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Photo: Aminu Abubakar/IRIN The Haye clinic in Kano where seven polio vaccinators were killed on 8 February 2013 (file photo) DAKAR, 22 February 2013 (IRIN) – Human rights organizations estimate some 3,000 Nigerians have been killed in violence related to … read more »
KANO, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military on Sunday claimed to have arrested a key member of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram after a reward of some $160,000 had recently been offered for his capture. A military task force in the country’s … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, Kaduna, Kano, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nigeria claims arrest of key Boko Haram, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Potiskum
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OTTAWA – A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Nigeria that killed 12 people attending Christmas services. “We strongly condemn such despicable and cowardly attacks,” Baird’s press secretary, Rick Roth, told QMI Agency on … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christmas, christmas mass attack, John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), Nigeria, Nigerian news, Potiskum, Quebecor Media, Yobe State
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KANO, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a church in volatile northern Nigeria during a Christmas Eve service, killing six people including the pastor, before setting the building ablaze, residents and police said Tuesday, as the pope deplored “savage acts of terrorism” … read more »
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Deadly Chritsmas in Nigeria, Evangelical Church of West Africa, Gunmen kill 6 during church service, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Potiskum, Yobe, Yobe State
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KANO, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities on Monday slapped a 15-hour daily curfew on a northeastern city where unrest blamed on Islamist extremists has killed at least 31 people in recent days. Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam “has approved the imposition … read more »
(AP) — Nigeria’s military arrested a member of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram at the home of a prominent senator, as ongoing violence blamed on the sect in a nearby city has killed at least 23 people in recent … read more »
KANO, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military said Monday it has killed 35 suspected Boko Haram Islamists in a crackdown on the insurgent group in the northeastern city of Damaturu. “The Joint Task Force has succeeded in killing 35 Boko Haram terrorists … read more »
BAUCHI, Nigeria – A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church conducting Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing one person and wounding another 46 in a region under assault by a radical Islamist sect, officials said. An Associated Press … read more »
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Tagged Associated Press, Bauchi, bokoharam, Catholic Church, Damaturu, Hausa language, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Potiskum
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A top Muslim traditional leader in northeastern Nigeria escaped a suicide attack on Friday, when the bomber was thwarted by local people before blowing himself up, residents said. Several people were wounded in the blast outside the main mosque after … read more »
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Potiskum – Crowds of protesters took to the streets of the Nigerian city of Potiskum on Monday over a deadly market attack last week, with a church and classrooms burnt and police firing tear gas. More than a thousand protesters, … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, bokoharam, East Africa, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Islamism, map africa, map of africa, news, Nigeria, Potiskum, South Africa, travel to africa, Wednesday, West Africa, Yobe, Yobe State
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Abuja – A Nigerian hospital has received 56 bodies from an attack on a cattle market in the remote northeast overnight, a hospital nurse who gave his name as Babangida told Reuters by telephone. Gunmen opened fire on a cattle … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, afria travel, bokoharam, Cattle, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, news, Nigeria, Potiskum, Reuters, South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa, Yobe, Yobe State
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Maiduguri – A local official says that gunmen suspected to be members of a radical Islamic sect opened fire at a policeman and his family, killing the policeman’s 6-year-old daughter. Yobe State police spokesperson Toyin Gbadegeshin said that the policeman’s … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Police officer, Potiskum, Yobe State
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KANO, Nigeria — Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram attacked three police stations in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, burning two of them down in the latest of scores of such assaults, police said. It was not yet clear if … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Islamism, Kano, Nigeria, Police station, Potiskum, Yobe State
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Police in northern Nigeria say suspected members of a radical Islamist sect have shot dead eight people, including four police officers. The attack happened late Tuesday at a bar in the town of Potiskum in Yobe state, and authorities blamed … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Christian, Christmas, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Potiskum, United Nations, Yobe State
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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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Tagged Deregulation, Economy, Executive (government), Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mubi, Nigeria, Nigerian, peace, Potiskum
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Kano – Hundreds of people fled their homes in northeast Nigeria on Saturday after deadly all-night gun battles between Islamists and security forces amid an escalation in violence. The latest clashes with the Islamist sect Boko Haram came amid growing … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Christian, Christmas, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Potiskum
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Kano – An explosion killed four people in the violence-torn city Nigerian city of Maiduguri as Muslim faithful left a mosque after Friday prayers, the military and residents said. The blast comes after a series of Christmas attacks blamed on … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Christian, Christmas, Damaturu, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Potiskum
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