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 2008
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At least 30 die in fuel tanker blast  A car crashed into a fuel tanker, which exploded and burst into flames in the oil-rich town
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| Feb.23 |
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Legal blow for senator A tribunal has annulled the election of the president of the senate, David Mark, who was chosen for Benue state in disputed elections
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| Apr.25 |
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Militants claim pipeline attack A main group behind a string of recent attacks in southern oil region has sabotaged another pipeline. ExxonMobil reported workers on strike
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Oil firms cut output| Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production | |
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| May.15 |
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100 killed in pipeline fire Map of Lagos Nigeria Flames from a ruptured fuel pipeline swept through homes and a school in a village, killing about 100 people and injuring 20 others
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| May.23 |
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 Violence ripples to gas prices Violence in oil-rich southern Nigeria is having a ripple effect - at gas stations in the United States
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| Jun.21 |
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Oil pipeline attacked The militants have blown up an oil pipeline near Chevron's Escravos oilfields. The attack prompted it to shut down onshore production
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| Jun.22 |
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Oil attack's rebels announce truce The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta blamed for an number of recent attacks on the oil industry announced a unilateral truce
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| Jul.26 |
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Seized oil workers freed Eight foreign workers, kidnapped by militants, have been freed unharmed
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| Aug.20 |
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Nigeria military chiefs dismissed President Yar'Adua has dismissed the country's chief of the defence staff together with the heads of the army and navy
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| Aug.30 |
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Militants claim 29 soldiers dead| A militant group said it killed 29 Nigerian soldiers and lost 6 of its fighters in 'reprisals' for the military's killings of citizens; military disagrees | |
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| Sep.14 |
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Rebels declare 'oil war'| The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta declared an 'oil war' in response to what it said were 'unprovoked' attacks by government | |
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| Nov.29 |
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Riots kill hundreds Map of Jos Nigeria| Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed in central Nigeria; Christians and Muslims clashed over the result of a local election | |
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| Dec.18 |
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Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children| More than 30 children are thought to have died recently after taking the medicine. The factory's managing director had been charged | |
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