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 Nigeria, January 2005
Nigeria, February 2005
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Nigeria Delta
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World polio cases rose by a third in 2004 The number of cases rose by almost one-third after a vaccine boycott in Nigeria spawned a resurgence of the disease
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| Jul.5 |
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 Sudan, Darfur rebels sign agreement| The parties to peace talks signed a declaration of principles, a breakthrough in negotiations | |
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| Sep.2 |
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President Obasanjo to be probed Olusegun Obasanjo has agreed to be investigated after a governor accused him of taking bribes
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| Oct.5 |
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Police clash with troops  3 Nigerians have died in clashes in Lagos as soldiers fought running battles with police
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| Oct.22 |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff Map of Lagos Nigeria| The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos | |
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| Oct.23 |
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Obasanjo's wife dies in hospital Wife of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, died from complications resulting from that surgery
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Confusion surrounds crash There were conflicting reports about the crash site, and whether anybody on board were alive
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No survivors in crash| All 117 people aboard a passenger jet are dead, including several high-level Nigerian officials | |
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| Oct.24 |
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Nigeria mourns plane crash victims Nigeria began 3 days of mourning for 117 people who died when a passenger jet crashed shortly after take-off
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| Nov.15 |
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School stampede kills 12 Children were trampled to death as panicked pupils fled what they thought was a fire in their school
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| Dec.10 |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed Map of Port Nigeria| 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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| Dec.11 |
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Families seek crash dead Relatives of more than 100 people who died in a plane crash have been gathering at mortuaries
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Parents mourn 50 crash children| Parents holding school awards and photographs of their children, who died in a plane crash | |
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2 airlines grounded President Obasanjo has grounded Sosoliso Airlines in the wake of a crash and Chanchangi airline
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Nigeria grounds 737s for checks Authorities grounded Boeing 737 planes for a spot safety check, after 2 deadly accidents in 2 months
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Militants suspected in oil pipeline fire Investigators are probing the source of a fire that was blazing on a ruptured Royal Dutch Shell oil pipeline
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