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U.S. troops to train Nigerian military as extremist threats rise
The United States is deploying troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military in countering extremist groups, Nigerian officials confirmed Wednesday, as northern regions battle with a deepening security crisis. Maj. Gen. Samaila Uba, spokesman for Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters, emphasized that American personnel will not participate in combat and that Nigerian forces will retain full…
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Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu courts U.S. support, praises strike on militants amid security tensions
Nigeria’s ongoing security crisis and tensions with the United States over religious...
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Nigerian military reveals top Boko Haram figure died in Borno night operation
The Nigerian military says a senior Boko Haram field commander has been killed during a night...
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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...
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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 linked to a series of deadly attacks on Christian communities. Penalties will be extended to their immediate...
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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 after more than 300 schoolchildren were taken by armed men, yet many parents say officials have offered them...
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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 top military leadership amid a surge in violence, public unrest, and mounting speculation about instability...
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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...
