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Nigerian forces capture 220 Boko Haram fighters

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Nigerian government forces have captured 220 Boko Haram fighters in recent clearance operations on the terror group's enclaves, a spokesman for the army said on Saturday. The troops captured 167 terrorists after raiding their enclaves in Lake Chad Basin, while 53 others were captured in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, said Onyema Nwachukwu, the army spokesman. Nwachukwu said theRead more

Gunmen kill 11, wound 4 in central Nigeria

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At least 11 people were killed and four others wounded when gunmen opened fire on villagers in Nigeria's central state of Plateau, the police said on Wednesday. The villagers were returning from a local market in Riyom area of the state late Tuesday when the gunmen struck, said Terna Tyopev, a spokesman for the police. No arrest has so farRead more

4 female suicide bombers killed in NE Nigeria

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Security operatives shot dead two female suicide bombers, while two others blew themselves up in a failed attempt to sneak into Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri early Tuesday, the police said. Six local farmers were wounded following the blast in Tomsu Ngamdu, a community on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the capital of the northern Borno State, said Victor Isuku, aRead more

Nigeria president denounces Biafran separatists

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday railed against separatists seeking Nigeria's "dismemberment" and called for "proper" dialogue after clashes between pro-Biafra activists and security forces in the restive southeast. Speaking as Nigeria marked its 1960 independence from Britain, Buhari also said that corruption remained the African oil giant's "number one enemy". The 74-year-old former general later flew out of theRead more

Nigeria's president slams divisions after absence

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took to state TV on Monday in his first speech since returning from a long medical absence in Britain in a bid to dampen mounting separatist tensions in the country. The 74-year-old, who received treatment for an undisclosed condition in London, looked thin as he read slowly from a prepared statement in which he also vowedRead more

Nigeria's Buhari returns home after treatment in London: AFP

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- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned home on Saturday after spending more than 100 days in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, an AFP correspondent reported. Buhari's plane tounched down around 4:35 pm (1535 GMT) at the international airport in Abuja.Read more

Nigeria's Buhari returns home after treatment in London

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned home on Saturday after spending more than 100 days in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, an AFP correspondent reported. Buhari's plane tounched down around 4:35 pm (1535 GMT) at the international airport in Abuja. source: AFPRead more

Nigeria leader to fly home Saturday after UK treatment

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will return home on Saturday after spending more than 100 days in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment, his office said. The 74-year-old left for the British capital on May 7 with his prolonged absence causing tensions back home where calls have grown for him to either return or resign. A presidency statement said BuhariRead more

'I'm ok' says Nigeria president after 3-month absence

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been in London for treatment of an undisclosed illness for more than three months, has assured a government delegation that he is doing fine. "I am okay," the 74-year-old leader said, according to a Saturday statement from the information ministry. "I feel I could go home, but the doctors are in charge. I've nowRead more

Death toll of tanker explosion in Nigeria rises to 11

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Death toll has risen to 11 in an explosion which erupted following a road accident involving a tanker in Nigeria's southwestern state of Osun, the local road safety police said on Tuesday. Anthony Oko, a road safety police commander, confirmed to reporters that one of the two injured casualties had died while receiving treatment at a government health facility. AnRead more