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Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers in the past week, army says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers over the past week, the army said Friday, in an…
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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people, authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency…
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Nigerian airstrike mistakenly kills civilians supporting security forces while targeting rebels
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian military airstrike targeting armed groups in the conflict-battered northwest mistakenly killed a number…
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6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, the military…
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Explosive device kills 2 at a school in Nigeria's capital city, police say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An improvised explosive device detonated at a school on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital Monday, killing two…
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10 people including children die in stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas charity event
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd…
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Germany's Steinmeier praises Nigerian economic reforms in Abuja talks
Nigeria's doors are wide open to business, President Bola Tinubu told his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the capital Abuja…
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Hundreds of Nigerian homes seized in huge anti-graft case
Nigeria's anti-graft agency has said it has made its biggest ever seizure of assets, alleged to have been purchased with the proceeds of…
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Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many in Africa's…
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At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by…
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Nigeria's major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano suffered blackouts Thursday as the country's electricity grid…
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Nigeria’s president orders the release of 29 children facing death penalty over protests
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the immediate release of 29 children facing the death penalty…
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29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating…