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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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Boko Haram claims abduction of over 330 Nigerian students
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], December 16 (ANI): Boko Haram on Tuesday (local time) claimed responsibility for the abduction of over 330 Nigerian students.
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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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Boko Haram gunmen attack community in NE Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Suspected members of the Boko Haram on Saturday attacked a community in Yobe state, northeastern Nigeria, according to local police Sunday.
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Nigerian military confirms Boko Haram fighters killed in airstrikes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian military confirmed Friday that an unknown number of Boko Haram fighters were killed in airstrikes around Tudun Wulgo and Tumbun Gini in the restive northeast state of Borno.
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Gunmen kill 12 villagers in north Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kaduna [Nigeria], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of unidentified gunmen have attacked two villages in the Giwa area of Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, killing 12 people and injuring scores others, a police source told Xinhua on Sunday.
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18 killed, 11 injured in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon: ReportsYaounde
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Far North Region [Cameroon], August 2 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 18 people are killed and 11 others are seriously injured in an attack by the Boko Haram group in northern Cameroon, L'Oeil du Sahel reported on Sunday.
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Two dead, 16 injured as terrorists open mortar fire at Nigeria's Maiduguri
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): Terrorists from the Boko Haram group, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, have opened mortar fire at the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, leaving two persons dead and 16 others injured.
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Multinational force denies Boko Haram attack killing 40 troops in Nigeria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Aug 3 (Xinhua/ANI): The multinational force fighting Boko Haram along the Lake Chad region on Saturday debunked claims that terror group attacked a military base and killed at least 40 people in Baga, a town in Nigeria's northeast region, on August 1.
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Nigeria: Death toll in attack by Boko Haram at funeral rises to 70
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 29 (ANI): The death toll in the suspected attack by Boko Haram terrorists on a funeral gathering over the weekend in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno has risen to 70.
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65 killed by Boko Haram at funeral in North Nigeria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 29 (ANI): At least 65 people lost their lives after local terror group Boko Haram opened fire on a funeral in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno in the weekend.
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Nigeria: 30 killed in triple suicide blasts in Borno
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 17 (ANI): At least 30 people were killed and 40 others injured after three suicide bombers, including two girls and a boy, detonated explosives at Konduga village, a remote town in Borno state, in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said on Monday.
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