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India, Nigeria Resolve To Deepen Cooperation To Counter Terrorism, Piracy
India and Nigeria on Tuesday vowed to deepen cooperation to counter terrorism, insurgency and piracy while also boosting trade exchanges as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama.
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Boko Haram Returns 76 Out Of 110 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government said on Wednesday.
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5 Killed In Boko Haram Ambush In Northeast Nigeria: Report
Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in the country's restive northeast, leaving three soldiers and two terrorists dead, military and vigilante sources told AFP Tuesday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 8 In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram terrorists, the military said.
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Nigerian Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack: Spokesman
Nigerian troops have thwarted a Boko Haram attack in the country's volatile northeast, killing 16 insurgents while 12 soldiers were wounded, an army spokesman said Monday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
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The Grave-Diggers Of Maiduguri: Burying Boko Haram And The Past
Even the dead weren't safe from Boko Haram when the Islamist insurgency erupted in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri nearly seven years ago.
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Nigeria Set to Finally Get Government Ministers
Buhari declared before his election: "Corruption will have no place and the corrupt will not be appointed to my administration."
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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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Nigeria Reinstates 3,000 Soldiers Dismissed Over Boko Haram War
The Nigerian army said Thursday it had reinstated some 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed for alleged indiscipline in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.
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Nigerian Mob Burns Man Alive for Stealing Soup: Media
A mob repeatedly stabbed and burned alive a man for stealing a pot of soup in southern Nigeria, local media reported today.
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Cameroon Deploys 2,000 Extra Troops to Fight Boko Haram
Cameroon will send about 2,000 military reinforcements to the north to fight Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist movement behind bloody cross-border raids and suicide bombings, state television said today.
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UN Urges New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Prosecute Boko Haram Crimes
The United Nations' top human rights official called on Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate and prosecute "horrifying" allegations of executions, rape and amputations of children by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram.
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Only the Brave and Desperate Return to Town Freed From Boko Haram
Spent bullets crunch underfoot, a raided bank lies in ruins and burned out cars and motorbikes dot the streets.
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Boko Haram Retakes Northeastern Town From Nigerian Army: Witnesses
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of the Lake Chad, a local official and witnesses said Friday.
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India, Nigeria Resolve To Deepen Cooperation To Counter Terrorism, Piracy
India and Nigeria on Tuesday vowed to deepen cooperation to counter terrorism, insurgency and piracy while also boosting trade exchanges as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama.
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Boko Haram Returns 76 Out Of 110 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government said on Wednesday.
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5 Killed In Boko Haram Ambush In Northeast Nigeria: Report
Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in the country's restive northeast, leaving three soldiers and two terrorists dead, military and vigilante sources told AFP Tuesday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 8 In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram terrorists, the military said.
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Nigerian Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack: Spokesman
Nigerian troops have thwarted a Boko Haram attack in the country's volatile northeast, killing 16 insurgents while 12 soldiers were wounded, an army spokesman said Monday.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
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The Grave-Diggers Of Maiduguri: Burying Boko Haram And The Past
Even the dead weren't safe from Boko Haram when the Islamist insurgency erupted in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri nearly seven years ago.
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Nigeria Set to Finally Get Government Ministers
Buhari declared before his election: "Corruption will have no place and the corrupt will not be appointed to my administration."
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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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Nigeria Reinstates 3,000 Soldiers Dismissed Over Boko Haram War
The Nigerian army said Thursday it had reinstated some 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed for alleged indiscipline in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.
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Nigerian Mob Burns Man Alive for Stealing Soup: Media
A mob repeatedly stabbed and burned alive a man for stealing a pot of soup in southern Nigeria, local media reported today.
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Cameroon Deploys 2,000 Extra Troops to Fight Boko Haram
Cameroon will send about 2,000 military reinforcements to the north to fight Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist movement behind bloody cross-border raids and suicide bombings, state television said today.
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UN Urges New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Prosecute Boko Haram Crimes
The United Nations' top human rights official called on Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate and prosecute "horrifying" allegations of executions, rape and amputations of children by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram.
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Only the Brave and Desperate Return to Town Freed From Boko Haram
Spent bullets crunch underfoot, a raided bank lies in ruins and burned out cars and motorbikes dot the streets.
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Boko Haram Retakes Northeastern Town From Nigerian Army: Witnesses
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of the Lake Chad, a local official and witnesses said Friday.
