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Nigeria’s Buhari meets peers to hammer out Boko Haram force

YoopyaJune 11, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaJune 11, 2015July 1, 20230

New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari met his regional counterparts in Abuja on Thursday to set up a joint military force against Boko Haram, the latest...

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Nigeria fuel shortages hit MTN, Guaranty Trust bank

YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 1, 20230

LAGOS (Reuters) – Severe fuel shortages in Nigeria hit the services of Africa’s largest mobile telecoms operator, MTN, on Monday and forced Guaranty Trust Bank...

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Italy reports 3,600 migrant rescues in two days

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 3, 20230

By Sasa Kavic CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – Almost 3,600 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats sailing from Africa to Europe over the past 48...

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Nigerian Military Claims to “Rescue Nearly 300 Women”, Girls

YoopyaApril 29, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaApril 29, 2015July 1, 20230

LAGOS—Nigeria on Tuesday said it has rescued nearly 300 girls and women from a Boko Haram stronghold in the country’s northeast, but it remained unclear...

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Boko Haram adopts ISIS’ bloody religious cleansing strategy

YoopyaApril 20, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaApril 20, 2015July 3, 20230

The Islamic militant group Boko Haram is adopting ISIS’ bloody strategy of stamping out Christianity with a frightening fervor, putting Nigeria’s 70 million followers of...

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Boko Haram: PDP Humiliated Nigeria – Buhari

YoopyaApril 14, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaApril 14, 2015July 1, 20230

President -Elect General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) at the weekend spoke to newsmen in his home town, Daura, Katsina State after casting his vote on a...

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Malala Seeks More Action To Free Abducted “Chibok Girls”

YoopyaApril 14, 2015June 24, 2023

by YoopyaApril 14, 2015June 24, 20230

Nobel Peace Prize winner and girls education activist, Malala Yousafzai has called for more action on the release of the schoolgirls abducted by the Boko...

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HKN singer to release album June 8, defends missing Nigeria elections

YoopyaApril 2, 2015April 10, 2023

by YoopyaApril 2, 2015April 10, 20230

The HKN star will be releasing his album on Monday, June 8, 2015, a day after his graduation from Babcock University. Davido has confirmed the...

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Zuma congratulates Buhari on Nigeria election victory

YoopyaApril 2, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaApril 2, 2015July 1, 20230

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday congratulated Nigerian president-elect Muhammadu Buhari. President Zuma has also commended the outgoing president of Nigeria, His Excellency Goodluck...

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Who is Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari?

YoopyaApril 1, 2015April 5, 2023

by YoopyaApril 1, 2015April 5, 20230

(CNN)Muhammadu Buhari has ruled Nigeria before, as one of a line of military strongmen who dominated the country between 1966 and 1999. A military coup...