Nigeria president
‘Nigerian elections credible and transparent’
Millions of voters went to the polls on Saturday to choose a new president.
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Explosions, gunfire at south Nigeria rally kill policeman
A police officer was killed and several people wounded when five explosions hit an opposition rally in Okrika.
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15,000 displaced after Boko Haram attacks
Thousands of people have fled an area in northeast Nigeria after a spate of assaults.
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Bomb hits Nigeria market, 8 dead
A blast hit a busy market killing at least eight people in the Borno State capital of Maiduguri.
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Nigeria losing $35m a day from oil theft
Nigeria has been struggling with oil theft for years, with much of it leaving the country in tankers.
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Female suicide bomber hits Nigerian barracks
Soldiers stopped the woman as she tried to get into the barracks with explosives hidden under her robes.
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Nigeria: Protests for schoolgirls allowed
Police said protesters were free to march in Abuja were they had been previously stopped.
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Bomb targets football fans in Nigeria
Reports say at least 40 people have been killed in a bombing on a football pitch in northeast Nigeria.
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The rifts behind Nigeria's mass kidnap
The 15 Nigerian soldiers were no match for the forces of Boko Haram but backup never arrived.
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Boko Haram still holding 219 girls
Four more kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have escaped but 219 are still missing.
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Police arrest protest leader for abducted girls
Nigerian officials say the woman was detained for falsely claiming to be the mother of a missing girl.
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Father of abducted Nigerian girl speaks
Reverend Makasha says he’s not satisfied with the way his government has handled the matter.
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Blast kills 15 near Nigerian capital
The explosion hit the suburb of Nyanya, close to the site of a morning bomb attack at a bus station in April.
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Nigerian leaders join forces to fight Boko Haram
Nigerian leaders Nigeria appealed for a united front against Boko Haram on Thursday.
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Boko Haram kills 68 in village attacks
Boko Haram has killed thousands since launching an uprising in the northeast four and a half years ago.
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Suicide bombers kill 15 in Nigeria
Seventeen civilians and five soldiers were also wounded by the blasts.
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Militants kill 85 in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram is increasingly targeting the civilian population.
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Boko Haram kills 12 in village attacks
Gunmen riding in 13 pick-up trucks sped into Kirchinga village in Adamawa State, burning house and businesses.
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Boko Haram kills 29 at boarding school
The armed group stormed a boarding school in northeast Nigeria overnight and killed 29 pupils.
