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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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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Nigerian Man Wanted In Drugs Case Found Dead In Thane Forest: Police
A Nigerian man, wanted in connection with a drugs case, was found dead after a police chase in a forest of Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Sunday.
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About 200 Dead In Attacks In Northwest Nigeria, Residents Say
An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday.
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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 President And Other World Leaders Who Had To Prove They Didn't Die
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor. Here's a look at other world leaders who have had to prove that they are not dead
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Two Nigerians Among Three Found Dead In Delhi's Uttam Nagar
Three Nigerians were found dead today in a flat in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area, police said today.
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Two Teenage Girl 'Bombers' Shot Dead In Nigeria
Two teenage girls wearing explosive vests were shot dead by soldiers in a town in north eastern Nigeria just days after a blast killed 14 worshippers, militia sources told AFP on Tuesday.
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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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Nigerian Church Collapses, 160 Dead, Says Hospital Director
Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said on Sunday.
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Muhammadu Buhari Launches Probe After 'Hundreds' Killed In Central Nigeria: Officials
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is launching a probe after week-long clashes between Muslim herdsmen and Christian farmers left "hundreds" dead, officials said today.
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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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10 Dead In 3 Suicide Attacks In Chibok, Northeast Nigeria: Sources
At least 10 people were killed when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok, where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, a town elder told AFP on Wednesday.
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Nigerian Minister Claims Boko Haram 'Largely' Defeated
Nigeria's information minister today insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the terrorist group that left dozens dead in the volatile northeast.
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'Boko Haram Cluster Bombs' May Come from Nigerian Military: Campaigners
Nigeria has warned civilians that Boko Haram is using deadly cluster bombs but campaigners say the Islamists may have got the banned weapons from the military in the first place.
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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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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Nigerian Man Wanted In Drugs Case Found Dead In Thane Forest: Police
A Nigerian man, wanted in connection with a drugs case, was found dead after a police chase in a forest of Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Sunday.
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About 200 Dead In Attacks In Northwest Nigeria, Residents Say
An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday.
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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 President And Other World Leaders Who Had To Prove They Didn't Die
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor. Here's a look at other world leaders who have had to prove that they are not dead
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Two Nigerians Among Three Found Dead In Delhi's Uttam Nagar
Three Nigerians were found dead today in a flat in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area, police said today.
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Two Teenage Girl 'Bombers' Shot Dead In Nigeria
Two teenage girls wearing explosive vests were shot dead by soldiers in a town in north eastern Nigeria just days after a blast killed 14 worshippers, militia sources told AFP on Tuesday.
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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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Nigerian Church Collapses, 160 Dead, Says Hospital Director
Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said on Sunday.
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Muhammadu Buhari Launches Probe After 'Hundreds' Killed In Central Nigeria: Officials
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is launching a probe after week-long clashes between Muslim herdsmen and Christian farmers left "hundreds" dead, officials said today.
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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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10 Dead In 3 Suicide Attacks In Chibok, Northeast Nigeria: Sources
At least 10 people were killed when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok, where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, a town elder told AFP on Wednesday.
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Nigerian Minister Claims Boko Haram 'Largely' Defeated
Nigeria's information minister today insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the terrorist group that left dozens dead in the volatile northeast.
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'Boko Haram Cluster Bombs' May Come from Nigerian Military: Campaigners
Nigeria has warned civilians that Boko Haram is using deadly cluster bombs but campaigners say the Islamists may have got the banned weapons from the military in the first place.
