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Nigeria Boko Haram camps 'destroyed'
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| May. 19 |
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Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive 
Map of Borno Nigeria| Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 Islamic extremists and 3 soldiers | |
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| May. 18 |
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Nigeria army says crackdown to go on
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| May.16 |
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Nigeria begins raids on Boko Haram
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| May.14 |
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Nigeria president declares emergency
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| May.7 |
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'Many dead' in Nigeria militant raid
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| May.4 |
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Clashes kills dozens at Wukari leader's funeral
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| Apr.26 |
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Boko Haram 'got $3m ransom' to free hostages |
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| Apr.21 |
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'Scores killed' in Nigeria fighting
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| Apr.6 |
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Attack targets Nigerian politician
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| Apr.5 |
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'Dozens die' in Nigeria road crash
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| Mar.23 |
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Nigerian town of Ganye hit by deadly attacks |
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| Mar.22 |
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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies
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| Mar.18 |
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Deadly blasts at Nigeria bus station |
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| Mar.10 |
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Nigeria hostages are feared dead 
A Nigerian Islamist militant group Ansaru's claims to have killed seven foreign hostages it seized last month are credible, Western governments...
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| Feb.17 |
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Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria Map of Bauchi Nigeria| At least six foreign workers have been seized and a security guard shot dead by gunmen who attacked a construction company site in northern Nigeria | |
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| Feb.10 |
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Third African title for Nigeria |
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| Jan.16 |
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First Nigerian troops due in Mali |
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| Dec.26 |
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Lagos Island fireworks blaze kills at least one
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| Dec.15 |
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Air crash kills Kaduna governor Patrick Yakowa |
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| Dec.9 |
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Finance minister's mother kidnapped |
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| Nov.25 |
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Bombs hit Nigeria barracks church
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| Oct.28 |
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Suicide attack at Nigeria church
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| Oct.2 |
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Nigeria probes student killings Map of Mubi Nigeria Nigeria's authorities are investigating the killings of at least 26 people in an attack on a college hostel in the north-eastern town of Mubi
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| Jun.17 |
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Explosions hit Nigerian churches |
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| Jun.10 |
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8 killed in Nigerian church blast, clashes |
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| Jun.4 |
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Pilot signaled trouble moments before crash |
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| Jun.3 |
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Passenger plane crashes into Lagos building Map of Lagos Nigeria All dead in Nigeria plane crash. At least 162 people were thought to be on board
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| Apr.29 |
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Deadly attack at Nigerian college
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| Mar.8 |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan...
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| Jan.24 |
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Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects |
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| Jan.21 |
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Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city Map of Kano Nigeria Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others
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| Jan.15 |
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Nigeria 'to cut price of petrol' |
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| Jan.6 |
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Nigeria hit by string of attacks Map of Adamawa Nigeria| Nigeria has been hit by a fresh wave of violence apparently targeting the country's Christian communities. At least 17 people were killed in Mubi. There were reports of a deadly attack in Adamawa's capital, Yola.
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| Jan.2 |
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Nigeria fury at fuel price rises Ordinary Nigerians and trade unionists have condemned the government for withdrawing a fuel price subsidy
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| Dec.31 |
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Nigeria attacks prompt emergency |
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| Dec.25 |
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Churches bombed on Christmas Day Map of Madala Nigeria Bomb blasts struck at least three churches in Nigeria on Sunday as worshippers were attending Christmas Day services
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| Dec.24 |
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Nigeria clashes 'leave 50 dead' |
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| Nov.5 |
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Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63' A series of bomb and gun attacks in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Damaturu has killed at least 63 people
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| Oct.12 |
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'Underpants bomber' admits attack |
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| Oct.11 |
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Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins |
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| Aug.28 |
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Nigeria floods kill 20 in Ibadan |
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| Aug.26 |
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Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital
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| Apr.25 |
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Gubernatorial elections to proceed |
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| Apr.18 |
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Goodluck Jonathan appeals for calm |
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| Apr.17 |
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Jonathan 'headed for Nigeria win' Goodluck Jonathan is set for election as Nigeria's president with almost double the vote of his main rival, partial results suggest
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| Apr.16 |
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Key Nigerian election under way |
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| Apr.9 |
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Troubled Nigerian poll under way |
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| Feb.12 |
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Nigeria rally stampede kills 11 |
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| Dec.31 |
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11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast |
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| Dec.27 |
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Arrests follow blasts |
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| Dec.24 |
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Deadly Christmas Eve bombings |
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| Nov.17 |
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Miilitary rescue 19 hostages in Niger Delta |
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| Oct.2 |
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Blasts death toll now stands at 12 |
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| Sep.24 |
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Flooding displaces more than 2 million In northern Nigeria flood gates on Challawa and Tiga dams were opened to release rising waters along the Niger River
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| Jul.5 |
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Nigeria 'drops team ban threat' |
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| May.5 |
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President Yar'Adua has died
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| Mar.17 |
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Acting president dissolves cabinet
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| Mar.8 |
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Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian...
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| Mar.7 |
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Attack on town kills more than 100
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| Feb.23 |
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President Umaru Yar'Adua 'returns home'
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| Feb.9 |
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Jonathan becomes acting president
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| Jan.23 |
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150 reported killed in violence |
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| Jan.11 |
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Ailing President Yar'Adua breaks silence |
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| Dec.26 |
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Father alerted US about plane bomber |
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| Jul.31 |
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Row over militant killing |
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| Jul.30 |
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Captured leader of militant sect is dead
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| Jul.29 |
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Islamist fighters 'flee' |
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| Jul.28 |
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Hunt for Nigerian Islamist sect |
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| Jul.27 |
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Security boosted in north Nigeria |
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Islamist attacks spread 15 people have been killed after militants staged three attacks in northern Nigeria, taking the total killed in two days of violence to 150
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| Jul.14 |
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Rebels announce 'truce'. Nigeria Delta
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| Jun.8 |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims |
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| Dec.18 |
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Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children |
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| Nov.29 |
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Riots kill hundreds |
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| Apr.25 |
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Oil firms cut output |
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| Dec.26 |
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At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire |
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| Oct.10 |
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Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria |
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| Jul.8 |
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Kidnappers free UK girl |
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| Jul.5 |
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Three-year-old seized |
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| Apr.24 |
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President says elections not fatally flawed |
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| Apr.23 |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election
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| Apr.22 |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call |
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| Apr.21 |
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Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ |
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| Apr.20 |
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Ballots 'not in country' |
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| Apr.16 |
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Court puts poll in doubt |
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| Apr.13 |
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Security tight for polls |
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| Feb.8 |
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Militants hold more hostages |
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| Dec.26 |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
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| Nov.22 |
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Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue |
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| Nov.2 |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit |
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| Oct.29 |
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Sultan among crash dead Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames
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| Sep.30 |
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Dam collapse floods town |
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| May.12 |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
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| May.5 |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
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| Apr.30 |
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Darfur peace talks extended |
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| Apr.20 |
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Nigeria settles Paris Club debt |
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| Apr.18 |
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President offers Delta boost |
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| Mar.29 |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia
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| Feb.18 |
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16 die in cartoon protests |
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| Feb.12 |
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Fears bird flu has spread to humans |
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| Feb.9 |
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Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull |
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| Feb.8 |
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Deadly bird flu found
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| Dec.13 |
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2 airlines grounded |
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Parents mourn 50 crash children |
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| Dec.10 |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed A passenger jet crashed on landing at the airport in the city of Port Harcourt. At least 56 people were killed
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| Oct.23 |
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No survivors in crash
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| Oct.22 |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos
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| Oct.10 |
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Fuel price strike starts
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| Dec.4 |
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Commonwealth summit starts |
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| Jun.21 |
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105 killed in oil blast |
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| Apr.22 |
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Obasanjo won re-election by landslide
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| Feb.2 |
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'Many dead' in Lagos blast |
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| Nov.26 |
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Miss World reporter faces fatwa |
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| Nov.22 |
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Miss World leaves Nigeria for London |
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| May.4 |
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Aircraft with 75 people crashed |
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| Jan.28 |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump
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| Jan.16 |
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General strike |
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| Oct.14 |
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Riots engulf city |
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| Sep.11 |
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Religious fighting killed 165 |
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