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Africa: Islamic militants claim this week’s Nigeria blast

YoopyaApril 21, 2014September 26, 2023

by YoopyaApril 21, 2014September 26, 20230

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists Saturday claimed responsibility for the massive rush-hour explosion earlier this week that ripped through a busy bus station in...

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Africa: 20 killed as Islamic extremists rampage in Nigeria

YoopyaApril 17, 2014September 30, 2023

by YoopyaApril 17, 2014September 30, 20230

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants have struck for a fourth time in three days in Nigeria, killing 20 people including a traditional ruler...

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Africa: Police: Blast in Nigerian capital kills 71

YoopyaApril 14, 2014April 12, 2023

by YoopyaApril 14, 2014April 12, 20230

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A massive explosion ripped through a bus station during the morning rush hour in Nigeria’s capital, killing at least 71 people...

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Sports: 5 Nigeria players to watch at the World Cup

YoopyaApril 10, 2014July 21, 2023

by YoopyaApril 10, 2014July 21, 20230

Powered by forwards Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses, Nigeria won its first African Cup title in nearly two decades last year. The next step is...

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Africa: Seven killed in Nigeria stampede at recruitment drive

YoopyaMarch 17, 2014June 25, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 17, 2014June 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Seven people have been killed in a stampede at Nigeria’s national stadium during a recruitment drive for the immigration service, officials and witnesses...

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Africa: Anti-gay laws violate global pacts: U.N. rights chief

YoopyaMarch 15, 2014September 16, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 15, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – A legal ban on same-sex marriage in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country, violates international accords and could bring mob law against gays onto its...

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Boko Haram: Nigerian army losing grip on northeast as Islamists rampage

YoopyaMarch 5, 2014September 26, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 5, 2014September 26, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigeria’s military is losing control of swathes of the largely Muslim northeast to radical Islamist insurgents who are killing civilians almost daily, and...

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Meet Nigeria’s Captain Rugged – a superhero who can dance

YoopyaFebruary 26, 2014October 28, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 26, 2014October 28, 20230

(Reuters) – A new superhero is fighting for freedom, justice and the Nigerian way in the mean streets of Lagos. And – oh, yes –...

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Thousands fleeing Boko Haram find little comfort in Niger

YoopyaFebruary 26, 2014September 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 26, 2014September 30, 20230

DAKAR, Feb 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Gremah Umara was hoping for a refuge when he, his wife and their two-year-old daughter fled an Islamist...

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Nigeria court rules central bank governor can’t be arrested pending plea

YoopyaFebruary 24, 2014September 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 24, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – A Nigerian court has issued an order on the security agencies, barring them from arresting suspended Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi, after he...