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7 killed in military plane crash in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven persons were killed after a military plane crashed in Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Sunday, a spokesperson said.
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Abducted UNHCR aid worker pleads for his rescue in video released by Boko
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], February 21 (ANI): An aid worker of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), who has been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from a major highway in northeast Borno State, has pleaded the authorities to rescue him in a video released by the Boko Haram terr
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UN chief condemns attack on school, abduction of students in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the attack on a government school in Nigeria, in which one student was killed and 27 others were abduced along with school staff and relatives, said his spokesman.
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Gunmen attack school, abduct students in north-central Nigeria: Source
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lagos [Ukraine], Feburary 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen stormed a secondary school in north-central Nigeria early Wednesday and abducted some students, according to a security source.
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We derive our motivation from fans in Kashmir, says hat-trick hero Lukman
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 16 (ANI): Much like the I-League table, the top scorers' chart is as close as ever as we near the end of the first phase of the competition. The latest player to join the fray in the frantic race for the prestigious award is Real Kashmir's Nigerian str
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Nigerian economist Okonjo-Iweala elected as first woman, African to head W
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], February 16 (ANI): Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was on Monday elected as the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) seventh Director-General, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role.
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2 Nigerian nationals held in Bengaluru with cocaine worth Rs 15 lakhs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 13 (ANI): The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Karnataka Police on Saturday arrested two Nigerian nationals for alleged drug peddling in Ramamurthy Nagar Police station area here.
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9 killed, 3 injured in Nigeria highway accident
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were confirmed killed and three others injured in a highway accident in the Nigerian southern state of Cross River on Friday, an official said.
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19 Boko Haram terrorists killed in gunfight with Nigerian military
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 19 fleeing Boko Haram terrorists were killed in an encounter with the Nigerian military in the northeastern state of Borno, according to security sources on Wednesday.
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