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# Abuja

This year
2023
Possibility of sanctions on the cards as West African leaders hold summit over Niger coup
General Abdourahamane Tiani, the chief of Niger’s powerful presidential guard, has declared himself leader of the country.
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Jul 30th 2023, 9:36 AM
Nigeria ruling party candidate wins presidential election in disputed vote
International observers noted major logistical problems, disenfranchised voters and a lack of transparency.
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Mar 1st 2023, 8:25 AM
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Girls freed from Boko Haram will be cared for - Nigerian president
The president has promised to support their “education, health, security and general well-being”.
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May 8th 2017, 10:08 AM
Nobody knows what will happen if Boko Haram does release kidnapped schoolgirls
There are still 219 girls missing from their hometown of Chibok.
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Oct 25th 2014, 10:15 AM
Explosion at crowded shopping centre kills 21 in Nigerian capital
Another 17 people were injured in the blast.
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Jun 25th 2014, 10:11 PM
Seven jobseekers killed in Nigeria stadium stampede
Witnesses said that only one entrance at the 60,000 capacity Abuja stadium was open as the crush occurred.
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Mar 15th 2014, 12:22 PM
Over 150 feared dead after plane crashes into building in Nigerian city
The plane crashed into a two-storey building in Africa’s largest city. Residents said the plane had been coming in low and making a loud noise before it crashed.
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Jun 3rd 2012, 6:39 PM
10 killed in suicide blast in northeast Nigeria
A suicide bomber drove into a convoy carrying a top police official in northeast Nigeria todayy, detonating his explosives and killing at least 10 people.
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Apr 30th 2012, 8:15 PM
Fear of further church violence after attacks kill 39 in Nigeria
A series of bombings yesterday targeted Christmas Day church services and Nigeria’s military.
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Dec 26th 2011, 10:43 AM
Bomb strikes Nigerian church during Christmas service
Local officials could not confirm how many people were injured, but said there were not enough ambulances to convey the wounded to hospital.
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Dec 25th 2011, 10:13 AM
Nigeria says man with al-Qaeda links masterminded UN bomb attack
Twenty-three people were killed in the attack on the UN’s headquarters in the Nigerian capital Abuja last week.
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Aug 31st 2011, 9:12 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Aug 26th 2011, 4:48 PM
Video: Explosion strikes UN building in Nigeria, killing 16
One eyewitness says he saw ‘many dead’ after an explosion at the United Nation’s main Nigerian offices at Abuja.
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Aug 26th 2011, 3:55 PM
Nigeria blast kills 15 people hours after inauguration
A bomb tore through a military barracks in the north of the country killing 15 people – just hours after the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja.
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May 30th 2011, 12:37 PM