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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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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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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...
