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Nigerian bomb attacks ‘kill 18′

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Two car bombs in the Nigerian city of Kaduna, kill at least 18 people, officials say.

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Shell sued over Nigeria pollution

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Lawyers representing a Nigerian fishing community take oil firm Shell to court in London over alleged unpaid compensation for recent oil spills.

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Nigerian school targeted in fire

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

A Nigerian school is set alight – the second non-religious school in the Islamist militant stronghold of Maiduguri to be targeted this week.

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Attempted bomber of Detroit-bound plane gets life in prison

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who attempted to bring down a U.S. commercial flight on Christmas Day 2009 by detonating a bomb hidden in his underwear, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday in federal court in Detroit. Read full article > >

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Blasts rock north Nigeria cities

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Explosions have hit a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, scene of deadly attacks last month, and a market in Maiduguri to the west.

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Scores dead after Nigerian blasts

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

A series of bombings by Nigerian Islamist militants Boko Haram kills about 150 people in the city of Kano, in the group’s deadliest attack to date.

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Deadly attack hits Nigerian city

Friday, December 30th, 2011

An attack blamed on the Islamist Boko Haram group hits the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, reports say, killing at least two people.

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Bomb in Nigerian Church Causes Deaths at Christmas

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

A bomb exploded in a Catholic church on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja during Christmas prayers Sunday and emergency services said they did not have enough ambulances available to evacuate all the dead and the wounded.

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Nigeria clashes ‘leave 50 dead’

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

More than 50 people have died in days of fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist gunmen in the country’s north-east, officials say.

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In pictures: Nigerians behind the lens

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Contemporary Nigerian photography

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‘Nigerian sect’ in Yobe attacks

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Gunmen believed to be members of the Nigerian militant Islamist sect Boko Haram attack several targets in the country’s Yobe state, reports say.

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Nigerian security bases attacked

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Suicide bombers target the headquarters of the military and secret service in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, army officials say.

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‘Underpants bomber’ admits attack

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

A Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 tells his trial he is changing his plea to guilty.

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Underwear-bomber trial set to begin with Abdulmutallab representing himself

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

The trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the al-Qaeda suspect who allegedly tried to bring down a Northwest Airlines plane with a bomb hidden in his underwear in December 2009, will open Tuesday in Detroit amid some uncertainty about whether the Nigerian, who is representing himself, will offer a vigorous defense or attempt to use the courtroom as a political stage. Read full article > >

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RAF jets escort Nigerian aircraft

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Two RAF fighter jets escort a Nigerian air force plane to Cambridge Airport amid high security.

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