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Nigerian army blockades Boko Haram base
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 3 days ago
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28 The latest military campaign could prove to be Nigeria's largest ever against Boko Haram [Reuters] Nigerian soldiers have blocked roads out of a key northeastern city to deprive Boko Haram fighters of supplies in remote towns they control, the
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Nigeria: Cell Phone Service Cut in Borno, Yobe
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 5 days ago
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Yola/Maiduguri/Damaturu/Abuja Mobile phone service was turned off yesterday in Borno and Yobe, stifling social life and business activities in two of the three states affected by the proclamation of state of emergency on Tuesday. Daily Trust's
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Nigerian forces target Boko Haram strongholds
Lagos :: Nigeria | 5 days ago
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34 Rights groups have criticised Nigerian soldiers for committing abuses during the conflict [EPA] Nigerian forces have launched attack on Boko Haram strongholds in the country's northeast region, security sources have told Reuters news agency, amid
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Leader in northern Nigeria murdered in his own home
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Rev. Faye Pama Musa, Secretary of the Borno state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was shot dead at his home in northern Nigeria on May 15.
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Nigeria: Tinubu - State of Emergency, a Dangerous Trend
Lagos :: Nigeria | 6 days ago
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Former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the imposition of emergency rule in three states is a dangerous trend in the art of governance and a deliberate ploy to subvert constitutional democracy. He said in a statement from his media
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Nigeria sending troops to 3 states to fight terrorists
Lagos :: Nigeria | 7 days ago
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The order, issued by President Goodluck Jonathan, applies to Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in northeastern Nigeria. He also noted a rise of insurgent violence in eight other states as well, including Nasarawa, where scores of police officers were
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Nigeria: Can Hails Jonathan As Reactions Trail Borno, Yobe, Adamawa State of Emergency
Lagos :: Nigeria | 7 days ago
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Reactions yesterday trailed the declaration of State of Emergency in three Northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. We are in support -- Senate, PDP THE Senate yesterday threw its weight behind President Goodluck Jonathan on his declaration of
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Nigeria: Former Foreign Minister Kidnapped
Abuja :: Nigeria | 19 days ago
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Former Nigerian minister, Shettima Ali Monguno, has been kidnapped in troubled Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Mr. Monguno, 92, was kidnapped by gunmen as he left the mosque after Jumat prayers on Friday, in the Mafoni Ward area of the city. Mr.
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Nigeria kills Boko Haram commander
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 24 days ago
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Nigerian military said it killed a Boko Haram commander, Mohammed Chad, on Saturday in the northeast city of Maiduguri during an operation coordinated and executed by security agents. Spokesman of the military-led Joint Task Force (JTF), Lieutenant
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At least 185 killed in Nigeria attack
Baga :: Nigeria | 1 month ago
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Lawan Kole, a local government official in Baga, told Borno state officials on a visit on Sunday that the killings started on Friday night and went on for hours. Kole told state officials that at least 185 bodies had been buried, and people continued
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