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40 Killed, Homes Torched As Gunmen Raid Mining Community In Nigeria
Gunmen riding motorbikes killed around 40 people in a raid on a mining community in northcentral Nigeria, opening fire on residents and torching homes, the local government said on Tuesday.
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2 Babies Among 34 Killed By Fire In Shop In Benin
At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria's border on Saturday when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames, sending up a black cloud of smoke into the sky and leaving dozens of charred bodies at the site, a government official said.
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Watch: Fans Riot After Nigeria Miss World Cup Berth, Tear Gas Fired
Outraged supporters flooded the field of the sold-out 60,000 capacity stadium in the capital, after Ghana upset the home team by forcing a 1-1 draw to win the African play-off on away goals and dash Nigeria's hopes of appearing in the World Cup later this year.
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Twitter in Nigeria Suspended 'Indefinitely’ Over President Muhammadu Buhari's Deleted Tweet
Twitter was suspended ‘indefinitely’ in Nigeria after it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari's tweet referring to the country civil war for violating the platform’s rules.
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"You Will Die In The Forest": Nigerian Schoolboys Describe Kidnap Ordeal
Annas Shuaibu says he awoke to the sound of gunshots fired by men who burst into his boarding school in northwest Nigeria in a nighttime raid. He and hundreds of other boys were rounded up and forcibly marched out of the school and into a nearby forest.
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Nigerian Army Uses Donald Trump's Video To Justify Shooting Protesters
Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.
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World Cup 2018: Ahmed Musa Double Downs Iceland As Nigeria Come Alive
Iceland got a lifeline in the 82nd minute with a VAR-awarded penalty but dead-ball specialist Gylfi Sigurdsson blazed over the bar.
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Soldiers 'Rescued' Women, Then Starved And Raped Them, Amnesty International Says
As the Nigerian military reclaimed territory from Boko Haram extremists, troops also opened fire on civilians, forcibly separated them from their families and burned down their homes, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday.
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Over 100 People Killed In Nigeria Tanker Fire
A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria, killing scores of people lining up to refill their cooking gas cylinders.
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Nigeria Soldiers Killed Shiite Children, No Provocation: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian soldiers fired on unarmed Shia children with no provocation before unjustified raids that killed hundreds of the minority group in the West African nation, Human Rights Watch said today.
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2 Killed in Boko Haram Raid on Nigerian Army Chief's Village: Residents
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have raided the village of Nigeria's army chief in northeast Borno state, killing two residents and setting fire to several homes, residents said on Tuesday.
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Dozens Killed in Boko Haram Raids on North East Nigeria Villages
Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of people in four villages in northeast Nigeria, slitting some residents' throats and opening fire on others, one resident and the police said on Tuesday.
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15 Dead as Boko Haram Attacks Village in Northeast Nigeria: Residents
Fifteen people were killed when Boko Haram attacked a remote village in northeast Nigeria, opening fire and burning homes to the ground, three residents told AFP today.
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Nigeria Military Repels Boko Haram Attack in Northeast
Nigeria's military on Saturday repelled a Boko Haram attack on the key northeast city of Maiduguri that saw rocket-propelled grenades fired into homes, witnesses and security sources said.
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Gunman Opens Fire Outside Nigeria School, 12 Injured: Police
A gunman opened fire today outside a school in northeast Nigeria's city of Potiskum, seriously wounding 12 students in an area repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, a police officer and witnesses said.
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40 Killed, Homes Torched As Gunmen Raid Mining Community In Nigeria
Gunmen riding motorbikes killed around 40 people in a raid on a mining community in northcentral Nigeria, opening fire on residents and torching homes, the local government said on Tuesday.
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2 Babies Among 34 Killed By Fire In Shop In Benin
At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria's border on Saturday when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames, sending up a black cloud of smoke into the sky and leaving dozens of charred bodies at the site, a government official said.
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Watch: Fans Riot After Nigeria Miss World Cup Berth, Tear Gas Fired
Outraged supporters flooded the field of the sold-out 60,000 capacity stadium in the capital, after Ghana upset the home team by forcing a 1-1 draw to win the African play-off on away goals and dash Nigeria's hopes of appearing in the World Cup later this year.
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Twitter in Nigeria Suspended 'Indefinitely’ Over President Muhammadu Buhari's Deleted Tweet
Twitter was suspended ‘indefinitely’ in Nigeria after it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari's tweet referring to the country civil war for violating the platform’s rules.
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"You Will Die In The Forest": Nigerian Schoolboys Describe Kidnap Ordeal
Annas Shuaibu says he awoke to the sound of gunshots fired by men who burst into his boarding school in northwest Nigeria in a nighttime raid. He and hundreds of other boys were rounded up and forcibly marched out of the school and into a nearby forest.
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Nigerian Army Uses Donald Trump's Video To Justify Shooting Protesters
Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.
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World Cup 2018: Ahmed Musa Double Downs Iceland As Nigeria Come Alive
Iceland got a lifeline in the 82nd minute with a VAR-awarded penalty but dead-ball specialist Gylfi Sigurdsson blazed over the bar.
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Soldiers 'Rescued' Women, Then Starved And Raped Them, Amnesty International Says
As the Nigerian military reclaimed territory from Boko Haram extremists, troops also opened fire on civilians, forcibly separated them from their families and burned down their homes, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday.
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Over 100 People Killed In Nigeria Tanker Fire
A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria, killing scores of people lining up to refill their cooking gas cylinders.
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Nigeria Soldiers Killed Shiite Children, No Provocation: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian soldiers fired on unarmed Shia children with no provocation before unjustified raids that killed hundreds of the minority group in the West African nation, Human Rights Watch said today.
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2 Killed in Boko Haram Raid on Nigerian Army Chief's Village: Residents
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have raided the village of Nigeria's army chief in northeast Borno state, killing two residents and setting fire to several homes, residents said on Tuesday.
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Dozens Killed in Boko Haram Raids on North East Nigeria Villages
Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of people in four villages in northeast Nigeria, slitting some residents' throats and opening fire on others, one resident and the police said on Tuesday.
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15 Dead as Boko Haram Attacks Village in Northeast Nigeria: Residents
Fifteen people were killed when Boko Haram attacked a remote village in northeast Nigeria, opening fire and burning homes to the ground, three residents told AFP today.
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Nigeria Military Repels Boko Haram Attack in Northeast
Nigeria's military on Saturday repelled a Boko Haram attack on the key northeast city of Maiduguri that saw rocket-propelled grenades fired into homes, witnesses and security sources said.
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Gunman Opens Fire Outside Nigeria School, 12 Injured: Police
A gunman opened fire today outside a school in northeast Nigeria's city of Potiskum, seriously wounding 12 students in an area repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, a police officer and witnesses said.
