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Islamists drive 19,000 farmers from north Nigeria
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 17 hours ago
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Nigeria (AP) Officials say Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields. Agriculture commissioner Usman Zannah in Borno state warns food
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Nigeria`s president declares state of emergency in 3 states
Abuja :: Nigeria | 4 days ago
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday declared a state of emergency in three troubled northern states, where a radical Islamist outfit has been carrying out killings and battling with government forces. In a televised address to the nation,
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Nigerian vigilantes seeking, detaining members of terrorist group
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 7 days ago
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Groups of youths in northern Nigeria say they have detained 10 people in an effort to help government forces track down members of a terrorist group. The members of Boko Haram were tied up and turned over to a joint military task force by some of the
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Boko Haram: Bornu youths embark on house-to-house search
By EMMANUEL UDOM Youths in Bornu state are conducting a house-to-house search for Boko Haram members, www.allvoices.com reporter can
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Nigeria: Jonathan May Target Media With Boko Haram Proscription Order - ACN
Baga :: Nigeria | 9 days ago
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The Action Congress of Nigeria has warned that the recent proscription of Boko Haram and other extremist groups by the federal government may be abused by the "increasingly intolerant" administration to haunt the media and critics. The party said in
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Nigerian offensive leaves unanswered questions
Bama :: Nigeria | 9 days ago
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Smith and Ben Simon AFP Monday 10 June 2013 Last Update 10 June 2013 1:08 am The dusty, remote spot in Nigeria's far northeast where the military says insurgents operated a major camp is now little more than burned-out cars, strewn trash and
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Jonathan is winning the Boko Haram war-cleric
By EMMANUEL UDOM A cleric on Friday in Lagos, southwest Nigeria commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the moves he has made so far in tackling the Boko Haram insurgency in the country.
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US rewards for African militants
Niamey :: Niger | 15 days ago
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US offers rewards for capture of African militants The highest reward was for Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau The US is offering rewards for the first time for information on Islamist militants in North and West Africa. The highest reward of up to $
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Nigeria: Military Says It Foiled 'Extensive Terrorist Operation'
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 22 days ago
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Abuja The Nigerian military says it has killed three insurgents and captured 25 while foiling what it calls an "extensive terrorist operation" in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, at the epicenter of the insurrection by the group known as Boko
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There may be no election in Nigeria come 2015-Bishop Abiodun Olugbenro
Founder of Mountain of Solutions Ministries International; Bishop Abiodun Olugbenro is a radical cleric. He is one man that is blunt, out-spoken and down-to earth when it comes to speaking out on national issues.
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