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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 IST

  The 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 IST

  The 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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  Herbert Wigwe: Nigeria's Access Bank Group CEO among six dead in California helicopter crash

  World | February 11, 2024 12:28 IST

  Six people, including the group chief executive of one of Nigeria's largest lenders, were killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Friday, authorities said. Six people were on board the helicopter when it crashed around 10 p.m. near Nipton, California.

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  Globalisation being weaponised by 'dominant players', currency and trade used as weapons: Jaishankar

  World | January 23, 2024 13:16 IST

  The minister said the Global South is about a "mindset, a solidarity and a self-reliance" and the world can't progress without the advancement of the Global South. He also stressed that restoring the world to its natural diversity is a "collective objective".

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  Nigeria: Over 160 killed, 300 injured in series of attacks on villages as ethnic tensions flare

  World | December 26, 2023 7:27 IST

  A provisional toll by the local Red Cross reported 104 deaths in 18 villages in the Bokkos region of Nigeria. At least 50 people were also reported dead in several villages in the Barkin Ladi area, according to Dickson Chollom, a member of the state parliament.

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  Nigeria: Over 85 killed as army drone 'accidentally' struck during Muslim festival congregation

  World | December 05, 2023 16:15 IST

  Nigeria 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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  Nigeria mayhem: Boat with over 100 passengers capsizes in Benue River, 17 killed and over 73 missing

  World | October 31, 2023 9:26 IST

  Emergency rescuers in Nigeria were searching for more than 70 people who went missing over the weekend after a boat loaded with over 100 local traders sank in a river.

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  Nigeria: Explosion at illegal oil refinery site kills 15, including pregnant woman

  World | October 03, 2023 20:03 IST

  The Niger Delta is an impoverished but oil-rich region that contributes most to Nigeria's wealth. Operators often set up illegal refineries in remote areas to avoid regulators.

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  World leaders start arriving in New Delhi ahead of much-anticipated G20 I WATCH how India welcomes

  World | September 07, 2023 23:44 IST

  India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1 last year and about 200 meetings related to G20 were organized in 60 cities across the country.

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  Mosque collapses during prayers in northwestern Nigeria, 7 killed

  World | August 12, 2023 8:20 IST

  A part of a mosque collapsed in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state during prayers killing 7 worshippers, officials said.

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  Niger's military announces coup, President Bazoum's government removed

  World | July 27, 2023 10:08 IST

  Col Maj Amadou Abdramane, with nine other formally dressed fighters behind him, said on Wednesday, "We, the protection and security powers... have chosen to stop the system you know."

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  Nigeria: 24 killed after 'militia gang' gunmen attack village in Benue

  World | July 10, 2023 7:05 IST

  More than 100 people have been killed in violent conflict this year in Benue, where armed violence is rampant as clashes continue over limited access to food and water.

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  Nigeria: Oil spill from Shell pipeline fouls farms and a river in a long-polluted part of Niger Delt

  World | June 26, 2023 15:10 IST

  While spills are frequent in the region due to vandalism from oil thieves and a lack of maintenance to pipelines, according to the UN Environmental Programme, activists call this a “major one.”

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  Nigeria mayhem: At least 103 wedding guests killed as boat capsizes after splitting into two

  World | June 14, 2023 9:19 IST

  Most of those who drowned were relatives from several villages who attended the wedding together and partied late into the night.

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  'Thanks to MEA': Kerala sailors, who were detained in Nigeria, return home after nine months

  India | June 10, 2023 23:07 IST

  Kerala: 16 Indian crew members on the ship "MT Heroic Idun" were taken into custody last year in Equatorial Guinea and then in Nigeria for allegedly crossing the international maritime boundary line.

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  Nigeria: Six killed, dozens injured after bus collides with running train in Lagos

  World | March 10, 2023 6:48 IST

  Nigeria train-bus collision: According to locals, the bus driver ignored the rail-traffic signal and tried to cross the track which caused the accident.

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  Nigeria: Illegal refinery blast kills at least 12 in Niger Delta region

  World | March 04, 2023 7:13 IST

  Nigeria refinery blast: “Preliminary investigation by the Police Command indicates that the victims were scooping crude products when the site caught fire,” Iringe-Koko said.

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  Over 50 dead, priest abducted as gunmen open fire, detonate explosives at Nigerian church

  World | June 06, 2022 6:37 IST

  Authorities did not immediately release an official death toll. However, Adelegbe Timileyin, who represents the Owo area in Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber, said at least 50 people had been killed, though others put the figure higher.

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  Over 100 killed in explosion at Nigerian illegal oil refinery

  World | April 24, 2022 11:59 IST

  The explosion was suddenly heard in the forest between the states of Imo and Rivers, with thick smoke engulfing the entire area.

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  Lassa fever: UK reports first death | What are its symptoms, how it can infect humans

  World | February 15, 2022 18:56 IST

  According to reports, one of the three people who were infected with Lassa fever has died in the UK on February 11. The infections have been linked to travel to West African countries.