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Nigeria military: At least 11 killed in new attack

April 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

AP MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Authorties in Nigeria say at least 11 people have been killed in violence blamed on Islamic insurgents in the country’s northeast. One attack happened Wednesday night in the fishing village of Gashua in Yobe state. Teacher … read more »

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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles Beat Mali To Win Bronze

March 29, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles made amend for missing out on defending their title by beating Mali 2-1 to finish with bronze at the 2013 Orange CAF U-20 Championship. By reaching the semi-finals both teams qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup and … read more »

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19-year-old girl delivers baby with two heads in Northern Nigeria [PHOTO]

March 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ameh Comrade Godwin , dailypost   Residents of Malumfashi local government area of Kastina state were on Tuesday thrown into confusion following the mysterious birth of a baby with two heads by a 19-year-old housewife, Zainab Dahiru. It was … read more »

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Somalia: Woman stoned to death for adultery

October 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Victim of extremismStoning adulterers is not “extremist”; it is Islamic law. The caliph Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, even maintained that it was originally in the Qur’an: ‘Umar said, “I am afraid that after a long time has passed, … read more »

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Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab arraigned on new US charges

December 16, 2010 by benim

The man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner with a bomb hidden in his underwear last Christmas, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was arraigned on Thursday on new charges related to the plot. A federal grand jury on Wednesday … read more »

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