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2 killed, 12 injured as truck rams into bus stop in Nigeria's economic hub
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two persons were killed and 12 others injured when a truck rammed into a bus stop in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, Tuesday afternoon, local police said.
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Polish Police say detected body of undocumented migrant from Nigeria near
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The body of an undocumented migrant from Nigeria was detected in Poland near the border with Belarus, the police in the Podlaskie Voivodship said on Wednesday.
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Six people, including 3 Nigerian nationals, test positive for Omicron in P
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 6 (ANI): A total of six people, including three Nigerian nationals, have tested positive for the 'Omicron' variant of COVID-19 in Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune district, informed Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Patil on Monday.
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South African leader faults imposed travel ban by Western countries follow
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday faulted the travel ban imposed on his country and sister African nations by some Western countries in the aftermath of the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 by South African scie
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Canadian province of Alberta confirms first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Alberta [Canada], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian province of Alberta has reported the first case of a coronavirus Omicron variant infection of a returning traveller who visited Nigeria and the Netherlands, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw said.
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COVID: Canada bans travel from Egypt, Nigeria, Malawi amid spread of Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 1 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the 'travel ban' list.
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11 killed, 262 inmates flee from Nigerian prison after attack by militants
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 11 people were killed and 262 inmates fled as a result of a militant attack on a prison in the city of Jos in central Nigeria, local media reported on Monday.
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Death toll from NW Nigeria attacks rises to 43
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from attacks by armed bandits on villages across two local government areas in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto earlier this week has risen to 43, the office of the state governor said on Thursday.
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4 killed, 5 injured after building collapse in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A building under construction has collapsed in the Nigerian town of Magbon, near the city of Lagos, leaving four people dead and five more injured, media reported.
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5 burned to death in petrol tanker crash in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Five road passengers were burned to death after a petrol tanker burst into flames following a head-on collision with a moving truck in southwest Nigeria early Wednesday, local authorities said.
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Gunmen kill 4 at funeral in central Nigeria: police
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Four persons were killed when a group of gunmen attacked mourners who were assembled at a funeral in central Nigeria's Benue state, the police said on Sunday.
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Over 3,000 inmates yet to be recaptured after jailbreaks in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government said on Thursday that over 3,000 inmates are yet to be recaptured following recent jailbreaks in the most populous African country.
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