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11 killed in gunmen attack in southwest Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 11 residents and attackers were killed in a gunmen attack in the southwestern state of Oyo on Saturday, Nigerian police said Sunday night.
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US, EU condemn Nigeria's Twitter ban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 6 (ANI): The US and the European Union (EU) have raised concern over Nigeria's announcement suspending Twitter and proposing registration requirements for other social media.
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Twitter unable to comprehend challenges faced by Nigeria: President Buhari
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment regarding the recent removal of his post by Twitter, saying that the company's censorship policy failed to understand the acute issues the country has to deal with.
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Gunmen kill nearly 88 people in attacks in NW Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 88 people were killed and scores of others wounded following attacks by bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, local police confirmed on Saturday.
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2 killed, 2 injured in Nigeria car crash
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi on Friday, local authorities said.
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Nigeria suspends Twitter 'indefinitely' after it deletes President Muhamma
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 5 (ANI): Nigeria on Friday (local time) indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities two days after the social network deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari.
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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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