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Boko Haram Claims Responsibility for Kano Suicide Bomb: Reports
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims that killed at least 21 people in northern Nigeria's Kano state, the SITE monitoring service reported on Saturday.
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Suicide Bomber Hits Shia Muslim Procession in Northeast Nigeria: Organisers
A suicide bomber today blew himself up among crowds in a Shia Muslim procession outside the northeast Nigerian city of Kano, organisers told AFP.
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Female Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: Police
Two young female suicide bombers, including one thought to be aged just 11, killed 15 people at a busy mobile phone market in Kano, northeast Nigeria, police said today.
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Blast Hits Mobile Phone Market in Kano, Northeast Nigeria: Traders
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city, Kano today, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola.
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A Stampede Survivor's Tale: 'I Was Pinned Down'
Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim's garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people.
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Nigeria's Security Agency Says Arrested 20 Suspected Boko Haram Chiefs
Nigeria's security agency said on Sunday it had made significant breakthroughs in the fight against Boko Haram and arrested 20 prominent members of the militant Islamist group accused of orchestrating deadly attacks.
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Failed Suicide Attack by Girl in Nigeria's Kano: Police
A young girl aged about 13 was killed when explosives strapped to her body went off near a major mosque in northern Nigeria's largest city Kano on Monday, police told AFP, adding that no one else was caught up in the blast.
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Nigeria Makes Final Push to Stamp Out Polio
Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, administering oral polio vaccines to children under five.
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Nigerian Electoral Commissioner Dies in House Fire: Office
The electoral commissioner for Nigeria's second-most populous state, Kano, has died in a house fire with his wife and two children, his office told AFP today.
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Muhammadu Buhari Wins Massive Majority in Key North Nigerian State of Kano
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results released Monday said.
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Blasts Hit 2 Nigeria Bus Stations, at Least 27 Dead
Two blasts rocked bus stations in embattled northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, as relentless attacks persist less than five weeks from general elections.
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10-Year-Old Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Nigeria: Red Cross
At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a young girl, thought to be aged about 10, blew herself up at a crowded market in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the Red Cross and vigilantes said.
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My Father Gave Me to Boko Haram : 13-Year-Old Girl
A 13-year-old says her father gave her to Boko Haram extremists and that she was arrested after refusing to explode a suicide bomb at a market in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city in the north.
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2 Female Suicide Bombers Kill 4 in North Nigeria
Four people were killed when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives on Wednesday in the northern city of Kano, said Nigerian police.
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Emir of Kano Visits Attacked Mosque, Vows Killings Will Not Intimidate Muslims
The emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday said Nigeria's Muslims will not be intimidated into abandoning Islam following coordinated attacks on the city's central mosque that claimed at least 120 lives.
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Boko Haram Claims Responsibility for Kano Suicide Bomb: Reports
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims that killed at least 21 people in northern Nigeria's Kano state, the SITE monitoring service reported on Saturday.
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Suicide Bomber Hits Shia Muslim Procession in Northeast Nigeria: Organisers
A suicide bomber today blew himself up among crowds in a Shia Muslim procession outside the northeast Nigerian city of Kano, organisers told AFP.
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Female Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: Police
Two young female suicide bombers, including one thought to be aged just 11, killed 15 people at a busy mobile phone market in Kano, northeast Nigeria, police said today.
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Blast Hits Mobile Phone Market in Kano, Northeast Nigeria: Traders
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city, Kano today, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola.
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A Stampede Survivor's Tale: 'I Was Pinned Down'
Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim's garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people.
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Nigeria's Security Agency Says Arrested 20 Suspected Boko Haram Chiefs
Nigeria's security agency said on Sunday it had made significant breakthroughs in the fight against Boko Haram and arrested 20 prominent members of the militant Islamist group accused of orchestrating deadly attacks.
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Failed Suicide Attack by Girl in Nigeria's Kano: Police
A young girl aged about 13 was killed when explosives strapped to her body went off near a major mosque in northern Nigeria's largest city Kano on Monday, police told AFP, adding that no one else was caught up in the blast.
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Nigeria Makes Final Push to Stamp Out Polio
Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, administering oral polio vaccines to children under five.
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Nigerian Electoral Commissioner Dies in House Fire: Office
The electoral commissioner for Nigeria's second-most populous state, Kano, has died in a house fire with his wife and two children, his office told AFP today.
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Muhammadu Buhari Wins Massive Majority in Key North Nigerian State of Kano
Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results released Monday said.
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Blasts Hit 2 Nigeria Bus Stations, at Least 27 Dead
Two blasts rocked bus stations in embattled northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, as relentless attacks persist less than five weeks from general elections.
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10-Year-Old Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Nigeria: Red Cross
At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a young girl, thought to be aged about 10, blew herself up at a crowded market in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the Red Cross and vigilantes said.
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My Father Gave Me to Boko Haram : 13-Year-Old Girl
A 13-year-old says her father gave her to Boko Haram extremists and that she was arrested after refusing to explode a suicide bomb at a market in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city in the north.
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2 Female Suicide Bombers Kill 4 in North Nigeria
Four people were killed when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives on Wednesday in the northern city of Kano, said Nigerian police.
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Emir of Kano Visits Attacked Mosque, Vows Killings Will Not Intimidate Muslims
The emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday said Nigeria's Muslims will not be intimidated into abandoning Islam following coordinated attacks on the city's central mosque that claimed at least 120 lives.
