Nigeria military
US condemns 'excessive' use of force by military in Nigeria
Amnesty International says at least 38 people, including 12 in the capital Lagos, were killed by the Nigerian army and police in a brutal crackdown on...
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Nigeria's Buhari to visit restive Niger Delta region this week
Buhari will visit the region, rocked by attacks on oil & gas facilities, for the 1st time since taking office.
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Nigeria minister wants Delta grievances addressed as Chevron attacked
The Niger Delta Avengers said it had blown up the Chevron facility’s main electricity feed.
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Gunmen kill 5 security personnel in Nigerian Delta
A labour union on Tuesday called for the evacuation of oil workers from the region.
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Nigerian army accused of mass killings of Shi'ites in northern city
Amnesty said more than 350 people were believed to have been unlawfully killed by the military.
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Nigerian forces repel Boko Haram attack near Niger border
Boko Haram controlled a swath of land in northeast Nigeria around the size of Belgium at the start of 2015.
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Nigerian army rescues 178 from Boko Haram
101 of the those freed were children, 67 were women and the rest were men.
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29 die as multiple blasts rock Gombe, Nigeria
29 people died and 60 were injured in multiple blasts at two bus stations in the city of Gombe.
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Nigerian military destroys 10 Boko Haram camps
The military is pressing on with an offensive against the terrorist group.
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Nigerian army rescues 200 schoolgirls from Boko Haram
The army is now profiling the girls to verify if they're the same girls who were kidnapped a year ago.
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Nigeria voting extended into Sunday after glitches
Nigeria's electoral commission said on Saturday it would extend voting into an extra day.
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Boko Haram gunmen kill six voters in northeast Nigeria
Islamist Boko Haram insurgents launched two deadly attacks on voters in northeast Nigeria on Saturday.
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Fresh violence fears hangs over Nigeria ahead of polls
Fears of violence is driving people out of major cities and towns to rural communities.
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Nigeria's presidential candidates sign new peace appeal
President Goodluck Jonathan is running against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.
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Nigeria's military detains 2 Al Jazeera reporters
Al Jazeera said the journalists, Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustafa, were being kept in their hotel rooms.
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African troops push back Boko Haram
The recapturing of Damasak was the latest victory in a regional offensive that has turned the tide.
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AU wants UN to finance fight against Boko Haram
The 54-nation African Union has already approved a force of up to 10,000 troops.
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Chad PM appeals for aid for Nigerian refugees
Pahimi said that about 2,000 Nigerians and 500 Chadians crossed the border into Chad in recent days.
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Boko Haram kills dozens in raids in Nigeria
Locals said the Islamist insurgents began shooting indiscriminately and burning buildings on Tuesday evening.
