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UK Expands Jail Capacity As 400 Arrested Over Anti-Immigrant Riots
The unrest has prompted India, Australia, Nigeria and other countries to warn their citizens to stay vigilant.
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Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Was Threatened With Shutdown in India; MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Denies Claim
Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."
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Nigerian Army Uses Donald Trump's Video To Justify Shooting Protesters
Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.
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Watch Macron Loosen Up On Nigeria Trip With Visit To Legendary Nightclub
In 1977, Nigerian soldiers burned down the legendary concert hall where Fela Kuti performed his protest music that popularized the Afrobeat genre and earned him millions of loyal followers around the world.
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Ruling Party Protest Disrupts Nigerian Election Count
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party today sought to disrupt the results of the general election, accusing the head of the electoral commission of bias.
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Cameroon Kills 107 Boko Haram Fighters Accused of Mass Murder
Cameroon said on Friday its army killed 107 Boko Haram fighters, while a police officer told AFP at least 30 civilians were murdered by the Islamist guerrilla group before the ambush.
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Nigerian Soldiers Block Roads, Burn Buses in Lagos Protest
Nigerian soldiers blocked roads, fired shots into the air and burned several buses in Lagos on Friday after a soldier was killed in a bus accident, an episode residents said recalled the country's former military dictatorship.
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Nigerian Police Retract Apparent Ban on Schoolgirls Protests
Nigerian police said on Tuesday that protesters were free to march in the capital Abuja, after an uproar over comments by the police commissioner in which he appeared to ban demonstrations over more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by rebels.
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Bring Back Our Girls Group Challenge Nigerian Police Ban
Supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants headed to court on Tuesday to challenge a police ban on protest marches in the Nigerian capital, calling the decision illegal.
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'Bring Back Our Girls' Protests Banned in Nigeria's Capital
Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, police said today, as activists vowed to challenge the "illegal" move.
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UK Expands Jail Capacity As 400 Arrested Over Anti-Immigrant Riots
The unrest has prompted India, Australia, Nigeria and other countries to warn their citizens to stay vigilant.
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Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Was Threatened With Shutdown in India; MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Denies Claim
Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."
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Nigerian Army Uses Donald Trump's Video To Justify Shooting Protesters
Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.
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Watch Macron Loosen Up On Nigeria Trip With Visit To Legendary Nightclub
In 1977, Nigerian soldiers burned down the legendary concert hall where Fela Kuti performed his protest music that popularized the Afrobeat genre and earned him millions of loyal followers around the world.
-
Ruling Party Protest Disrupts Nigerian Election Count
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party today sought to disrupt the results of the general election, accusing the head of the electoral commission of bias.
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Cameroon Kills 107 Boko Haram Fighters Accused of Mass Murder
Cameroon said on Friday its army killed 107 Boko Haram fighters, while a police officer told AFP at least 30 civilians were murdered by the Islamist guerrilla group before the ambush.
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Nigerian Soldiers Block Roads, Burn Buses in Lagos Protest
Nigerian soldiers blocked roads, fired shots into the air and burned several buses in Lagos on Friday after a soldier was killed in a bus accident, an episode residents said recalled the country's former military dictatorship.
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Nigerian Police Retract Apparent Ban on Schoolgirls Protests
Nigerian police said on Tuesday that protesters were free to march in the capital Abuja, after an uproar over comments by the police commissioner in which he appeared to ban demonstrations over more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by rebels.
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Bring Back Our Girls Group Challenge Nigerian Police Ban
Supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants headed to court on Tuesday to challenge a police ban on protest marches in the Nigerian capital, calling the decision illegal.
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'Bring Back Our Girls' Protests Banned in Nigeria's Capital
Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, police said today, as activists vowed to challenge the "illegal" move.
