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Over 100 killed after mistaken strike by Nigerian Air Force hits local market
World | Apr 13, 2026, 06:42 AM ISTThe strike was intended to target jihadi fighters operating in the region. The affected area lies near the centre of a long-running insurgency that has troubled northeastern Nigeria for more than a decade, with frequent clashes between armed groups and security forces.
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Nigeria: Mob kills 16 people they suspected of being 'kidnappers'
World | Mar 29, 2025, 08:38 AM ISTNigeria mob lynching: In 2022, SBM Intelligence, a Lagos-based research group, said there have been at least 391 mob killings in Africa's most populous country since 2019.
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PM Modi gets unique welcome in Nigeria, presented with 'Key to the City' of Abuja | What it means?
World | Nov 17, 2024, 07:56 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-nation tour to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana scheduled from November 17 to November 21. This visit is the first by an Indian prime minister to Nigeria in 17 years.
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Nigeria floods displace 4,000 people
World | Sep 24, 2013, 06:33 AM ISTAbuja: At least 4,000 people have been displaced by floods in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina, an official said Monday.The floods also wreaked havoc on property worth millions of Nigerian Naira, Xinhua reported citing Hassan
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52 Killed In Clashes Between Rival Ethnic Groups In Nigeria
World | Jan 01, 2012, 12:49 PM ISTAbuja, Jan 1: At least 52 people, including women and children, have been killed in clashes between two rival ethnic communities in southeastern Ebonyi state of Nigeria, as President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of
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28 Killed In Nigeria Church Blasts
World | Dec 25, 2011, 07:51 PM ISTAbuja, Dec 25: At least 28 people were killed today in two powerful blasts that targeted churches in Nigeria during the Christmas services, amid a series of attacks by a radical Islamic sect in the
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Nigeria Beats Second-String Argentina 4-1
Football | Jun 02, 2011, 09:15 PM ISTAbuja, Nigeria, June 2: Nigeria used its top players in a warmup for an African Cup of Nations qualifier and dismantled a second-string Argentina 4-1 on Wednesday, helped by two first-half goals from Zaragoza striker