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Trump confirms U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State fighters in northern Nigeria
The United States carried out airstrikes in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day. President Donald Trump described the operation as a decisive blow against Islamic State fighters operating in the region. The strikes followed weeks of intense criticism from Trump over claims that Nigeria has failed to curb violence against Christians. Posting on his social media…
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U.S. targets Nigerians linked to anti-Christian violence with new visa restrictions
The United States on Wednesday announced a new round of visa restrictions targeting Nigerians...
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Nigeria parents plead for answers after over 300 children abducted in latest school raid
Fear and frustration grew in the remote community of Papiri as families searched for answers...
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Tinubu launches major shake-up of Nigeria’s security forces
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has carried out a major shake-up of the country’s...
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Over 60 killed as Boko Haram strikes resettled village in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram gunmen struck a recently resettled village in Nigeria’s Borno State late Friday. Residents of Darul Jamal, a community in Bama Local Government Area, say militants stormed the settlement...
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Death toll hits 50 following mosque and village attacks in Nigeria
The death toll from gun attacks in northwestern Nigeria has climbed to 50, following a deadly assault on a mosque and nearby villages in Katsina state, officials confirmed Wednesday. According to state...
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Northwestern Nigeria mosque attack leaves 13 dead
At least 13 worshippers were killed early Tuesday when gunmen stormed a mosque in Unguwan Mantau, a community in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, during dawn prayers, according to local officials. No group...
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Boko Haram kills 9 in northeast Nigeria as governor warns against aiding militants
Nine people have been killed and four others injured in a deadly assault on the Malam Fatori community in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, a region once again gripped by rising insurgent violence. Authorities...
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Suicide bombing in Borno restaurant kills 10 amid ongoing insurgency in northeast Nigeria
A quiet evening in Konduga, a town roughly 30 kilometers from Maiduguri in Nigeria’s troubled Borno State, turned into chaos late Friday when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside a local...
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Nigerian priest formerly based in Alaska abducted by Boko Haram in Borno state ambush
A Nigerian Catholic priest who once served in Alaska has been abducted by Boko Haram militants along with other civilians in northeastern Nigeria, the church confirmed. The Rev. Alphonsus Afina, who returned...
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Roadside bomb blast claims lives of 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria
A roadside bomb, believed to have been planted by Islamic extremists, detonated beneath a passenger bus in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring over a dozen more, according...
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Nearly 70 Killed in Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria, Chad
On Saturday, up to 65 people were killed by Islamic militants Boko Haram in Dalori, four kilometers from Borno State capital Maiduguri, reports BBC. SEE ALSO: UN: More European Soldiers Accused of...
