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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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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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Nigerian Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari's Sign Forged To Steal $6 Million From Central Bank
Nigeria is seeking the International Criminal Police Organisation's (Interpol) help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2 million from the central bank, using the forged signature of of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Over 100 Dead After Boat Carrying Wedding Guests Capsizes In Nigeria
More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said on Tuesday.
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Four Killed After US Convoy Attacked In Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a US convoy in southeast Nigeria's Anambra State on Tuesday, police and a US official said, killing four people and abducting three others.
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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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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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Nigeria National Poses As NRI, Promises To Marry 300 Women, Arrested: Cops
A Nigerian national staying in Delhi has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the charge of cheating at least 300 women and duping them of crores of rupees on the pretext of marriage, officials said on Friday.
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Severed Head Of Missing Nigerian Lawmaker Found In Park: Police
Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last week in Anambra, where the government accuses separatists of carrying out a spate of killings and kidnappings, police said on Sunday.
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Russian Malware Used For Oil India Cyber Attack: Report
A Russian malware planted from a server in Nigeria was used for a recent cyber attack on Oil India's (OIL) system in Assam's Duliajan, which had brought down the PSU major's network, a top police official said on Friday.
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3 Killed, 19 Injured In Bar Attack In Nigeria: Police
An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 19, police told AFP.
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Nigerian Police Officer Shoots 5 People Dead In Rampage
A Nigerian police inspector has killed five civilians and injured four in a shooting rampage, police said Monday, in the latest violence in the country's restive southeast.
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Scores Of Children Kidnapped From Islamic Seminary In Nigeria: Authorities
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria's Niger state, police and residents said.
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Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap More Than 300 Schoolgirls: Police
More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said.
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Dozens Of Children Freed After New Abduction In Nigeria: Police
Local vigilantes rescued dozens of schoolchildren abducted by bandits in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina after a gun battle, police said Sunday.
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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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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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Nigerian Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari's Sign Forged To Steal $6 Million From Central Bank
Nigeria is seeking the International Criminal Police Organisation's (Interpol) help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2 million from the central bank, using the forged signature of of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Over 100 Dead After Boat Carrying Wedding Guests Capsizes In Nigeria
More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said on Tuesday.
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Four Killed After US Convoy Attacked In Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a US convoy in southeast Nigeria's Anambra State on Tuesday, police and a US official said, killing four people and abducting three others.
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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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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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Nigeria National Poses As NRI, Promises To Marry 300 Women, Arrested: Cops
A Nigerian national staying in Delhi has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the charge of cheating at least 300 women and duping them of crores of rupees on the pretext of marriage, officials said on Friday.
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Severed Head Of Missing Nigerian Lawmaker Found In Park: Police
Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last week in Anambra, where the government accuses separatists of carrying out a spate of killings and kidnappings, police said on Sunday.
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Russian Malware Used For Oil India Cyber Attack: Report
A Russian malware planted from a server in Nigeria was used for a recent cyber attack on Oil India's (OIL) system in Assam's Duliajan, which had brought down the PSU major's network, a top police official said on Friday.
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3 Killed, 19 Injured In Bar Attack In Nigeria: Police
An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 19, police told AFP.
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Nigerian Police Officer Shoots 5 People Dead In Rampage
A Nigerian police inspector has killed five civilians and injured four in a shooting rampage, police said Monday, in the latest violence in the country's restive southeast.
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Scores Of Children Kidnapped From Islamic Seminary In Nigeria: Authorities
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria's Niger state, police and residents said.
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Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap More Than 300 Schoolgirls: Police
More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said.
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Dozens Of Children Freed After New Abduction In Nigeria: Police
Local vigilantes rescued dozens of schoolchildren abducted by bandits in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina after a gun battle, police said Sunday.
