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Boko Haram Attacks Military Bases In Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists believed to be from the IS-supported faction loyal to Abu Mus'ab Al-Barnawi have attacked three...

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Nigerian University Builds Trench To Stop Boko Haram Attacks

Authorities in north-eastern Nigeria have begun digging a 27km (17 mile) trench around the University of Maiduguri to...

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‘Get Involved In Mining Finance’

Chief Executive of Ghana’s Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn, has advised African banks and financial institutions...

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Farmers Call To Return Home

Farmers and fishermen displaced by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria want to return home, saying it will help...

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Shutdown For 50th Anniversary of Biafra Declaration

Shops, schools and businesses were shut in southeast Nigeria on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since the declaration of...

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Shut-Down For 50th Anniversary of Biafra Declaration

Shops, schools and businesses were shut in southeast Nigeria on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since an independent...

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Funding Shortfall Hits Starving In NE Nigeria

Lack of funding is forcing aid agencies to cut feeding programmes for starving people in northeast Nigeria, the UN said...

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Nigeria Says Freed Girl Not One of Chibok Abductees

Nigeria's government on Thursday retracted its announcement that another Chibok girl was free, saying she was not one...

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The Orphans of Boko Haram

After a night on the streets, the pack of young boys move into Maiduguri's abandoned amusement park in the early...

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Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Six Farmers In Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeastern Nigerian city of...

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Nigerian Economy Glimpses Dim Light At End of Tunnel

Suffering from rampant inflation, stalled investment and mass layoffs, Nigeria is still gripped by one of the worst...

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Chibok Girl Refused To Be Part of Release Deal

A schoolgirl who was among more than 200 kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 refused to be part of a release deal because...

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Pressure On Shekau, Buhari’s Health Led To Chibok Girls’ Release

Military pressure, in-fighting within Boko Haram and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's health combined to secure...

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Nigeria Pushes To Legalize Illicit Refineries In Restive Delta Oil Region

Nigeria aims to legalize illicit oil refineries in the turbulent Niger Delta region, the vice president's office said...

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Nigeria’s Vice-President and A Fragile Peace In the Delta

While Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was receiving treatment in London for an undisclosed illness, his energetic...

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Ahmad Ahmad -Issa Hayatou’s Toughest Challenge

The long awaited Confederation of African Football -CAF elections, is finally here. As a matter of fact, elections are...

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CAF Elections: Pinnick Ordered To Back Hayatou

Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa...

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Nigeria Government Directs FA To Back Hayatou For CAF Post

Nigeria's government has ordered the head of the country's football association to back current CAF president Issa...

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Recession-Hit Nigeria Details Economic Recovery Plan

Nigeria's government this week launched a master plan to lift it out of recession, hoping to hit 7.0 percent growth by...