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 Nigeria, January 2011
Nigeria, February 2011
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92 arrested in Nigeria over violence
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| Jan.13 |
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President Jonathan wins party primary
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| Feb.12 |
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Nigeria rally stampede kills 11  The rally in the southern city of Port Harcourt was part of President Goodluck Jonathan's election campaign ahead of a poll due in April
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| Apr.3 |
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Nigeria election postponed again
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| Apr.9 |
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 Troubled Nigerian poll under way Polling begins in Nigeria in parliamentary elections that have been marred by bloody attacks and chaotic delays
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| Apr.15 |
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Final preparations for presidential vote
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| Apr.16 |
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Key Nigerian election under way Polling is under way in presidential election, amid hopes of the freest and fairest vote there in two decades
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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.18 |
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Goodluck Jonathan appeals for calm  President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed for an end to 'unnecessary and avoidable' post-election violence across the north of the country
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| Apr.20 |
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Nigeria unrest 'not spontaneous'
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| Apr.24 |
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Election violence left more than 500 dead
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| Apr.25 |
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Gubernatorial elections to proceed Nigeria will proceed with national gubernatorial elections, despite continuing violence that has raised fears that an Islamists will step up attacks
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| May.29 |
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President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated Jonathan, a Christian from the south, was sworn-in on as his country tries to bounce back from violence unleashed last month by an Islamist ...
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| Jun.26 |
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Deadly bombing in north Nigeria A bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri has killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens
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| Aug.5 |
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Oil cleanup could take 30 years Restoration of Nigeria's environmentally devastated oil-producing Niger Delta region could take up to 30 years, cost $1 billion
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| Aug.26 |
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 Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital Map of Abuja Nigeria| At least 18 people were killed. 8 people had been injured. Extra security had been ordered in the area around the capital | |
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| Aug.28 |
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Nigeria floods kill 20 in Ibadan Map of Ibadan Nigeria At least 20 people have been killed and thousands displaced by flooding in and around the city of Ibadan in south-western Nigeria
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| Aug.31 |
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Nigeria floods death toll rises At least 102 people are now thought to have been killed by floods in and around the south-western Nigerian city of Ibadan
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| Oct.2 |
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Gunmen kill 19 in Nigeria village At least 19 people have been shot or hacked to death in a brutal attack in a village of Lingyado in north-west Nigeria
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| Oct.6 |
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Ex-governors arrested in Nigeria Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrests three former state governors for allegedly embezzling funds amounting to $674m
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| Oct.11 |
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Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins| Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 24, is a Nigerian man accused of attempting to bomb a flight with explosives sewn into his underwear | |
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| Oct.12 |
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'Underpants bomber' admits attack Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 24, a Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight has told his trial that he is changing his plea to guilty
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| Nov.5 |
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Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63' Map of Damaturu Nigeria| 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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 Warning issued for Americans in Nigeria Following an outbreak of violence, the U.S. Mission issued a warning to Americans, saying more attacks may be imminent in the northeastern p...
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| Dec.24 |
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Nigeria clashes 'leave 50 dead' Map of Damaturu Nigeria More than 50 people have died in days of fighting between Nigerian forces and suspected Islamist gunmen in the country's north-east
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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.30 |
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Boko Haram blamed for Maiduguri attack A blast has rocked an area near a mosque in the restive north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri
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| Dec.31 |
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Nigeria attacks prompt emergency President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram
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Nigerian ethnic clashes kill 50 The violence in the state of Ebonyi took place between the Ezza and Ezilo peoples due to a land dispute
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