Africa's largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to reduce noise for its 20 million residents long used to lusty hymn-singing, honking horns and boom boxes that rattle the foundations of homes.
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Nigeria's Solution To Noise Complaints? Shut Down Some Churches And Mosques.
The Nigerian city of Lagos is Africa's largest: The metropolitan area sprawls in every direction, and is thought to house more than 20 million people. Traffic jams can last for entire days, and with the megacity emerging as an epicenter of youth culture, the lines for the clubs can seem just as long.
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Explosives Found at Church in Jos, Central Nigeria: Police
Explosives were found at a church in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, police and the Red Cross told AFP, adding that the device went off but there were no casualties.
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US Woman Kidnapped in Central Nigeria is Free, Says Police
An American woman kidnapped by masked gunmen in central Nigeria last month was released on Friday and handed over to US government officials, police told AFP.
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Cameroon Kills 107 Boko Haram Fighters Accused of Mass Murder
Cameroon said on Friday its army killed 107 Boko Haram fighters, while a police officer told AFP at least 30 civilians were murdered by the Islamist guerrilla group before the ambush.
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Nigeria Silent on Fatal Church Building Collapse Probe
Nigerian officials were tight-lipped on Tuesday about the scope of a probe into a fatal church building collapse in Lagos that killed 115, as anger mounted against the popular preacher in charge.
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Survivor of Nigeria Church Collapse Tells of Days in Darkness
Lying in the rubble of the guesthouse, only able to tell if it was night or day through a tiny crack, Lindiwe Ndwandwe heard the screams of others beneath the debris slowly turn silent.
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Nigerian Leader Visits Collapsed Building as Death Toll Hits 86
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited the collapsed guesthouse at a mega-church in Lagos, promising to investigate the cause of the tragedy as the death toll hit 86, rescuers said on Saturday.
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21 Killed In Nigeria Church Attack: Government Official
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.
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Nigeria Church Attack: Gunmen Kill 'Many' Worshippers
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.
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31 Dead In Stampede At Nigeria Church Food Event
More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria Saturday after a stampede erupted during a crowded church charity event where food was being distributed.
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Nigerian Man Burnt To Death After Pastor Mistakes Petrol For Water
A man was burnt to death on Thursday after a pastor mistook petrol for water during a healing service in Lagos, the emergency services said.
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18 Killed In Nigerian Church By Suspected Herdsmen
Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests, said Benue state police commissioner Fatai Owoseni in the state capital of Makurdi.
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Nigerian Church Collapses, 160 Dead, Says Hospital Director
Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said on Sunday.
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At Least 160 Killed As Crowded Church Collapses In Nigeria
A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria.
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Africa's Biggest City Shuts Churches, Mosques To Fight Noise Pollution
Africa's largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to reduce noise for its 20 million residents long used to lusty hymn-singing, honking horns and boom boxes that rattle the foundations of homes.
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Nigeria's Solution To Noise Complaints? Shut Down Some Churches And Mosques.
The Nigerian city of Lagos is Africa's largest: The metropolitan area sprawls in every direction, and is thought to house more than 20 million people. Traffic jams can last for entire days, and with the megacity emerging as an epicenter of youth culture, the lines for the clubs can seem just as long.
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Explosives Found at Church in Jos, Central Nigeria: Police
Explosives were found at a church in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, police and the Red Cross told AFP, adding that the device went off but there were no casualties.
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US Woman Kidnapped in Central Nigeria is Free, Says Police
An American woman kidnapped by masked gunmen in central Nigeria last month was released on Friday and handed over to US government officials, police told AFP.
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Cameroon Kills 107 Boko Haram Fighters Accused of Mass Murder
Cameroon said on Friday its army killed 107 Boko Haram fighters, while a police officer told AFP at least 30 civilians were murdered by the Islamist guerrilla group before the ambush.
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Nigeria Silent on Fatal Church Building Collapse Probe
Nigerian officials were tight-lipped on Tuesday about the scope of a probe into a fatal church building collapse in Lagos that killed 115, as anger mounted against the popular preacher in charge.
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Survivor of Nigeria Church Collapse Tells of Days in Darkness
Lying in the rubble of the guesthouse, only able to tell if it was night or day through a tiny crack, Lindiwe Ndwandwe heard the screams of others beneath the debris slowly turn silent.
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Nigerian Leader Visits Collapsed Building as Death Toll Hits 86
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited the collapsed guesthouse at a mega-church in Lagos, promising to investigate the cause of the tragedy as the death toll hit 86, rescuers said on Saturday.
