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Nigeria University shut down as students protest of slain colleagues

THE situation surrounding the killing of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt worsened on Tuesday evening, as students of the institution, led by the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), stormed Omuokiri-Aluu, burned houses and … read more »

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Nigeria police make arrests after college massacre

Police hunting for the killers of 26 people in a college residence in northeast Nigeria said they had raided houses and made a number of arrests on Wednesday. The attackers went from room to room in the building in the … read more »

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26 killed as unknown Gunmen opened fire on Nigeria students

Gunmen opened fire in a student housing area near a polytechnic school in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people in an attack whose motives remained unclear, officials said. Details were still emerging of the attack in the … read more »

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Radical sect kills 7 in north Nigeria

Maiduguri – Suspected members of the Boko Haram radical Islamist sect have killed seven people in two separate attacks in Nigeria’s north, authorities said on Tuesday. Adamawa State police spokesperson Daniel Altine said attackers shot dead a policeman, a soldier … read more »

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Two killed in Nigerian pub attack

KANO, Nigeria — Gunmen have attacked a pub in northeastern Nigeria, killing two people amid a wave of such violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram, residents and police said Saturday. Two gunmen who arrived on a motorbike and opened … read more »

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Canada Condemns Recent Attacks in Nigeria

OTTAWA, Canada, January 9, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on the latest violent attacks in Nigeria: “Canada unequivocally condemns the cowardly attacks in Mubi today and the separate attack in … read more »

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President Goodluck Jonathan’s Address To The Nation On The Removal Of Fuel Subsidy

Dear Compatriots: 1. A week ago, I had cause to address Nigerians on the security challenges we are facing in parts of the country, which necessitated the declaration of a state of emergency in 15 Local Government Areas in four … read more »

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Recent killing of Igbo’s in Northern Nigeria and the silence of Igbo politicians

By Odenigbo Chidi Anyaeche Killing of Igbo’s in Nigeria by their fellow Nigerians of Northern Nigerian Muslim extraction seems to be a yearly ritual. But the recent killings by a radical Islamic sect called Boko Haram (Western education is meaningless) … read more »

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Police: 20 killed in Nigeria shooting

Maiduguri – Police say gunmen from a radical Muslim sect have attacked a town hall in rural northeast Nigeria, shooting at least 20 people dead. The attack happened around noon ion Friday in Mubi in Adamawa state, a town near … read more »

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