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At least 10 killed in traffic accident in western Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Local road safety corps confirmed Friday that at least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's western state of Kwara.
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3 held in Bengaluru, 100 gms MDMA and Rs 5 lakhs seized
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 24 (ANI): Three drug peddlers, including a Nigerian national, have been arrested here after 100 grams of MDMA drug worth around Rs 5 lakhs was allegedly recovered from their possession, the Central Crime Branch said.
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12 killed, 25 injured in Nigeria auto crash
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured in a fatal auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a local official said.
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Cambodia tightens measures at borders with Thailand to prevent COVID-19 sp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cambodian government on Sunday asked local authorities to strengthen safety measures along the border after neighbouring Thailand reported more than 500 cases of COVID-19 in its Samut Sakhon province.
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At least 11 injured in tanker explosion in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 people were injured after a tanker loaded with diesel exploded in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub on Saturday, said local police.
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Kyiv confirms maritime kidnapping of 6 Ukrainians from ship off Nigeria's
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Saturday confirmed that six Ukrainian nationals were among the crew members abducted off the coast of Nigeria from the Cameroon-flagged STEVIA cargo ship.
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Nigerian Military frees over 300 students abducted by Boko Haram
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 300 boys who were abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist group from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed, Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari announced.
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Nigeria may have seen second wave of COVID-19 infections: official
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government said Thursday that there is an indication the country has been hit by a second wave of COVID-19 infections following a recent spike in the number of infections.
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Nigerian president orders immediate reopening of land borders
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of the nation's four land borders which were shut 16 months ago in a bid to curb smuggling, said a senior government official on Wednesday.
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Boko Haram claims school kidnapping in northern Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Terror group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for abducting over 300 students in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina.
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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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