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At least 7 soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Cameroon
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Yaounde [Cameroon], July 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Insurgents of the Boko Haram terrorist group, have attacked an army base in Cameroon, killing at least seven soldiers, Nigeria's Premium Times reports.
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Road accident claims 14 lives in southwest Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 14 people were killed following a road accident in Nigeria's southwestern state of Osun, according to local authorities on Sunday.
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Nigeria approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine for use
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Thursday announced the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria (NAFDAC).
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11 kidnapped after gunmen attack in northwest Nigeria, say police
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police said on Sunday a group of unidentified gunmen attacked a town in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state, kidnapping 11 people, including a traditional ruler.
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Nigerian national among 2 held with cocaine in Thane
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): A Nigerian national along with another person were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai unit, who seized an intermediate quantity of cocaine and mephedrone from the duo from separate locations in Thane, an official said.
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Arogya World wins Google AI for Social Good Support
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, Arogya World, a global health nonprofit, announced that it has been selected for the coveted 2021 Google AI for Social Good Program. Google experts reviewed over 150 projects from 17 countries from Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian state closes 13 schools following gunmen attack
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools after gunmen attacked a secondary school and abducted an unknown number of students in the state on Monday.
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Gunmen kill 7 people in attacks in NW Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven persons were killed in separate gunmen attacks on communities in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state, an official said on Saturday.
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Nigerian troops kill 73 Boko Haram militants in two weeks
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops have killed 73 Boko Haram militants in operations conducted in past two weeks in the restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Nigerian troops kill 12 Boko Haram militants in northeast region
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve Boko Haram militants were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops thwarted an attack by the extremist group on a military base in the northeastern state of Borno, said a spokesperson for the army.
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At least 19 people killed in attacks on several villages in Western Niger
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 19 people have been killed and two more injured as a result of gunmen's attacks on several villages in the western part of Niger, media reported.
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Police arrest Nigerian drug peddler from Maharashtra's Palghar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): Maharashtra Police arrested a Nigerian national from Palghar district and seized drugs from his possession on Tuesday.
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