Nigeria
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Lionel Messi finally scores as Argentina advance to round of 16
Football | Jun 27, 2018, 06:16 AM ISTArgentina 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 | Jun 26, 2018, 01:19 PM ISTMessi 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 | Jun 25, 2018, 09:46 AM ISTDeadly 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 | Jun 17, 2018, 05:21 PM ISTFollowing 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 | Apr 02, 2018, 05:57 PM ISTNigerian 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 | Dec 29, 2017, 11:27 PM ISTAccording 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 | Sep 06, 2017, 11:36 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 23, 2017, 10:28 AM ISTUNICEF 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, 08:51 AM IST82 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 | Jan 31, 2017, 12:34 PM ISTMohammed 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 | Jan 17, 2017, 11:59 PM ISTIn 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 | Dec 31, 2016, 08:51 PM ISTA 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 | Dec 24, 2016, 09:18 PM ISTNigeria'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 | Dec 12, 2016, 06:20 AM ISTAt 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
Nov 04, 2016, 01:33 PM ISTBharti 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 | Oct 18, 2016, 06:09 PM ISTDenying 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 | Oct 15, 2016, 02:36 PM ISTIn 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 | Sep 29, 2016, 09:28 PM ISTDue 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 | Aug 23, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTNigeria'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 | Aug 13, 2016, 05:03 PM ISTThe 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