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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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Kidnappers in Nigeria release 28 abducted schoolchildren, says report
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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At least 7 soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Cameroon
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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