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  35 people killed in gunmen attack in Nigeria's Zamfara

  World | July 11, 2021 8:10 IST

  Mohd Shehu, police spokesperson in Zamfara, told Xinhua on phone that gunmen in large numbers invaded 5 villages in Maradun local govt area on Thursday, shooting sporadically at unsuspecting residents while destroying houses, properties.

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  Scores killed as suicide bombers attack motor park in Nigeria

  World | December 29, 2015 7:11 IST

  Lagos: Many people are feared dead as two suicide bombers on Monday attacked a motor park in northeast Nigeria's Madagali city in the Adamawa State, Xinhua reported.An eyewitness said that two female suicide bombers detonated

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  Nigeria building collapse death toll reaches 40

  World | September 15, 2014 9:11 IST

  Abuja: The toll in Friday's building collapse in Lagos, the main commercial city of Nigeria, has risen to 40, a rescue official said on Sunday.The dead count is now 40, while at least 130 people

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  Top 10 trading cities of the world that failed

  World | September 07, 2014 9:06 IST

  New Delhi: Cities are the best place to live in when one thinks of a good lifestyle. Industrialization, commercialization, employment, recreation etc are a part of city life that lure people to settle in metros. However,

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  Nigeria: 14 killed as plane nosedives in Lagos

  World | October 03, 2013 21:12 IST

  Lagos: A chartered airplane nosedived into the ground and burst into flames meters from tanks of aviation fuel today, killing 14 people, Nigerian officials said.  Six survivors have been rushed to the hospital, two in

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  Hope fades for survivors after Nigeria crash kills 153

  World | June 04, 2012 12:27 IST

  Lagos, Jun 4: The search for bodies and survivors in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos continued through the night after an airliner owned by an Indian company crashed and burst into flames, killing all 153