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# nigeria - Friday 17 October, 2014
# Ceasefire
# Ceasefire
Schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram could finally be released
Nigerian’s government claims a ceasefire has been agreed.
# nigeria - Monday 8 September, 2014
# Fears
# Fears
Panic as people flee to escape dangerous Boko Haram fighters
The Cameroon army has killed more than 100 Boko Haram fighters, their government said.
# nigeria - Saturday 9 August, 2014
# Lagos
# Lagos
Nigeria's largest city is struggling to find medical personnel to help fight Ebola
It has appealed for volunteers to come forward.
# nigeria - Friday 8 August, 2014
# EBOLA
# EBOLA
Greece testing a man for Ebola at Athens hospital
An architect who recently travelled to Nigeria is being tested for the virus.
# nigeria - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
# EBOLA
# EBOLA
Second Ebola death confirmed in Nigeria as Spain plans evacuation of sick missionary
Almost 900 people have died since the latest outbreak of the disease earlier this year in West Africa.
# Spreading
# Spreading
Ireland pledges €120,000 to help contain Ebola outbreak
WARNING: This article contains an image of a graphic nature.
# nigeria - Monday 4 August, 2014
# nigeria - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
# News Fix
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Everyone’s talking about the body found in Co Meath, Gaza strikes, and the bulging Moon.
# Nigeria
# Nigeria
10-year-old girl 'strapped with explosives' arrested in Nigeria
Meanwhile, Nigerian authorities say a suicide bomber killed six people in Kano city today.
# nigeria - Friday 25 July, 2014
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Advice for Irish travelers updated, as Ebola spreads to Nigeria
A Liberian national who traveled to Africa’s most populous nation has died in quarantine in Lagos.
# nigeria - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
# Taking A Toll
# Taking A Toll
11 parents of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have died since their abduction
One father reportedly died repeating his kidnapped daughters’ names.
# nigeria - Monday 30 June, 2014
# Boko Haram
# Boko Haram
Church attacks leave 54 dead in northeast Nigeria ahead of World Cup match
Authorities have blamed the attacks on Boko Haram.
# Les Bleus
From The42
# Les Bleus
United front important for French success, says Cabaye
The French take on Nigeria today with a place in the last-eight on the line.
# nigeria - Sunday 29 June, 2014
# Goodfellas
From The42
# Goodfellas
Greece players ask for their World Cup bonuses to be put towards training complex
Admirable gesture from the players who are preparing for a round of 16 tie against Costa Rica.
# nigeria - Thursday 26 June, 2014
# Ouch
From The42
# Ouch
Babatunde set to miss rest of World Cup after horrific arm injury
A powerful shot from teammate Ogenyi Onazi caused the injury.
# nigeria - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
# Blast
# Blast
Explosion at crowded shopping centre kills 21 in Nigerian capital
Another 17 people were injured in the blast.
# nigeria - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
# Nigeria
# Nigeria
Boko Haram have abducted another SIXTY women and girls
The militant group has been holding over 200 schoolgirls captive since mid-April.
# nigeria - Sunday 22 June, 2014
# Heading Home
From The42
# Heading Home
Bosnia crash out of the World Cup after controversial defeat to Nigeria
Peter Odemwingie’s first-half strike proved the difference but Edin Dzeko had a perfectly good goal disallowed.
# nigeria - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
# Boko Haram
# Boko Haram
At least 21 dead in bomb attack on World Cup viewing centre in Nigeria
The blast was the latest in a series at football viewing centres in Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram militants.
# nigeria - Thursday 12 June, 2014
# Crime Gangs
# Crime Gangs
Gardaí believe sex traffickers use voodoo rituals on their victims
Seven victims of human trafficking were identified in Ireland over the past 48 hours.
# nigeria - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
# News Fix
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Everyone’s talking about bugging at GSOC offices, mother and baby homes and cigarette packaging.
# Thousands Killed
# Thousands Killed
Boko Haram kidnap 20 women close to where 300 schoolgirls were abducted in April
Eyewitnesses say the women were forced into vehicles at gunpoint.
# nigeria - Thursday 29 May, 2014
# Hostages
# Hostages
Nigerian authorities 'furious' parents of four girls failed to say children had safely returned
Authorities have revised down number of girls kidnapped. There are 219 girls still missing.
# nigeria - Wednesday 28 May, 2014
# Own Goal
From The42
# Own Goal
Nigeria keeper somehow throws the ball into his own net against Scotland
Way to catch the ball.
# nigeria - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# Boko Haram
# Boko Haram
Nigeria says it's located missing schoolgirls, but won't use force to rescue them
“The good news for the girls is that we know where they are but we cannot tell you,” the country’s top military official told reporters.
# nigeria - Friday 23 May, 2014
# Boko Haram
# Boko Haram
US says no one else is helping find abducted girls in Nigeria - despite help from Britain, France, Israel
China has also offered its assistance, while the United Nations imposed sanctions on Boko Haram
# nigeria - Thursday 22 May, 2014
# Africa Day
# Africa Day
Column: With a positive attitude and determination to succeed, the sky is the limit
Africa Day celebrations are taking place nationwide this weekend. Here, entrepreneur Timi Martins talks about being an entrepreneur in Ireland.
# nigeria - Tuesday 20 May, 2014
# Deadly Blasts
# Deadly Blasts
"Cruel and evil" twin car bomb attack kills 46 in Nigeria
The incident could stoke fears about security in the country.
# Africa Day
# Africa Day
Column: 'Africa is not a single country, many countries and cultures make up the continent'
Africa Day celebrations are taking place nationwide this week. Here, writer and broadcaster Carol Azams writes about her life in Ireland.
# nigeria - Saturday 17 May, 2014
# Paris Meeting
# Paris Meeting
Countries 'declare war' on Boko Haram over abducted girls
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met his counterparts from neighbouring countries to approve an action plan today.
# Nigeria
# Nigeria
Boko Haram kill one Chinese worker and kidnap 10 others in Cameroon
The militants stormed an encampment used by Chinese road workers last night.
# nigeria - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
# Kidnapped
# Kidnapped
Abducted schoolgirls: Nigeria says it will talk to Boko Haram
Meanwhile, a regional governor has said that all of the girls shown in a video release by the militant group had been identified as students in the school attacked last month.
# nigeria - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Bring Back Our Girls
# Bring Back Our Girls
US flying 'manned missions' in search of abducted Nigeria girls
The Lagos Government dismissed a prisoner-swap offer from the Boko Haram kidnappers.
# nigeria - Sunday 11 May, 2014
# Bring Back Our Girls
From The Daily Edge
# Bring Back Our Girls
David Cameron told to "shut up" on telly, then ripped to shreds on Twitter
The British PM appeared on the Andrew Marr show this morning and spoke about the Nigerian kidnappings.
# nigeria - Saturday 10 May, 2014
# Boko Haram
# Boko Haram
Nigeria "failed to act" on warnings over Boko Haram kidnappings
Amnesty International says that security forces knew about the attack four hours before it happened.
# Nigeria
# Nigeria
Abducted schoolgirls: Michelle Obama to deliver White House address
The UN Security Council has condemned the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls, abducted by Boko Haram three weeks ago.