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 Nigeria, January 2012
Nigeria, February 2012
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Nigeria, April 2012
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Nigeria to remove fuel subsidies
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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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| Jan.5 |
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Deadly shooting at Nigeria church
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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.7 |
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Nigerians flee sectarian violence
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| Jan.8 |
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Nigeria sect 'has high-up ties'
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| Jan.10 |
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Deadly gun attack on Nigerian bar
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| Jan.11 |
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Unions: Nigeria president using 'thugs'
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| Jan.12 |
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Talks end in Nigeria as protests widen
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| Jan.13 |
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Union to suspend fuel protests
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| Jan.14 |
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No deal at Nigeria strike talks
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| Jan.15 |
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Nigeria 'to cut price of petrol' President Goodluck Jonathan has announced an immediate drop in the price of fuel, following a week of strikes and protests
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| Jan.20 |
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Nigeria city curfew after blasts
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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
| A hail of gunfire and coordinated bombings of eight government sites
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| Jan.24 |
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Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects A joint military task force in Nigeria arrested 158 suspected members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram
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| Jan.26 |
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Boko Haram urged to state demands
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| Feb.24 |
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Deadly blasts rock Nigerian city
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| Mar.8 |
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  Briton, Italian killed amid rescue  Map of Sokoto Nigeria| The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan said | |
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| Apr.29 |
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 Deadly attack at Nigerian college Map of Kano Nigeria At least 16 people have been killed in a gun and bomb attack at Bayero University campus in Nigeria's northern city of Kano
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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
| Witnesses saw the Dana Air plane strike the two-storey building and burst into flames
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| Jun.4 |
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Pilot signaled trouble moments before crash The pilot of the Dana Air plane that crashed into a densely populated neighborhood, radioed that the plane was having trouble just minutes ...
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| Jun.5 |
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Data, voice recorders found in Nigeria plane crash
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| Jun.10 |
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8 killed in Nigerian church blast, clashes Three people died in clashes Sunday with police in Jos, Nigeria, hours after a car bomb killed five people during services at a church nearb...
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| Jun.17 |
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Explosions hit Nigerian churches Map of Kaduna Nigeria Multiple blasts have hit at least three churches in the northern state of Kaduna. 44 people had been killed and 80 injured in the attacks
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| Jun.22 |
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Nigerian security chiefs sacked President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked his national security adviser and defence minister, amid mounting violence in the north
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| Jul.13 |
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Suicide bomber targets Maiduguri mosque A suicide bomber has killed five people at a mosque in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, security officials say
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| Aug.4 |
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Deadly attack off Nigeria coast Gunmen in Nigeria have stormed a Dutch oil barge off the coast, killing two Nigerian navy sailors and kidnapping four foreigners
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| Aug.7 |
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19 killed in attack on Nigerian church Gunmen attacked a church in the central state of Kogi, killing at least 19 people. Among the dead was the pastor of the Deeper Life church in...
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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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| Oct.10 |
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Shell faces Nigeria spill case Oil giant Shell is due to appear in court in the Netherlands to face charges of polluting Nigerian villages
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| Oct.28 |
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Suicide attack at Nigeria church Map of Kaduna Nigeria At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria
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| Oct.31 |
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Nigerian army accused of abuses Nigerian security forces have carried out widespread abuses in their campaign against the Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International s...
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| Nov.25 |
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Bombs hit Nigeria barracks church Map of Kaduna Nigeria Suicide bombers have attacked a church inside a military barracks in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 30
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| Dec.9 |
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Finance minister's mother kidnapped Officials in Nigeria say Professor Kamene Okonjo, the mother of the Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been kidnapped
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| Dec.15 |
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Air crash kills Kaduna governor Patrick Yakowa Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has been killed in a helicopter crash in the southern delta region along with other senior officials
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| Dec.26 |
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Lagos Island fireworks blaze kills at least one Map of Lagos Nigeria An explosion in a warehouse has sparked a major fire and killed at least one person in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city and commercial capital
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