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2013
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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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| Mar.10 |
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Nigeria hostages are feared dead Map of Bauchi Nigeria A Nigerian Islamist militant group Ansaru's claims to have killed seven foreign hostages it seized last month are credible, Western governments say
| Mar.18 |
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Deadly blasts at Nigeria bus station At least 20 people have been killed in a series of explosions at a bus station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano
| Mar.23 |
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Nigerian town of Ganye hit by deadly attacks At least 25 people died when gunmen attacked a prison, a police station and a bar in an eastern Nigerian town, police said
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| Apr.6 |
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Attack targets Nigerian politician Eleven people have been killed in an attack in eastern Nigeria targeting the deputy governor of Adamawa state, police say
| Apr.21 |
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'Scores killed' in Nigeria fighting Intense fighting between the military and Islamist militants in north Nigeria is reported to have killed at least 185 civilians and destroyed...
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| May.4 |
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Clashes kills dozens at Wukari leader's funeral At least 39 people have been killed in Nigeria's Taraba state as clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims at a funeral, say reports
| May.7 |
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'Many dead' in Nigeria militant raid Fifty-five people have been killed in the north-east of Nigeria in co-ordinated attacks by the Boko Haram militant group, the Nigerian army ...
| May.14 |
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Nigeria president declares emergency Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant...
| May.16 |
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Nigeria begins raids on Boko Haram Nigeria's army has begun operations against militant Islamists in the north-east, military officials say
| 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 | |
| May.24 |
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Nigeria Boko Haram camps 'destroyed' The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of well-equipped camps used by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of...
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| Jul.29 |
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'Ten dead' in Nigeria Kano blasts At least 10 people have been killed in a series of explosions in a Christian neighbourhood in the largest city in the mainly Muslim north of...
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| Aug.12 |
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Gunmen kill 44 at Nigeria mosque Map of Borno Nigeria At least 44 worshippers have been shot dead at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, officials in Borno state say | |
| Aug.31 |
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Suspected sect members in Nigeria kill at least 24 Map of Monguno Borno Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants ambush a vigilante group in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 24 of its members
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| Sep.19 |
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Scores dead in Boko Haram 'ambush' At least 87 people have been killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, according to local official...
| Sep.28 |
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Nigeria river boat accident kills 42, 100 missing Map of Niger Nigeria A boat overloaded with passengers and goods travelling on the Niger River in central Nigeria has capsized, killing 42 people with 100 others missing | |
| Sep.29 |
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Islamists kill dozens of students in attack on Nigerian college Map of Yobe Nigeria Terrorists dressed in Nigerian military uniforms assaulted a college inside the country, gunning down dozens of students as they slept in their dorms | |
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| Oct.5 |
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Nigerian plane blows out tires landing in Sokoto Map of Sokoto Nigeria Boeing-747 jetliner carrying 400 pilgrims hit a sharp object as it was landing in Nigeria's northern Sokoto city and blew out two tires
| Oct.14 |
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Hundreds dead in Nigeria detention, Amnesty says Map of Yobe Nigeria Hundreds of people have died in detention facilities in north-east as the army tries to crush an Islamist militant rebellion there
| Oct.25 |
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Militants raid north Nigerian city Map of Damaturu Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram militants have engaged security forces in a lengthy gun battle and raided a hospital in the city of Damaturu
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| Nov.3 |
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Suspected Islamic militants kill groom, 30 in wedding convoy Map of Borno Nigeria A government spokesman says militants attacked a wedding convoy in northeast Nigeria and killed more than 30 people including the groom
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