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At least 33 dead in Nigeria boat capsize

Kano - Muslimchronicle

At least 33 people drowned after an overloaded boat carrying traders from Niger capsized in northwest Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP on Friday. NEMA coordinator Suleiman Mohammed Karim said the accident happened in a remote area of Kebbi state on Wednesday morning. "Thirty-three bodies were salvaged from the river while 23 are still missing... We presumeRead more

4 dead in Nigeria suicide bombing

MAIDUGURI - Arab today

Four people were killed on Saturday evening when suicide bombers blew themselves up in a village on the outskirts of Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria, police said. Borno state police spokesman Victor Isuku said the incident occurred when three bombers — a man and two women — tried to enter Umarari village just outside Maiduguri. “They detonated the IEDs (improvisedRead more

Nigeria to evacuate nationals stranded in Libya

Lagos - ArabToday

The Nigerian government said it is making arrangements to evacuate citizens who are stranded in Libya amid crisis. Deputy Director in charge of Search and Rescue for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Bandele Onimode confirmed late on Tuesday that the government is to evacuate another set of Nigerians from Libya. Onimode led a delegation to the Senior Special AssistantRead more

Nigeria suicide bomber ‘had baby strapped to her back’

Kano, Nigeria - Arab Today

A female suicide bomber who attacked a town in northeast Nigeria earlier this month was carrying a baby at the time, the country’s main relief agency said. But the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it was unclear whether this was a new tactic on the part of Boko Haram terrorists to allow would-be bombers to evade detection. “From theRead more

Professor, child killed in two suicide bombing in Nigeria's northeast

Maiduguri - Arab Today

A professor at the University of Maiduguri and a child were killed and 17 people wounded on Monday in a twin suicide bombing in the city in Nigeria's northeast, officials said. State emergency agency NEMA said two suicide bombers blew themselves up at different gates to the university in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, the former stronghold of BokoRead more

At Least 45 Killed in Nigeria Twin Suicide Attacks

Abuja - Arab Today

Two female suicide bombers killed 45 people and wounded 33 others when they detonated their explosives in a crowded market in Nigeria's restive northeast, the emergency service has said. "From our updated records we have 45 dead and 33 injured in the twin suicide bomb explosions in Madagali," said Sa'ad Bello of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in AdamawaRead more

Nigeria says over 1.9mln IDPs in camps in northeastern states

Lagos - Arab Today

The Nigerian government on Sunday said a total of 1, 934, 765 internally displaced persons (IDP) are currently living in formal camps, host communities and satellite camps in six northeastern states. Saad Bello, a Camp Coordinator with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed this to visiting United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samanthan Power in Yola, the AdamawaRead more