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Burkina Faso releases Nigerian air force crew detained after emergency landing
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso on Wednesday released 11 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force who were detained Dec. 8 after their…
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Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a…
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Nigerian court orders separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to face terrorism charges
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court Friday rejected a request to free a separatist leader, ruling that prosecutors had presented enough…
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Nigeria lifts emergency rule in Rivers State after 6 months of political crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president lifted emergency rule and removed the suspension of a state governor and lawmakers in oil-rich…
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Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with precision…
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Nigeria's military says its airstrikes killed 35 Islamic militants in Borno state
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said it targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country's northeast early on…
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Nigeria mosque attack death toll rises to 50, lawmaker says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a shooting at a mosque in northwestern Nigeria has risen to 50, a local official said Wednesday.…
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Gunmen kill at least 13 people in a mosque shooting in northwestern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during morning…
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At least 40 missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 people are missing after a boat capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said.…
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Gunmen kill at least 20 people in an attack in central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in central Nigeria, local authorities said…
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Boko Haram militants kill 9 people and injure 4 in northeastern Nigeria, authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists killed nine people and injured four in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said…
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Nigerian police arrest 22 suspects after deadly bus attack
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police arrested on Sunday 22 suspects accused of a mob attack that left at least a dozen people killed two days ago…
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Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in a restaurant in northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber in Nigeria’s northeast state of Borno killed at least 10 people and injured several others in an…
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At least 100 people killed by gunmen in north-central Nigeria, rights group says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria ’s north-central Benue state, Amnesty…
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Nigerian leader's pardon of executed Ogoni activists draws criticisms
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has posthumously pardoned nine environmental activists executed 30 years ago by the…
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Nigerian leader denies one-party plan after he's accused of clamping down on opposition
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday denied that there were plans to turn Africa's largest democracy into a…
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Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders,…
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Clash between Nigerian security forces and members of pro-Palestinian group kill 6
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers and members of a Shiite Muslim group clashed in Nigeria's capital Abuja, killing six people, police said…
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A mob in southern Nigeria kills 16 people they suspected of being kidnappers
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A mob in southern Nigeria killed 16 people, at least some them when tires were forced over their heads and shoulders…
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Several civilians killed in Nigeria by military airstrike targeting rebels, officials say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Government airstrikes targeting rebels in Nigeria’s northwest after an attack on a police division killed several…
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Prince Harry Celebrates Another Key Step In His Invictus Games Journey (Exclusive)
Prince Harry's Invictus Games is celebrating a new way to help its athletes. As the Duke of Sussex, 40, prepares to head to Vancouver,…
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At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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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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Death toll in Nigeria gas tanker explosion rises to 98
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency…