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Nigeria may have seen second wave of COVID-19 infections: official
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government said Thursday that there is an indication the country has been hit by a second wave of COVID-19 infections following a recent spike in the number of infections.
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Nigerian president orders immediate reopening of land borders
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of the nation's four land borders which were shut 16 months ago in a bid to curb smuggling, said a senior government official on Wednesday.
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Boko Haram claims school kidnapping in northern Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Terror group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for abducting over 300 students in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina.
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Nigerian teachers' union threatens nationwide strike over increasing threa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The national union of Nigerian teachers on Tuesday threatened to down tools over recent attacks on schools, including Friday's abduction of students in the country's northwestern state of Katsina.
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20 Boko Haram terrorists killed as Nigerian troops repel attack: Army
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian army on Sunday said troops had killed at least 20 Boko Haram terrorists while repelling an attack launched by the terror group in the northeast region.
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Nigerian authorities fear 400 children kidnapped after school attack in Ka
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 400 children could have been kidnapped in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina as their school got attacked by a group of unknown armed men, Nigeria's Vanguard newspaper reported, citing authorities.
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3 terrorists killed in central Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian military said Monday that three terrorists were killed after troops thwarted an armed attack on a village in the central state of Benue.
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Death toll of farmers killed in NE Nigeria rises to 110
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from an attack on farmers in a village in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno has risen to 110, with many wounded, a United Nations official said on Sunday.
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5 killed, 18 abducted in mosque attack in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police on Sunday confirmed that five worshippers were killed and 18 others abducted when gunmen attacked a congregational mosque in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.
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2 killed as Nigerian troops rescue 9 from kidnappers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed when security forces responded to a call to rescue nine travelers in northern Nigeria, an official confirmed on Monday.
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Nigerian President acknowledges loss of lives during protests
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 24 (ANI): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday acknowledged that 'many lives have been lost' during the unrest in the country, which has been going on for weeks.
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22 killed in church collapse in Ghana
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Ghana], October 24 (ANI): At least 22 people were killed and several injured after a six-storeyed church building collapsed in eastern Ghana on Friday, reported a local official.
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