Nigeria
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PM Modi gifts Nigerian President a masterpiece of Kolhapur’s traditional silver craft | PIC INSIDE
World | Nov 18, 2024, 05:16 PM ISTIn a gesture reflecting India’s rich heritage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the President of Nigeria with a Silofar Panchamrit Kalash during their recent meeting.
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PM Modi honoured with Nigeria's GNOC, first foreign dignitary after Queen Elizabeth
World | Nov 17, 2024, 07:48 PM ISTPM Narendra Modi is on a three-nation visit scheduled from November 17 to November 21. On the first leg of his visit, he reached Nigeria today. This visit is the first by an Indian prime minister to Nigeria in 17 years. He will also visit Brazil and Guyana.
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PM Modi in Nigeria: PM Modi receives special welcome as he lands in Nigeria
News | Nov 17, 2024, 03:22 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on November 16 landed in Abuja, the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. PM Modi received a grand welcome upon his arrival. He is on a three-nation tour to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from November 16 to 21. Watch to know more!
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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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PM Modi arrives in Nigeria, receives grand welcome by Indian diaspora on historic visit | WATCH
World | Nov 17, 2024, 06:53 AM ISTThis is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first-ever visit to the West African Region. He is on a five-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana. From Nigeria, he is scheduled to travel to Brazil.
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PM Modi embarks on historic tour to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana, set to attend G-20 summit
World | Nov 16, 2024, 02:40 PM ISTPrime Minister Modi embarks on a historic five-day tour to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana, strengthening global ties and reaffirming India’s leadership at the G-20 Summit.
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PM Modi to embark on three-nation visit to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana
World | Nov 12, 2024, 08:56 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from 16-21 November, 2024.
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Ajit Doval holds talks with Nigeria's NSA Nuhu Ribadu to enhance fight against terrorism
India | Nov 05, 2024, 07:16 PM ISTDuring the meeting, the National Security Advisors held in-depth discussions within the framework of the strategic India-Nigeria partnership on threats and challenges emanating from terrorism, extremism and radicalisation.
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SHOCKING! This country's 29 children likely to get death sentence | Know why
World | Nov 02, 2024, 09:04 AM IST"The chief justice of Nigeria should be ashamed, she is a woman and a mother," said the executive director of Enough is Enough, a civil society organisation promoting good governance in Nigeria.
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Nigeria: 94 killed in oil tanker explosion after locals flocked to collect fuel from crashed vehicle
World | Oct 16, 2024, 03:09 PM ISTThe latest incident came nearly a month after a fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people..
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Nigeria: 48 killed after fuel tanker truck exploded following collision with another vehicle
World | Sep 09, 2024, 03:23 PM ISTAt least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state's disaster management agency said.
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Nigeria: 100 killed as Boko Haram Islamic radicals opened fire on market, homes in deadliest attack
World | Sep 04, 2024, 04:58 PM ISTLocal media reported that the extremists claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in reprisal for villagers informing security operatives about their activities.
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'Breast ironing' leaves women pained, devoid of normal life in Africa | Know why it's done
World | Aug 02, 2024, 11:44 PM IST'Breast ironing' has left a scar in the lives of women in several parts of Africa. It is usually performed by the mother of the girls who experienced continued pain even after the procedure.
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16 killed, dozens injured in bomb blast in violence-hit Nigeria, police open fire to quell protests
World | Aug 02, 2024, 11:13 AM ISTLocal officials suspect the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, which is leading an insurgency in West Africa that has killed thousands, behind the attack. Young people took to the streets to protest against Nigeria's rising cost of living and corruption, and the police opened fire on them.
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Facebook removes 63,000 accounts in Nigeria over 'sextortion' scams
Technology | Jul 24, 2024, 06:30 PM ISTThese scams were conducted by Nigerian online fraudsters, known as "Yahoo boys"- who are popular in the region for conducting a variety of scams, including impersonating people in financial distress or posing as Nigerian princes offering extraordinary investment returns.
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22 students killed, over 100 people trapped in rubble as school collapses in Nigeria
World | Jul 13, 2024, 08:07 AM ISTThe rescue operation was immediately launched. Several people were believed to be trapped in the rubble.
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Nigeria: At least 18 killed, 48 others injured as twin bomb blasts rock country's Borno state
World | Jun 30, 2024, 09:36 AM ISTAccording to reports, the first blast occurred at a wedding ceremony. Then, another blast took place at General Hospital Gwoza and a third at a funeral.
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Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says
World | Jun 26, 2024, 06:44 AM ISTOn Tuesday, Niger's ruling military junta announced on national television that 21 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush near the country's border with Burkina Faso by an unidentified "terrorist group." The statement did not identify the perpetrators of the attack.
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Nigeria SHOCKER: Armed gang wipes out almost entire village, kills over 40 in late-night raid
World | May 21, 2024, 11:06 PM ISTA group of armed assailants launched a late-night assault on isolated villages in northcentral Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 40 villagers. No entity has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
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Nigeria mosque blast: Several killed after man attacked Muslim site with a locally made explosive
World | May 16, 2024, 07:40 PM ISTA 38-year-old local resident confessed that he attacked the mosque in Kano's remote Gadan village “purely in hostility following prolonged family disagreement".