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Niger Delta Avengers claim first attack in energy hub since ceasefire
An Avengers spokesman said that the attack took place in the sea near Bonny island in Rivers State.
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Boko Haram violence leaves families 'teetering on edge of famine' - aid groups
The group’s 7-year insurgency to create an Islamic state in northeast Nigeria has killed 15,000 people.
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Fourteen kidnapped Nigerian oil workers freed - police
Kidnapping for ransom is a common problem in some parts of Nigeria and the southern Delta energy hub.
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Economic downturn, Islamist attacks cause hunger to spread in Nigeria: UN
Inflation and soaring food prices come at a time when people have little left from the last harvest.
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Boko Haram attack in southeastern Niger kills 32 soldiers
It was the deadliest attack carried out in Niger by the Islamist group since April 2015.
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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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#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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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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Female suicide bomber kills 19 in northern Nigeria
The blast tore through a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday,
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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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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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Nigeria's presidential candidates sign new peace appeal
President Goodluck Jonathan is running against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.
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Boko Haram militants repelled after attack on northeast Nigeria’s Gombe
Witness Abdul Hassan said soldiers had run away after the checkpoint was overwhelmed.
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Boko Haram: A Reign of Terror
Boko Haram is the Nigerian Islamist terror group and is translated as “western or secular education is a sin”.
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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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Twin blasts kill 40 in Nigeria
Two bombs exploded near a bus station in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday evening.
