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Who Was Abu-Bilal, Top ISIS Leader Killed In Joint US-Nigeria Op
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki had been eliminated in a carefully planned mission.
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70 Security Volunteers Killed In Nigeria In Ambush By Bandits
Bandits killed at least 70 community security volunteers in an ambush in violence-ridden Plateau state in central Nigeria, residents and a volunteer leader said on Wednesday.
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Gunmen Kill 14, Kidnap 60 In Attacks In Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and kidnapped at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state.
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Nigerian President To Attend G20 Summit In Delhi, To Meet Business Leaders
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is all set to visit Delhi to attend the G20 summit, scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10.
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West African Delegation Leaves Niger Without Meeting Coup Leader
A team from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS left Niger without meeting the leader of the junta which seized power in a coup, a delegation member said Friday. The delegation was initially due to meet Tiani to present ECOWAS's demands.
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Congress Leader's Bizarre Cheetah-Lumpy Virus Link Claim Sparks Row
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday targeted the Bharatiya Janata party with a bizarre claim, saying that the Centre 'deliberately' brought "cheetahs from Nigeria to spread Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)".
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Nigeria Launches eNaira Digital Currency Amid Hope, Scepticism, and Plenty of Uncertainty
Nigeria became the first African nation to launch a digital currency, the eNaira, a move its leaders said will expand access to banking, enable more remittances, and even grow the economy by billions of dollars.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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World Trade Body To Have Its First Woman Leader Soon
The World Trade Organization is set to have its first female leader after Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee made it through Thursday to the final run-off, a WTO spokesman announced.
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ISIS Says It Beheaded Christian Captives In Nigeria
ISIS released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its spokesman.
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Nigeria President And Other World Leaders Who Had To Prove They Didn't Die
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor. Here's a look at other world leaders who have had to prove that they are not dead
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Chaos In Nigerian Parliament As Thugs Steal Symbolic Metal Rod. Watch
The ceremonial mace of Nigeria's upper chamber of parliament was stolen on Wednesday, Senate leaders said, condemning the theft as an "act of treason".
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Over 100 Kidnapped Girls Now Unwilling To Leave Boko Haram Captors: Chibok Leader
Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram captors, a community leader said today.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Who Was Abu-Bilal, Top ISIS Leader Killed In Joint US-Nigeria Op
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki had been eliminated in a carefully planned mission.
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70 Security Volunteers Killed In Nigeria In Ambush By Bandits
Bandits killed at least 70 community security volunteers in an ambush in violence-ridden Plateau state in central Nigeria, residents and a volunteer leader said on Wednesday.
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Gunmen Kill 14, Kidnap 60 In Attacks In Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and kidnapped at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state.
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Nigerian President To Attend G20 Summit In Delhi, To Meet Business Leaders
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is all set to visit Delhi to attend the G20 summit, scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10.
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West African Delegation Leaves Niger Without Meeting Coup Leader
A team from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS left Niger without meeting the leader of the junta which seized power in a coup, a delegation member said Friday. The delegation was initially due to meet Tiani to present ECOWAS's demands.
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Congress Leader's Bizarre Cheetah-Lumpy Virus Link Claim Sparks Row
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday targeted the Bharatiya Janata party with a bizarre claim, saying that the Centre 'deliberately' brought "cheetahs from Nigeria to spread Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)".
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Nigeria Launches eNaira Digital Currency Amid Hope, Scepticism, and Plenty of Uncertainty
Nigeria became the first African nation to launch a digital currency, the eNaira, a move its leaders said will expand access to banking, enable more remittances, and even grow the economy by billions of dollars.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau "Badly Wounded": Report
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival ISIS-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday.
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World Trade Body To Have Its First Woman Leader Soon
The World Trade Organization is set to have its first female leader after Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee made it through Thursday to the final run-off, a WTO spokesman announced.
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ISIS Says It Beheaded Christian Captives In Nigeria
ISIS released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its spokesman.
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Nigeria President And Other World Leaders Who Had To Prove They Didn't Die
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor. Here's a look at other world leaders who have had to prove that they are not dead
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Chaos In Nigerian Parliament As Thugs Steal Symbolic Metal Rod. Watch
The ceremonial mace of Nigeria's upper chamber of parliament was stolen on Wednesday, Senate leaders said, condemning the theft as an "act of treason".
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Over 100 Kidnapped Girls Now Unwilling To Leave Boko Haram Captors: Chibok Leader
Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram captors, a community leader said today.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
