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MoS Muraleedharan interacts with Indian community in Nigeria, Benin and Ch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Friday interacted with the Indian community in Nigeria, Benin and Chad via virtual mode and reassured them of the government's commitment to their welfare.
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Nigerian govt accuses Twitter of double standards, supporting secessionist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government on Wednesday expressed doubts about Twitter's mission in the country, accusing the U.S. technology company of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west African country.
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Nigerian President calls for collective efforts to tackle COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday further called for joint international efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent challenges.
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Gunmen attack kills 4 in northwest Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people were killed in gunmen attack in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state on Monday, a local official said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian President instructs security agencies to rescue kidnapped school
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the kidnapping of children from a school in the north-central state of Niger on Sunday, and urged agencies involved to do their utmost to rescue the kidnapped kids.
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Students abducted after gunmen attack school in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police on Sunday said a group of gunmen killed one resident and abducted some students following an attack in the country's north-central state of Niger.
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Delhi: Drug peddler arrested in Janakpuri, 280 gms heroin recovered
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): A team of the Delhi Police Narcotics Cell on Sunday arrested a drug peddler in West Delhi's Janakpuri area and recovered 280 grams of heroin and one scooter.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.82 mln
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,823,795 as of Sunday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Nigerian government declares 156 people missing, four dead over boat misha
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], May 27 (ANI): The Nigerian government has declared 156 people missing in a boat mishap on Wednesday (local time) in northwestern Kebbi state.
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About 140 people missing after boat sinks in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 140 people went missing after an overcrowded boat carrying some 160 passengers capsized in Nigeria on Wednesday, media said.
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Nigerian Army Chief dies in aircraft crash
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], May 22 (ANI): Nigeria's army chief Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru is said to have died in a plane crash during a visit to the northern state of Kaduna, according to local media reports.
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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dies after clash with IS terror group
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead after he detonated a suicide vest during an ambush by his rival Islamic State terror group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing Nigerian officials and intelligence it reviewed from a West Africa
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