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Africa news: Abuja bomb cuts short Nigeria president’s trip to AU summit

YoopyaJune 27, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 27, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has cut short a trip to an African Union summit in Gabon a day after a bomb blast in...

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Africa news: At least 21 killed in rush-hour blast in Nigerian capital

YoopyaJune 26, 2014June 27, 2023

by YoopyaJune 26, 2014June 27, 20230

(Reuters) – At least 21 people were killed when a suspected bomb tore through a crowded shopping district in the Nigerian capital Abuja during rush...

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Africa news: U.N. Security Council blacklists Boko Haram leader, splinter group

YoopyaJune 26, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 26, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council sanctioned the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram and a splinter group on Wednesday, the first individual and entity...

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World cup: Iran and Nigeria could face World Cup last 16 lottery

YoopyaJune 25, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 25, 2014July 16, 20230

SALVADOR Brazil (Reuters) – A place in the last 16 of the World Cup for Nigeria or Iran could be decided by a drawing of...

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Education: UN: 30 million African kids missing primary school

YoopyaJune 19, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 19, 2014July 16, 20230

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — About 30 million primary school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa are not in class, partially because of conflict and poverty, and progress...

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Technology: PayPal expands payment services to Nigeria, 9 other markets

YoopyaJune 17, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 17, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria, providing online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or PCs in markets...

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Africa news: Africa and West pledge more support in war against Boko Haram

YoopyaJune 13, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJune 13, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigeria will get more military and tactical support to help combat the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and find 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, African...

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Africa: Protests erupt over Nigeria’s new Islamic authority: witnesses

YoopyaJune 10, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJune 10, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Hundreds of youths protested on Monday against a decision to appoint Nigeria’s former central bank governor as the country’s second-highest Islamic authority. Sunday’s...

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Nigeria news: Nigeria’s ex-central bank governor takes throne as Muslim monarch

YoopyaJune 10, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJune 10, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigeria’s ousted central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, was named Emir of Kano on Sunday, making an outspoken government critic one of the most...

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Africa news: Boko Haram attack kills 31 Nigerian security personnel

YoopyaMay 28, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaMay 28, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Boko Haram gunmen attacked a Nigerian military base and adjacent police barracks in the northeastern town of Buni Yadi, killing 31 security personnel,...