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At least 10 killed in NW Nigeria village attacks
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 villagers were killed on Friday in separate attacks by gunmen on two villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, said the state government.
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Nigerian troops kill 38 terrorists in 2 weeks
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops have killed 38 extremist terrorists in operations conducted in the past two weeks in the restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Thirty Nigerian students abducted by bandits in June released
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Gunmen in Nigeria freed another 30 Kebbi State college students who were kidnapped in June, Yahaya Sarki, the spokesperson to Kebbi State Governor, said on Thursday.
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Criminals kidnap at least 30 people in Western Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of armed criminals has kidnapped at least 30 people on a roadway in the western Nigerian state of Niger, media reported.
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At least 43 people killed in gunmen attack in North-Western Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 19 (Sputnik/ANI): At least forty-three people were killed in an armed attack on a village market in the Nigerian state of Sokoto in the northwest of the country, Agence France-Presse reported on Monday, citing the state government.
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Displaced families in northeast Nigeria 'knocking on door of starvation':
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 16 (ANI): Displaced families in Nigeria's northeast are "knocking on the door of starvation", the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
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Nigerian troops kill 29 Boko Haram terrorists in anti-terror operations
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian military on Thursday said a total of 29 Boko Haram terrorists were recently killed in the country's northeast region, following a series of anti-operations by troops.
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Bus crash kills 7 in central Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian road police confirmed seven passengers dead and 12 others sustained varying degrees of injury following a bus crash in the country's central region on Tuesday.
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9 killed, 15 injured in SW Nigeria road accident
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 9 passengers were killed and 15 others injured when two commuter buses collided on a busy road in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo at the weekend, the country's Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Monday.
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Nigerian President orders conditional lifting of ban on Twitter
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigerian] October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that he had directed the government to lift the suspension of Twitter in the country if the social media network complies with national regulations.
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Indian defence delegation visit Nigeria for enhanced cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], September 17 (ANI): A composite delegation headed by Lt Gen Vinod Khandare, military adviser, and National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) is currently visiting Nigeria to enhance defence cooperation avenues with the Nigerian Defence establishments.
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Gunmen abduct former Nigerian president's staff
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police on Thursday confirmed they have launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of three staff of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the country's southwestern state of Ogun.
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