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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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Nigeria's Instagram Agony Aunt Advises Women on Love, Violence, Justice
From unrequited love and cheating husbands to domestic violence and marital rape, a Nigerian agony aunt is using Instagram to encourage women to share their stories anonymously, ask for advice and even seek justice in court.
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Boko Haram Violence Spreads in Cameroon
The far north of Cameroon, where a double suicide attack killed at least 11 people on Wednesday, has been regularly targeted by Nigerian Islamist extremists from Boko Haram.
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18 Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Jos, Say Police
At least 18 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police said today, after a bloody week of violence blamed on Boko Haram militants.
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Nigeria Votes in Tight Presidential Election
Nigerians headed to the polls today to elect a new president in the most closely fought election since independence, framed by Boko Haram violence, economic woes and endemic corruption in Africa's most populous nation.
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Pope Hails Bravery of Nigeria Priests Against Boko Haram
Pope Francis today hailed the bravery of Nigerian priests who have stood strong in the face of Boko Haram violence and worked to build bridges with the Muslim community.
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Bombs Found in Camp for Displaced People in Nigeria's Maiduguri City
Nigerian soldiers on Saturday detonated two homemade bombs found in a camp housing people displaced by Boko Haram violence in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, witnesses told AFP.
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Nigeria Military Claims to Have Killed 300 Boko Haram Militants in Counter Offensive
Nigerian forces have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters during an operation to recapture 11 towns and villages since the start of the week, the military said on Wednesday, as regional neighbours also pounded the militants.
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Boko Haram Threatens Nigerian Elections After Fresh Violence
Islamist group Boko Haram has vowed to make voting impossible in Nigeria's upcoming election after a spate of deadly attacks in the country's violence-wracked northeast.
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Nigerian President Visits Boko Haram Heartland: Report
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan today made a surprise visit to the troubled northeast, which is in the grip of escalating Boko Haram violence that is threatening next month's election.
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Over 7,000 Refugees Flee to Chad After Nigeria Violence
Around 7,300 Nigerian refugees have fled to the neighbouring Chad, over the last 10 days, following violence in northeastern Nigeria, the UN said Friday.
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Twin Blasts Kill At Least 40 in Nigerian City of Jos
Two bombs exploded near a bus station in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday evening, witnesses said, the second one killing at least 40 people.
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Boko Haram Attacks Commercial Hub in Nigeria's Adamawa State
Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday clashed with Nigerian troops in the country's remote northeast, forcing thousands to flee, after two other attacks that further undermined claims of a ceasefire.
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Nigerians Doubtful of Girls' Release After Boko Haram 'Truce' Breached
A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt on Sunday about whether more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militants will really be released, deflating the new hopes of their parents.
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Nigerian Soldiers Block Roads, Burn Buses in Lagos Protest
Nigerian soldiers blocked roads, fired shots into the air and burned several buses in Lagos on Friday after a soldier was killed in a bus accident, an episode residents said recalled the country's former military dictatorship.
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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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Nigeria's Instagram Agony Aunt Advises Women on Love, Violence, Justice
From unrequited love and cheating husbands to domestic violence and marital rape, a Nigerian agony aunt is using Instagram to encourage women to share their stories anonymously, ask for advice and even seek justice in court.
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Boko Haram Violence Spreads in Cameroon
The far north of Cameroon, where a double suicide attack killed at least 11 people on Wednesday, has been regularly targeted by Nigerian Islamist extremists from Boko Haram.
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18 Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Jos, Say Police
At least 18 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police said today, after a bloody week of violence blamed on Boko Haram militants.
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Nigeria Votes in Tight Presidential Election
Nigerians headed to the polls today to elect a new president in the most closely fought election since independence, framed by Boko Haram violence, economic woes and endemic corruption in Africa's most populous nation.
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Pope Hails Bravery of Nigeria Priests Against Boko Haram
Pope Francis today hailed the bravery of Nigerian priests who have stood strong in the face of Boko Haram violence and worked to build bridges with the Muslim community.
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Bombs Found in Camp for Displaced People in Nigeria's Maiduguri City
Nigerian soldiers on Saturday detonated two homemade bombs found in a camp housing people displaced by Boko Haram violence in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, witnesses told AFP.
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Nigeria Military Claims to Have Killed 300 Boko Haram Militants in Counter Offensive
Nigerian forces have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters during an operation to recapture 11 towns and villages since the start of the week, the military said on Wednesday, as regional neighbours also pounded the militants.
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Boko Haram Threatens Nigerian Elections After Fresh Violence
Islamist group Boko Haram has vowed to make voting impossible in Nigeria's upcoming election after a spate of deadly attacks in the country's violence-wracked northeast.
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Nigerian President Visits Boko Haram Heartland: Report
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan today made a surprise visit to the troubled northeast, which is in the grip of escalating Boko Haram violence that is threatening next month's election.
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Over 7,000 Refugees Flee to Chad After Nigeria Violence
Around 7,300 Nigerian refugees have fled to the neighbouring Chad, over the last 10 days, following violence in northeastern Nigeria, the UN said Friday.
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Twin Blasts Kill At Least 40 in Nigerian City of Jos
Two bombs exploded near a bus station in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday evening, witnesses said, the second one killing at least 40 people.
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Boko Haram Attacks Commercial Hub in Nigeria's Adamawa State
Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday clashed with Nigerian troops in the country's remote northeast, forcing thousands to flee, after two other attacks that further undermined claims of a ceasefire.
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Nigerians Doubtful of Girls' Release After Boko Haram 'Truce' Breached
A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt on Sunday about whether more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militants will really be released, deflating the new hopes of their parents.
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Nigerian Soldiers Block Roads, Burn Buses in Lagos Protest
Nigerian soldiers blocked roads, fired shots into the air and burned several buses in Lagos on Friday after a soldier was killed in a bus accident, an episode residents said recalled the country's former military dictatorship.
