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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Lionel Messi finally scores as Argentina advance to round of 16

  Football | June 27, 2018 6:16 IST

  Argentina will play France in the last 16 in Kazan on Saturday. If Argentines win and Portugal beats Uruguay on Saturday, Messi would face Cristiano Ronaldo in the quarterfinals.

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  Lionel Messi's World Cup career could end with loss to Nigeria

  Football | June 26, 2018 13:19 IST

  Messi turned 31 two days before the match, and there's strong speculation he'll retire from the national team if Argentina loses.

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  86 dead in Nigerian communal clashes, govt terms violence as 'deeply unfortunate killings'

  World | June 25, 2018 9:46 IST

  Deadly clashes between herders and farmers in central Nigeria are a growing security concern in Africa’s most populous country, which is roughly split between Muslims in the north and Christians in the south.

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  31 killed in twin suicide bomb attacks in Nigeria

  World | June 17, 2018 17:21 IST

  Following the suicide bombings, the jihadists fired rocket-propelled grenades into the crowds that had gathered at the scene of the attacks, driving the number of casualties higher

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  Boko Haram attack kills 15, wounds 83 in northern Nigeria

  World | April 02, 2018 17:57 IST

  Nigerian military authorities say at least 15 people, including a soldier, have died and 83 others have been injured in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on two villages in northern Nigeria.

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  4 Indians in Nigerian custody released: Sushma Swaraj

  India | December 29, 2017 23:27 IST

  According to reports, the four Indians were on board a merchant vessel and were caught by the authorities there as they were looking for the ship for an earlier crime. Sharma and Kumar are from Himachal Pradesh.

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  ISL: Chennaiyin FC sign Nigerian forward Jude Nworuh

  Football | September 06, 2017 23:36 IST

  The 28-year-old joins the 2015 ISL champions on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract at Finnish outfit FC Ilves.

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  Boko Haram use of kids as 'human bombs' soars in Nigeria, number rises to 83 in 2017: UNICEF

  World | August 23, 2017 10:28 IST

  UNICEF said at least 83 children have been deployed as "human bombs" by Boko Haram in Nigeria's northeast region in the year 2017.

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  Nigeria: 82 Chibok girls freed in prisoner swap with Boko Haram

  World | May 07, 2017 8:51 IST

  82 Chibok girls have been freed in exchange for detained suspects with Boko Haram, Nigeria's government announced early Sunday.

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  93-year-old Muslim cleric with 130 wives, 203 kids dies in Nigeria

  World | January 31, 2017 12:34 IST

  Mohammed Bello Abubakar, the 93-year-old Muslim cleric of Nigeria who married 103 women and fathered 203 children, passed away on Saturday.

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  Nigeria: More than 100 refugees ‘mistakenly’ killed in an operation against Boko Haram

  World | January 17, 2017 23:59 IST

  In a shocking incident, a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that was on mission against Boko Haram extremists on Tuesday mistakenly bombed a refugee camp, killing more than 100 refugees. A Red Cross worker said

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  Boko Haram leader asks ‘fighters to kill, slaughter and detonate bombs everywhere

  World | December 31, 2016 20:51 IST

  A top leader of Nigeria’s Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has released a new video, asking ‘fighters’ to ‘kill, slaughter and abduct ... and detonate bombs everywhere (in the world)’. In the footage, the militant

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  Terror group Boko Haram has no place to hide, claims Nigeria's President

  World | December 24, 2016 21:18 IST

  Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday declared that the extremist group Boko Haram was finally crushed by the Nigerian army in the vast northeastern Sambisa forest that was its stronghold. His victorious statement came as

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  Nigeria Church Collapse: Death toll rises to 160

  World | December 12, 2016 6:20 IST

  At least 60 people were killed when the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria on Saturday.

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  Zain Telecom to pay Airtel Rs 860 crore for Nigeria cases settlement

  November 04, 2016 13:33 IST

  Bharti Airtel on Thursday said Zain Telecom will pay $129 million (Rs 860 crore) to it towards the settlement of certain tax matters and associated legal costs related to the sale of Zain's African operations to Airtel in 2010.

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  92-year-old Nigerian cleric with 97 wives says he wants to marry more women

  World | October 18, 2016 18:09 IST

  Denying rumours of his death, Nigeria’s most famous polygamist and cleric Mohammed Bello Abubakar has said that he is still “very much alive” at 92 years of age and that he plans to marry more women.

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  My wife belongs to ‘my kitchen and my living room’, says Nigeria President

  World | October 15, 2016 14:36 IST

  In a controversial remark, Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his wife actually belongs to his kitchen and the living room.

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  Over 75,000 children could starve to death in Nigeria due to Boko Haram, warns UN

  World | September 29, 2016 21:28 IST

  Due to conditions created by dreaded terror outfit Boko Haram in Nigeria, as many as 75,000 children will die over the next year in famine-like conditions, the UN Children’s Fund has warned. That’s far

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  Nigeria: Air raid 'fatally wounds' Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, says military

  World | August 23, 2016 18:53 IST

  Nigeria's military on Tuesday said that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is believed to have been fatally wounded in an airstrike while he was praying in a forest stronghold.

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  Polio hits Nigeria again; two new cases detected since 2014

  Lifestyle | August 13, 2016 17:03 IST

  The global polio eradication campaign suffered a major setback after the confirmation of the two new cases of polio in Nigeria. Two children are diagnosed with polio paralysis in the region. This is the first