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Two ‘young Girls’ Used As Human Bombs
Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one...
Over 60 Killed In Nigeria Church Building Collapse
A church roof has collapsed in Uyo, south-east Nigeria, killing at least 60 people attending a bishop’s ordination....
Scores Dead In Church Building Collapse In Nigeria
A church roof has collapsed in Uyo, south-east Nigeria, killing at least 60 people attending a bishop’s ordination....
Church Caves In On Nigerian Faithful
A church roof has collapsed in Uyo, south-east Nigeria, killing at least 60 people attending a bishop's ordination....
How I Was Banned From Speaking Igbo
Nigerian novelist: How I was banned from speaking Igbo In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian...
Boko Haram Blocking Aid To Scores of Refugees In Cameroon
The United Nations warned Friday that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was complicating efforts to help tens of...
Gunmen Slay 36 Nigerian Miners In Zamfara State
Gunmen have killed 36 gold miners in north-east Nigeria, police say. The attackers overran a mining camp in the Maru...
Chevron Oil Pipeline ‘blown Up By Nigerian Avengers’
The oil industry has caused widespread environmental damage in the Niger Delta Militants say they have blown an oil...
Refugee Story Wins BBC Hausa Women’s Writing Award
The BBC Hausa Service has announced the winner of its first short-story competition aimed at women writers. Aisha...
Group of Chibok Schoolgirls ‘freed’ In Nigeria
Twenty-one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been freed, a senior Nigerian government official has...