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37 killed in attack in Niger
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], August 19 (ANI): At least 37 people - including thirteen children aged 15 to 17 and four women - were killed in an attack in western Niger's Tillabery region on Monday.
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President Kovind holds virtual ceremony with new envoys to India
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 18 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday congratulated the envoys of the Holy See, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Republic of Austria, and the Republic of Korea for their appointment in India and accepted credentials from them.
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Nigerian national held in Delhi for duping Dehradun man of Rs 60 lakhs
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 17 (ANI): A Nigerian man staying illegally in Delhi has been arrested for duping a Dehradun resident of Rs 60 lakhs on the pretext of investment in cryptocurrency worth Rs 2 crores, said Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday.
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21 killed in road accident in north Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], August 16 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 21 people were killed on Sunday when a bus and a truck fell into a broken culvert on a road in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa, according to local police.
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22 killed, 14 injured in armed attack in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], August 15 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 22 persons were killed and 14 more injured in an armed attack in central Nigeria's Plateau state Saturday morning, according to the state police.
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2 drug peddlers, Nigerian supplier arrested in Delhi with Heroin worth ove
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Two Punjab based drug peddlers and one Nigerian national who was the supplier of drugs were arrested on Tuesday with over 1.122 kilograms of heroin worth over Rs 7 crores.
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Nigerian national arrested by NCB Mumbai, cocaine seized
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 6 (ANI): The Mumbai Zonal Unit of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested one Nigerian national who was allegedly part of an international drug smuggling syndicate and seized 102 grams of cocaine from his alleged possession on the intervening nigh
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Two women drug handlers held from Delhi's Dwarka
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): The Inter-border Gangs Investigation Squad of Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Thursday busted a major interstate drug racket being run by Nigerian nationals and arrested two woman drug handlers from the Dwarka area.
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Tokyo Olympics: Deepak Punia cruises into quarters in Freestyle 86kg categ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): Indian grappler Deepak Punia progressed into the quarter-finals of Men's Freestyle 86kg at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Nigeria's Ekerekeme Agiomor here at Makuhari Messe Hall A -- Mat C on Wednesday.
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UAE lifts ban for transit travellers from six countries including India
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], August 3 (ANI): United Arab of Emirates (UAE) lifted the ban for transit travellers for six countries including India, travelling from and to UAE banned to due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Attack kills 19 civilians in West Niger
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Nineteen civilians were killed on Wednesday in an armed attack in western Niger near the border with Mali, the Interior Ministry announced Thursday evening.
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Kidnappers in Nigeria release 28 abducted schoolchildren, says report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The kidnappers in the Nigerian state of Kaduna released 28 Bethel Baptist Academy students abducted three weeks ago, Sputnik reported citing local newspapers on Sunday.
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