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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.
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Boko Haram militants attack Nigerian border town
It's the third major attack over the last week in Nigeria’s Borno State.
