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From Controversy To Crown: South African Beauty Queen Chidimma Adetshina Wins Miss Universe Nigeria
Chidimma Adetshina, born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, was forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa contest amidst a wave of anti-foreigner sentiment.
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Mass Wedding Plan For Nigerian Orphans Sparks Uproar, Some Girls Feared To Be Underage
Several Nigerian Human rights groups have also launched a petition to stop the mass wedding plan.
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26 Nigeria Troops Killed In Ambush, Rescue Helicopter Crashes: Military
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria late Sunday, two military sources told AFP.
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Nigerian National Arrested For Cheating Man Of Rs 60 Lakh: Uttarakhand Cops
A Nigerian national was arrested by the Special Task Force of the Uttarakhand Police for duping a Ranikhet-resident of Rs 60 lakh after befriending him on Facebook, officials said on Wednesday.
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Twitter Agreement on Restoration of Services in Nigeria Asked to Be Published by Rights Group
A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company's services last month following a six-month ban.
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Heroin Worth Rs 12 Crore Seized From Nigerian National In Gurgaon
The Special Task Force of Haryana Police has arrested a Nigerian national from DLF and recovered 3.2 kg heroin from his possession. The value of the seized drug in the international market is around Rs 12 crore.
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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Air Strike On Displaced Camp In Nigeria 'Kills Dozens'
Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet accidentally bombarded a camp in northeast Nigeria for those made homeless by Boko Haram Islamists.
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Nigerian With Over Rs 50 Lakh In New Notes Intercepted At Delhi Airport
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday intercepted a Nigerian national with about Rs 50 lakh in new notes at theIndira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Hundreds Of Boko Haram Hostages Freed; 100 Militants Killed
Cameroonian and Nigerian forces have freed several hundred hostages in a border town held by Boko Haram including young girls who were being trained as suicide bombers, the commander of Cameroonian forces said Saturday.
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 338 People Held by Boko Haram: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in the restive northeast, the army said today.
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Nigerian Air Force Jet Crashes, Killing Pilot: Official
A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet returning from a mission to its base in Yola, capital of northeast Adamawa state, crashed Saturday due to bad weather, killing its pilot, the Air Force said in an official statement.
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Boko Haram Kill 400 in Cameroon Since Last Year: Amnesty
Nigerian Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram has killed some 400 civilians since last year in northern Cameroon, with dozens more dying in a "heavy-handed" response by security forces, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday.
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Suicide Bomber Dies in Botched Attack in Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.
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From Controversy To Crown: South African Beauty Queen Chidimma Adetshina Wins Miss Universe Nigeria
Chidimma Adetshina, born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, was forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa contest amidst a wave of anti-foreigner sentiment.
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Mass Wedding Plan For Nigerian Orphans Sparks Uproar, Some Girls Feared To Be Underage
Several Nigerian Human rights groups have also launched a petition to stop the mass wedding plan.
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26 Nigeria Troops Killed In Ambush, Rescue Helicopter Crashes: Military
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria late Sunday, two military sources told AFP.
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Nigerian National Arrested For Cheating Man Of Rs 60 Lakh: Uttarakhand Cops
A Nigerian national was arrested by the Special Task Force of the Uttarakhand Police for duping a Ranikhet-resident of Rs 60 lakh after befriending him on Facebook, officials said on Wednesday.
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Twitter Agreement on Restoration of Services in Nigeria Asked to Be Published by Rights Group
A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company's services last month following a six-month ban.
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Heroin Worth Rs 12 Crore Seized From Nigerian National In Gurgaon
The Special Task Force of Haryana Police has arrested a Nigerian national from DLF and recovered 3.2 kg heroin from his possession. The value of the seized drug in the international market is around Rs 12 crore.
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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Air Strike On Displaced Camp In Nigeria 'Kills Dozens'
Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet accidentally bombarded a camp in northeast Nigeria for those made homeless by Boko Haram Islamists.
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Nigerian With Over Rs 50 Lakh In New Notes Intercepted At Delhi Airport
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday intercepted a Nigerian national with about Rs 50 lakh in new notes at theIndira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Hundreds Of Boko Haram Hostages Freed; 100 Militants Killed
Cameroonian and Nigerian forces have freed several hundred hostages in a border town held by Boko Haram including young girls who were being trained as suicide bombers, the commander of Cameroonian forces said Saturday.
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Nigerian Troops Rescue 338 People Held by Boko Haram: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in the restive northeast, the army said today.
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Nigerian Air Force Jet Crashes, Killing Pilot: Official
A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet returning from a mission to its base in Yola, capital of northeast Adamawa state, crashed Saturday due to bad weather, killing its pilot, the Air Force said in an official statement.
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Boko Haram Kill 400 in Cameroon Since Last Year: Amnesty
Nigerian Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram has killed some 400 civilians since last year in northern Cameroon, with dozens more dying in a "heavy-handed" response by security forces, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday.
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Suicide Bomber Dies in Botched Attack in Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.
