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Attacks on security forces in north Nigeria kill 7

YoopyaMarch 14, 2012

by YoopyaMarch 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,...

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Reprisals kill 10 after church bombed in Nigeria’s Jos

YoopyaMarch 12, 2012

by YoopyaMarch 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...

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Suspected Islamists burn down seven Nigerian schools

YoopyaMarch 2, 2012May 10, 2024

by YoopyaMarch 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...

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Thousands flee from Nigeria crackdown on Boko Haram

YoopyaMarch 2, 2012

by YoopyaMarch 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...

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Suicide bomber attacks Nigerian church in Jos

YoopyaFebruary 27, 2012

by YoopyaFebruary 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...

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Nigeria launches committee to reorganise police

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2012

by YoopyaFebruary 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...

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Suspected Boko Haram kill 6 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

YoopyaFebruary 1, 2012

by YoopyaFebruary 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...

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Nigeria stunned by Kano attacks that killed more than 150

YoopyaJanuary 26, 2012February 20, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 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...

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

YoopyaJanuary 19, 2012

by YoopyaJanuary 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...

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Nigeria Government Rejects Boko Haram’s Ultimatum

YoopyaJanuary 4, 2012April 10, 2024

by YoopyaJanuary 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...