URGENT: Gunmen kidnap around 150 people in central Nigeria: officials
KANO, Nigeria, May 27, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen in central Nigeria have kidnapped around 150 people in the country's latest…
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More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released
By Laurie CHURCHMAN ABUJA, March 24, 2024 (AFP) - More than 130 schoolchildren seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping…
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Dozens abducted in new Nigeria kidnapping: sources
KADUNA, Nigeria, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen abducted dozens of people from a northwestern Nigerian village on Tuesday, according…
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Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap more than 280 students in shocking school raid
Local government officials in Kaduna State confirmed the kidnapping attack on Kuriga school on Thursday, but gave no figures…
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Meningitis kills 20 Nigerian school students
KANO, Nigeria, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students…
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Hungry Nigerians dig up anthills as food crisis grips the nation
By Aminu ABUBAKAR KANO, Nigeria, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an…
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Gunmen kill Nigerian traditional monarch, kidnap wife
ABUJA, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen killed a Nigerian traditional monarch and kidnapped his wife after raiding his palace,…
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Attacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria
BOKKOS, Nigeria, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) - Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a…
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16 people killed in an attack in Nigeria: army
JOS, Nigeria, Dec 24, 2023 (AFP) - Sixteen people have been killed in an attack in northcentral Nigeria, where clashes…
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Nigeria’s new leader pushes regional role and domestic reform
By Patrick MARKEY Agence France-Presse LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Just a month in power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already…
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Curfew in central Nigeria state after new attacks
JOS, Nigeria, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - Nigeria has imposed a 24-hour curfew in a north-central region after more tit-for-tat…
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Nigeria struggles with dream to rule Africa’s eSports
By Alexandre MARTINS LOPES Agence France-Presse LAGOS, June 22, 2023 (AFP) -- At the very last second, the Lagos professional…
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