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20 Nigerians killed at bus station blasts in Kano

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

At least 20 people have been killed in a series of explosions at a bus station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, witnesses say. Several buses were destroyed in the Sabon Gari area of the city, home to a … read more »

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Boko Haram Republic of Northern Nigeria: A Good Idea (part2)

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Boko Haram Republic of Kano, Boko Haram Republic of Borno, Boko Haram Republic of Yobe, Boko Haram Republic of Minna, Boko Haram Republic of Arewa and Sharia Republic of Nigeria are all possible names for the new extremist Islamic Republic. … read more »

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Nigeria: Polio shootings in Kano ‘kill 12′

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Twelve people, including polio vaccinators, have been killed in two shootings at health centres in northern Nigeria, witnesses have told the BBC. In the first attack in Kano four polio vaccinators were shot dead by gunmen who drove up on … read more »

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Rage over bad governance fuels Nigeria Islamists

February 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – Few in Nigeria’s second city of Kano would admit to supporting the Islamist insurgents waging a bloody northern rebellion against the central government in Abuja. But when Boko Haram talks of sweeping away the corrupt old order and … read more »

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Nigeria: Gunmen kill three in Muslim Emir’s convoy

January 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

“There was an unfortunate incident today. The Emir’s convoy was attacked by unknown gunmen as he was returning from Koranic graduation ceremony in Kano city. Three people in his convoy were killed but the Emir is unhurt,” Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso … read more »

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