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Attacks on security forces in north Nigeria kill 7

YoopyaMar 14, 20120

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed in separate attacks by suspected Islamist militants targeting security patrols in northern Nigeria on Tuesday,

Reprisals kill 10 after church bombed in Nigeria’s Jos

YoopyaMar 12, 20120

By Buhari Bello JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Christian youths killed at least 10 people in reprisal attacks after a suspected suicide bomber hit a Catholic

Suspected Islamists burn down seven Nigerian schools

YoopyaMar 2, 2012May 10, 20240

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Arsonists suspected to be members of Islamist sect Boko Haram have burned down seven schools in northeastern Nigeria the past few

Thousands flee from Nigeria crackdown on Boko Haram

YoopyaMar 2, 20120

By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least 10,000 people have fled northern Nigeria for neighbouring Niger and Chad to escape a military sweep targeting

Suicide bomber attacks Nigerian church in Jos

YoopyaFeb 27, 20120

By Buhari Bello JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a church in the Nigerian city of Jos

Nigeria launches committee to reorganise police

YoopyaFeb 18, 20120

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s vice president inaugurated a committee on Friday to re-organise the police, part of plans to turn around a police force its own

Suspected Boko Haram kill 6 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

YoopyaFeb 1, 20120

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected militants from the Boko Haram Islamist sect have killed six people in shootings in Nigeria’s remote northeastern Borno state in the

Nigeria stunned by Kano attacks that killed more than 150

YoopyaJan 26, 2012February 20, 20230

The carefully orchestrated strikes in the northern Nigeria city of Kano are reminiscent of Al Qaeda attacks, and dwarf previous assaults by the Islamic group

Gas for 37 cents? Why fuel costs more or less elsewhere

YoopyaJan 19, 20120

REPORTING FROM LOS ANGELES — Soaring fuel prices are souring Nigerians on President Goodluck Jonathan, Robyn Dixon reports. But how do gas prices in Nigeria compare with

Nigeria Government Rejects Boko Haram’s Ultimatum

YoopyaJan 4, 2012April 10, 20240

Nigeria’s government is calling on residents in the country’s northern region to ignore an ultimatum issued by Islamic militant group Boko Haram, which expires today