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70 Killed In Nigeria As Petrol Tanker Explodes
A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said.
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35 Children Killed In Nigeria School Fair Stampede: Police
A stampede at a high school fair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has left 35 children dead and seriously injured six others, police said Thursday.
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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods: Study
Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday.
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170 Killed As Fuel Tanker Explodes In Nigeria
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed more than 170 people, with a further 70 receiving intensive care in hospital, police said on Friday.
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25 Children Killed After Bus Carrying Religious Pilgrim Crashes In Nigeria
A bus carrying Muslim faithful celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed crashed in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing at least 25 children, an official told AFP Tuesday.
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48 Killed After Fuel Truck Explodes In Nigeria After Collision With Vehicle
At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state's disaster management agency said.
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Floods In Nigeria Kill At Least 179, Displace Around 200,000
Floods have killed at least 179 people and displaced around 200,000 more in parts of Nigeria after a "few weeks" of intense rain, an emergency official said on Thursday.
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18 Killed, 42 Injured In Series Of Suicide Attacks In Nigeria
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services 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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Nigerian Zookeeper Mauled To Death By Lion He Had Raised Since Birth
A zookeeper who had been taking care of lions for almost a decade was killed by one of the big cats at a Nigerian university.
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Boss Of Nigeria's Biggest Bank, Wife, Son Killed In Chopper Crash In California
The co-founder of Nigeria's biggest bank has died in a helicopter crash in the United States along with his wife and son, his company said on Sunday.
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160 Killed In Series Of Attacks In Central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accidently Kills 85 Civilians
A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
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Dozens Killed In Nigeria As Military Drone Accidentally Strikes Village
An army drone strike accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday.
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70 Killed In Nigeria As Petrol Tanker Explodes
A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said.
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35 Children Killed In Nigeria School Fair Stampede: Police
A stampede at a high school fair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has left 35 children dead and seriously injured six others, police said Thursday.
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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods: Study
Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday.
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170 Killed As Fuel Tanker Explodes In Nigeria
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed more than 170 people, with a further 70 receiving intensive care in hospital, police said on Friday.
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25 Children Killed After Bus Carrying Religious Pilgrim Crashes In Nigeria
A bus carrying Muslim faithful celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed crashed in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing at least 25 children, an official told AFP Tuesday.
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48 Killed After Fuel Truck Explodes In Nigeria After Collision With Vehicle
At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state's disaster management agency said.
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Floods In Nigeria Kill At Least 179, Displace Around 200,000
Floods have killed at least 179 people and displaced around 200,000 more in parts of Nigeria after a "few weeks" of intense rain, an emergency official said on Thursday.
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18 Killed, 42 Injured In Series Of Suicide Attacks In Nigeria
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services 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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Nigerian Zookeeper Mauled To Death By Lion He Had Raised Since Birth
A zookeeper who had been taking care of lions for almost a decade was killed by one of the big cats at a Nigerian university.
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Boss Of Nigeria's Biggest Bank, Wife, Son Killed In Chopper Crash In California
The co-founder of Nigeria's biggest bank has died in a helicopter crash in the United States along with his wife and son, his company said on Sunday.
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160 Killed In Series Of Attacks In Central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
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Nigeria Army Drone Strike Accidently Kills 85 Civilians
A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
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Dozens Killed In Nigeria As Military Drone Accidentally Strikes Village
An army drone strike accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday.
