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7 Killed In Nigerian Military Aircraft Crash
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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Nigeria Commutes Troops' Death Sentences For Refusing To Face Boko Haram
Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Cannot be Crushed by December
Nigeria's military cannot meet the president's December deadline to crush Boko Haram's Islamic uprising, and Nigerians must expect suicide bombings to continue, a government spokesman said Thursday.
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Boko Haram Leader Dismisses Nigerian Military Claims
Nigeria's military on Saturday claimed further gains in its counter-offensive against Boko Haram, but the group's shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed the talk of success as "lies".
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Nigerian Military Says to Investigate Amnesty Killing Allegations
Nigeria's military said today it was investigating allegations by Amnesty International that more than 8,000 people had died in detention during a crackdown on Islamist militant group Boko Haram, weeks after dismissing the report.
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Boko Haram Bombs Kill 13, Injure 45 in Northern Nigeria
Bombs found at an abandoned stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists exploded, killing at least 13 people and injuring 45 others in northeast Nigeria, locals and a hospital source said.
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Boko Haram Fight Head Quarters Shifting to Maiduguri: Nigeria Military
Nigeria's military today said it had begun shifting the command centre for its battle against Boko Haram from the capital to Maiduguri in the northeast, following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Boko Haram 'in Deadly Raid on NE Nigeria Town'
Boko Haram fighters killed several people and destroyed dozens of homes in a raid on a town in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local residents, a vigilante and the military said on Sunday.
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Nigerian Military Claims Fresh Success Against Boko Haram
Nigeria's military on Sunday claimed it had overrun 10 Boko Haram camps in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold, a day after the Islamists struck at a crowded bus station in the northeast, killing seven.
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Nigeria Court Bars Military From Deploying Around Polling Stations
The Nigerian federal high court in Lagos has barred the military from deploying around polling stations during March 28 national elections, the lawyer for the parliamentarian who brought the case said on Tuesday.
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Nigeria Military Says Yobe State Cleared of Boko Haram
Nigeria's military on Monday said that it had cleared Boko Haram from the northeastern state of Yobe, after reclaiming the town of Goniri.
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Nigeria Military Claims to Have Killed 300 Boko Haram Militants in Counter Offensive
Nigerian forces have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters during an operation to recapture 11 towns and villages since the start of the week, the military said on Wednesday, as regional neighbours also pounded the militants.
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UN Expects Nigeria's Military to Step up Fight Against Boko Haram
Nigeria's military must strengthen its resolve in the fight against Boko Haram, the UN envoy for West Africa said Friday.
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Boko Haram 'Seizes Military Base' in Nigeria Raids
Suspected Boko Haram militants have seized a military base in northeastern Nigeria in a series of blistering raids near Lake Chad, sending soldiers and civilians fleeing, witnesses said on Sunday.
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Nigeria Military Claims Boko Haram Leader Dead
Nigeria's military today claimed for the first time that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was dead, saying troops had shot a lookalike who had been posing as the militant commander.
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7 Killed In Nigerian Military Aircraft Crash
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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Nigeria Commutes Troops' Death Sentences For Refusing To Face Boko Haram
Nigerian military has commuted the death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for mutiny over claims they refused to fight Boko Haram Islamists, a spokesman said today.
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Cannot be Crushed by December
Nigeria's military cannot meet the president's December deadline to crush Boko Haram's Islamic uprising, and Nigerians must expect suicide bombings to continue, a government spokesman said Thursday.
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Boko Haram Leader Dismisses Nigerian Military Claims
Nigeria's military on Saturday claimed further gains in its counter-offensive against Boko Haram, but the group's shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed the talk of success as "lies".
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Nigerian Military Says to Investigate Amnesty Killing Allegations
Nigeria's military said today it was investigating allegations by Amnesty International that more than 8,000 people had died in detention during a crackdown on Islamist militant group Boko Haram, weeks after dismissing the report.
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Boko Haram Bombs Kill 13, Injure 45 in Northern Nigeria
Bombs found at an abandoned stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists exploded, killing at least 13 people and injuring 45 others in northeast Nigeria, locals and a hospital source said.
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Boko Haram Fight Head Quarters Shifting to Maiduguri: Nigeria Military
Nigeria's military today said it had begun shifting the command centre for its battle against Boko Haram from the capital to Maiduguri in the northeast, following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Boko Haram 'in Deadly Raid on NE Nigeria Town'
Boko Haram fighters killed several people and destroyed dozens of homes in a raid on a town in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local residents, a vigilante and the military said on Sunday.
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Nigerian Military Claims Fresh Success Against Boko Haram
Nigeria's military on Sunday claimed it had overrun 10 Boko Haram camps in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold, a day after the Islamists struck at a crowded bus station in the northeast, killing seven.
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Nigeria Court Bars Military From Deploying Around Polling Stations
The Nigerian federal high court in Lagos has barred the military from deploying around polling stations during March 28 national elections, the lawyer for the parliamentarian who brought the case said on Tuesday.
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Nigeria Military Says Yobe State Cleared of Boko Haram
Nigeria's military on Monday said that it had cleared Boko Haram from the northeastern state of Yobe, after reclaiming the town of Goniri.
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Nigeria Military Claims to Have Killed 300 Boko Haram Militants in Counter Offensive
Nigerian forces have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters during an operation to recapture 11 towns and villages since the start of the week, the military said on Wednesday, as regional neighbours also pounded the militants.
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UN Expects Nigeria's Military to Step up Fight Against Boko Haram
Nigeria's military must strengthen its resolve in the fight against Boko Haram, the UN envoy for West Africa said Friday.
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Boko Haram 'Seizes Military Base' in Nigeria Raids
Suspected Boko Haram militants have seized a military base in northeastern Nigeria in a series of blistering raids near Lake Chad, sending soldiers and civilians fleeing, witnesses said on Sunday.
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Nigeria Military Claims Boko Haram Leader Dead
Nigeria's military today claimed for the first time that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was dead, saying troops had shot a lookalike who had been posing as the militant commander.
