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Islamic State says it killed 20 Nigerian soldiers -statement
The assault, which raised questions about government claims to have almost defeated the insurgents, took place in the town of Kareto on Wednesday.
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Blast kills 31 people in northeast Nigerian state of Borno: residents
They said the blast occurred in the Damboa local government area in the south of the state, which is at the epicentre of an Islamist militant insurgency.
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Northern Nigeria raises safety concerns following latest suicide bombing
On Wednesday, 11 people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque at Gamboru town in the Gamboru-Ngala local government area of Borno state.
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No vehicular movement allowed in Maiduguri during Muslim holiday
Police PR officer Victor Isuku said the restriction would be applied to the use of cars, tricycles, bicycles and animals - until after the Eid congregational prayer on 1 September.
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Female suicide bomber's weapon goes off before invasion in Nigeria
One of two girls with explosives on their bodies detonated a device which also killed her partner whose device failed to explode.
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Militants attack Agip pipeline in Nigeria's Bayelsa state
The attack comes just days after security had been heightened in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.
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Nigerian army: Second Chibok girl rescued
The army, in a statement, said the girl was among 97 women & children held hostage by Boko Haram.
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Amina Ali Nkeki: 6 of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls are dead
Nkeki is one of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted in 2014 by Nigerian terror group Boko Haram.
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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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Female suicide bombers kill over 60 in northeast Nigeria
78 people were also injured in the attack which happened at an internally displaced persons camp.
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Boko Haram attack kills 65 in Nigeria
Officials say the attack happened in the community of Dalori, about 5 km east of Maiduguri in Borno state.
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Nigeria ready to negotiate with Boko Haram to release kidnapped girls
Boko Haram seized the girls from their dormitories in the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014.
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48 killed in bombings in north Nigeria
The attacks came a day after the army fought Boko Haram militants west of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state.
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Nigerian army repels Boko Haram attack near state capital
Soldiers stopped suspected Boko Haram fighters in Aldawari village on the outskirts of Maiduguri.
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#NigeriaAttack: Bomb blast kills 32 in market
The explosion rocked a fruit & vegetable market beside a main road in the city of Yola.
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Suicide bombings kill 15 in Nigeria
No one claimed responsibility but the use of suicide bombers bears the hallmark of Boko Haram militants.
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Nigeria arrests 20 suspected Boko Haram chiefs
In the latest violence, 56 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen at a village in Borno state.
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Boko Haram ambush Nigeria's chief of army staff
Officials said one Nigerian soldier died while 10 militants were killed and another five captured.
