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Binance Executive Denied Bail in Nigeria Money Laundering Case
Tigran Gambaryan, an American citizen, has been in detention in Nigeria since the end of February. He and Binance deny the charges against him. He had asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to free him on medical grounds, arguing that he needed to undergo surgery outside prison and that his health was deteriorating.
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Over 100 Inmates Escape After Rain Damages Nigerian Prison
At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.
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Nigeria Seeks Release Of 12 Nationals From Meghalaya Jails For Illegally Crossing Border
A Nigerian High Commission representative has met Meghalaya Prison Minister AL Hek and sought his intervention for the release of 12 nationals arrested for illegally crossing into India from Bangladesh.
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Nigerian Fraudster Pulls Off $1 Million Heist From Max Security Prison
A convicted Internet fraudster is being investigated in Nigeria for allegedly pulling off a $1 million heist from inside a maximum security.
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Over 100 Inmates Escape From Prison As Torrential Rains Lash Nigeria
Torrential rains in central Nigerian Kogi State allowed more than a hundred inmates to escape from prison, a spokesman for the country's prison service said on Tuesday.
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82 Chibok Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram Released After Prisoner Swap
Nigeria on Saturday said it had negotiated the release of 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than three years ago, securing their freedom in a prisoner swap deal.
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Chibok Girls Swapped For Detainees, Ransom Or Both?
Conflicting reports are emerging about whether the first negotiated release of Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 involved a ransom payment, a prisoner swap for Islamic extremist commanders or both.
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Nigeria Mulls Boko Haram Prisoner Amnesty in Return for Chibok Girls
President Muhammadu Buhari told AFP Wednesday that Nigerian authorities were talking to Boko Haram prisoners in their custody and could offer them amnesty if the extremist group hands over more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last year.
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They Asked for Rs 200 Crores for Releasing My Father, Says Daughter of Sailor Held In Nigeria
She has knocked on all doors of the government but the appeals of 21-year-old Shreyashi Das in Kolkata seeking her father's release from a Nigerian prison have not yielded any results yet.
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Boko Haram Attacks Prison in Niger, 4 Killed
Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an apparent bid to free fellow members of the Nigerian Islamist group held there.
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Amnesty International Says Nigerian Military Responsible for Deaths of 8,000 Prisoners
More than 8,000 people have died while being detained by Nigeria's armed forces during the campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, allegations the military denied.
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UN Chief Appeals to Indonesia to Stop Death Row Executions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not to execute prisoners on death row for drug crimes, including citizens of Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines.
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Niger Soldiers Repel Boko Haram Attack on Prison
Fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist sect attacked a prison over the border in Niger overnight, but were repelled, a military source there said today.
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Prison Break Frees 200 Inmates in Central Nigeria
Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources said.
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Boko Haram Suspected After Suicide Blast, Prison Break in Nigeria
A suicide bombing at a Shiite ceremony killed at least 15 people in northeastern Nigeria on Monday while 132 inmates were at large after a daring prison break.
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Binance Executive Denied Bail in Nigeria Money Laundering Case
Tigran Gambaryan, an American citizen, has been in detention in Nigeria since the end of February. He and Binance deny the charges against him. He had asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to free him on medical grounds, arguing that he needed to undergo surgery outside prison and that his health was deteriorating.
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Over 100 Inmates Escape After Rain Damages Nigerian Prison
At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.
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Nigeria Seeks Release Of 12 Nationals From Meghalaya Jails For Illegally Crossing Border
A Nigerian High Commission representative has met Meghalaya Prison Minister AL Hek and sought his intervention for the release of 12 nationals arrested for illegally crossing into India from Bangladesh.
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Nigerian Fraudster Pulls Off $1 Million Heist From Max Security Prison
A convicted Internet fraudster is being investigated in Nigeria for allegedly pulling off a $1 million heist from inside a maximum security.
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Over 100 Inmates Escape From Prison As Torrential Rains Lash Nigeria
Torrential rains in central Nigerian Kogi State allowed more than a hundred inmates to escape from prison, a spokesman for the country's prison service said on Tuesday.
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82 Chibok Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram Released After Prisoner Swap
Nigeria on Saturday said it had negotiated the release of 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than three years ago, securing their freedom in a prisoner swap deal.
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Chibok Girls Swapped For Detainees, Ransom Or Both?
Conflicting reports are emerging about whether the first negotiated release of Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 involved a ransom payment, a prisoner swap for Islamic extremist commanders or both.
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Nigeria Mulls Boko Haram Prisoner Amnesty in Return for Chibok Girls
President Muhammadu Buhari told AFP Wednesday that Nigerian authorities were talking to Boko Haram prisoners in their custody and could offer them amnesty if the extremist group hands over more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last year.
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They Asked for Rs 200 Crores for Releasing My Father, Says Daughter of Sailor Held In Nigeria
She has knocked on all doors of the government but the appeals of 21-year-old Shreyashi Das in Kolkata seeking her father's release from a Nigerian prison have not yielded any results yet.
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Boko Haram Attacks Prison in Niger, 4 Killed
Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an apparent bid to free fellow members of the Nigerian Islamist group held there.
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Amnesty International Says Nigerian Military Responsible for Deaths of 8,000 Prisoners
More than 8,000 people have died while being detained by Nigeria's armed forces during the campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, allegations the military denied.
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UN Chief Appeals to Indonesia to Stop Death Row Executions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not to execute prisoners on death row for drug crimes, including citizens of Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines.
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Niger Soldiers Repel Boko Haram Attack on Prison
Fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist sect attacked a prison over the border in Niger overnight, but were repelled, a military source there said today.
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Prison Break Frees 200 Inmates in Central Nigeria
Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources said.
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Boko Haram Suspected After Suicide Blast, Prison Break in Nigeria
A suicide bombing at a Shiite ceremony killed at least 15 people in northeastern Nigeria on Monday while 132 inmates were at large after a daring prison break.
