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Nigeria dismisses reports that elections will be postponed
Africa’s most populous country is on high alert against the terror group, Boko Haram.
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Suspected Boko Haram militants attack Maiduguri, Nigeria
All roads have been closed & commercial activity has been shut down following an attack just after midnight.
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Nigeria security chief urges vote delay
The 14 February elections will be the first where Nigeria’s 68.8 million voters must have a biometric cards.
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CARTOON: 'Goodluck' solving this political quiz...
CARTOON: 'Goodluck' solving this political quiz...
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1m displaced Nigerians unable to vote
Voters have to cast ballots in their home constituencies, an obstacle for refugees who've fled Boko Haram.
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Nigeria blast: 100 killed, 135 wounded
Gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshippers at the main mosque in Kano.
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Nigerians protest near president's home over missing girls
Around 60 people in red T-shirts that read “Bring Back Our Girls” marched to the president's home.
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Nigeria twin blasts: At least 82 dead
A second bomb blast killed 50 people in the crowded Kawo market on Wednesday.
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Jonathan meets parents of missing girls
Goodluck Jonathan assured parents he will do everything possible to secure the release of the girls.
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Boko Haram kills more than 40 in Nigeria
A security source said the gunmen struck before dawn shooting dead residents.
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Nigeria seeks loan to fight Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan sought approval from Parliament to borrow up to $1 billion abroad.
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Yousafzai pressures Nigeria on missing girls
UN Ambassador Malala Yousafzai urged Nigeria to intensify efforts to find the missing girls.
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African leaders urge action on militants
Armed groups such as Boko Haram and al-Shabaab are seen as a menace to the continent.
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'Kidnapped schoolgirls may never return'
Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo said the country took too long to respond to the mass abduction.
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More support against Boko Haram
Goodluck Jonathan’s govt will get more military and tactical support to combat Boko Haram.
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Nigeria: Lamido Sanusi named Muslim monarch
Lamido Sanusi, a former Nigerian central bank governor, was named Emir of Kano.
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Boko Haram kill dozens in northeast Nigeria
Gunmen in combat uniforms rode army trucks through Borno state area firing on villagers and burning houses.
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#BringBackOurGirls protesters challenge ban
Nigerian police on Monday banned all protests planned in support of the over 200 kidnapped girls.
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Jonathan, leaders to discuss militant threat
The meeting follows warnings that Boko Haram now threatens the security of the region.
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Nigeria: 5 killed in suicide car bomb
A suicide car bomb has claimed five lives in the nightlife district of north Nigeria's Kano.
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ANCWL pledges support for Nigerian girls
ANC Women’s League members gather to pledge support to the Bring Back Our Girls campaign.
