Nigeria Attack
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Over 100 killed after mistaken strike by Nigerian Air Force hits local market
World | April 13, 2026 6:42 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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Scores killed and several others injured as bombs explode in Nigeria, suicide bombing suspected
World | March 17, 2026 6:48 ISTThe blasts were reported at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and two local markets, known as Post Office and the Monday Market, according to Sirajo Abdullahi, head of operations at Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency, or NEMA, in Maiduguri.
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Nigeria: Assailants kidnap nearly 300 school children in latest case of mass abductions I VIDEO
World | March 10, 2024 17:59 ISTThe kidnapping in Kuriga was only one of three mass kidnappings in northern Nigeria since late last week, a reminder of the security crisis plaguing Africa’s most populous country.
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Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists
World | March 07, 2024 23:24 ISTThe victims had left several displacement camps to look for firewood in Borno state's Gamboru Ngala council area when they were ambushed and taken hostage, the UN said, in the latest attack in the conflict-hit region where frequent abductions and killings limit movement.
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Nigeria: Over 85 killed as army drone 'accidentally' struck during Muslim festival congregation
World | December 05, 2023 16:15 ISTNigeria drone attack: It said that the armed forces had aimed the target at militant groups but the drone struck the Tudun Biri village while the villagers were busy celebrating a local festival. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ordered an investigation after the army acknowledged the mistake.
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Niger closes airspace fearing military intervention as ECOWAS deadline to reinstate Prez Bazoum ends
World | August 07, 2023 8:40 ISTIt was not immediately clear on Sunday what ECOWAS would do next. Thousands of people at Sunday’s rally in Niger’s capital, Niamey, cheered the coup leaders’ appearance and expressed defiance against both the ECOWAS threat and France’s long presence in the region.
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Niger President Bazoum's first response after mutinous soldiers declare coup: 'Democracy would...'
World | July 27, 2023 21:27 ISTThe French and American governments have voiced their concerns and encouraged conservatives to turn the other way. Bazoum's government has made Niger one of the West's main partners against the Islamic insurgency in Africa's Sahel region.
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20 killed as Boko Haram invades village in Nigeria
World | June 24, 2015 6:41 ISTAbuja: Twenty villagers were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters stormed a remote village in Nigeria's Borno state, shooting sporadically and razing houses, survivors said on Tuesday.Throats of some local residents were grisly slit by
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33 killed in Nigeria attack
World | February 13, 2014 9:21 ISTAbuja: Suspected Boko Haram members Tuesday killed at least 33 people in Konduga, a village 35 km from Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state, officials said Wednesday.The governor Alhaji Kashim Shettima, who on Wednesday attended
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55 killed in Nigeria attack: military
World | May 08, 2013 9:26 ISTAbuja, May 8: At least 55 people were killed when suspected Boko Haram sect, a Nigerian rebel group, attacked security formations in the country's troubled Borno state, military and police officials said.The gunmen attacked Bama,
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