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# 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.

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May 17th 2014, 12:46 PM

# 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.

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May 14th 2014, 10:19 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Morning! Here’s everything you need to know as you kick off your Tuesday.

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May 13th 2014, 8:37 AM

# 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.

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May 13th 2014, 8:02 AM

# 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.

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May 11th 2014, 1:17 PM

# 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.

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May 10th 2014, 1:20 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Morning! Today’s top stories so far…

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May 10th 2014, 8:26 AM

# 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.

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May 10th 2014, 7:27 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good Morning. It’s Wednesday and these are the nine stories you should know before 9 o’clock hits.

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May 7th 2014, 8:29 AM

# Boko Haram

Dublin rally to 'bring back our girls' missing in Nigeria

The protest is to raise awareness about the missing 220 students taken from a school in Chibok.

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May 7th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Boko Haram

US offers help as UNICEF condemns Nigerian schoolgirl kidnappings

John Kerry made a phone call today to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, just hours after it was revealed that eight more girls had been taken.

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May 6th 2014, 9:33 PM

# Nigeria

'I will sell them in the market' - Boko Haram leader admits to abducting 223 schoolgirls

There are fears some of the girls were sold as brides for as little as $12.

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May 5th 2014, 9:38 PM

# bring back our girls

Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls reportedly sold into marriages

Around 220 schoolgirls are still missing after being abducted by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.

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Apr 30th 2014, 10:19 PM

# Boko Haram

234 girls kidnapped by Islamic extremists in Nigeria

The girls are all missing from a school that was attacked by Boko Haram last week.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 3:00 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Apr 14th 2014, 4:51 PM

# Boko Haram

Death toll in Nigeria bus station bombs rises to 71

President Goodluck Jonathan is on his way to the scene, where a further 124 commuters were injured.

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Apr 14th 2014, 11:21 AM

# Ibadan

Rotting bodies and skeletons found in Nigerian ‘House of Horror’

Police also rescued several severely malnourished people found wandering nearby. It’s reported that others were found alive, shackled inside.

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Mar 23rd 2014, 8:30 PM

# Nigeria

Nigerian police free pregnant teens in 'baby factory' raid

The teenagers and young women were found in a house that was stormed in the Akute district.

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Mar 22nd 2014, 12:15 PM

# attacks

Shot, burnt and 'hacked with machetes': Over 100 killed in three Nigerian villages

Around 20 assailants with guns and machetes stormed the villages in central Nigeria, local officials say.

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Mar 16th 2014, 4:38 PM

# Abuja

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

# Boko Haram

37 dead after militia launch three separate attacks

The attack came the day after students were killed at a boardingg school in Yobe state.

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Feb 27th 2014, 9:30 PM

# Islamic militants

Students hacked to death and burned alive at their secondary school

Islamic militants set fire to a locked dormitory at the school in Nigeria and shot and killed anyone who tried to escape.

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Feb 26th 2014, 11:19 AM

# LGBT Rights

Gilmore "deeply concerned" over Nigerian homosexuality law

The Tánaiste says Ireland is “completely opposed to discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation”.

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Feb 16th 2014, 7:45 AM

Voices

Column: Living for love, dying because of hate – the rising tide of homophobia in Africa

Jean-Claude Roger Mbebe died an untimely death last week, after his family allegedly prevented him from receiving necessary medical treatment. He had been previously been convicted of “homosexuality and attempted homosexuality” and imprisoned.

Jan 18th 2014, 12:00 PM

# Training

Wexford company to train 1,000 construction workers in Nigeria

The partnership deal is worth €3 million over three years.

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Nov 16th 2013, 6:30 AM

Voices

Column: An oil spill in America provoked outrage, but other victims are more easily ignored

People in the oil-producing areas of the Niger Delta have suffered thousands of oil spills – which have ruined livelihoods, public health and the environment. Why are they not being listened to? Because oil companies control information about the spills.

Nov 11th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Environment

NUIM dedicates book and audio archive to activist 'ahead of his time'

Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian military 18 years ago.

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Nov 7th 2013, 5:43 PM

# bodo creek

Amnesty: Shell made 'false claims' on oil spills

Shell has said that it firmly rejects the report, and rejects claims that it exaggerated the impact of oil theft and sabotage.

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Nov 7th 2013, 6:45 AM

# eclipse

There was a partial solar eclipse in parts of the world today (pics, video)

No sign of it here in Ireland unfortunately…

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Nov 3rd 2013, 7:35 PM

# Pirates

Two Americans kidnapped by pirates off Nigerian coast

The US Navy and the Marine Corps had not yet received orders to intervene.

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Oct 24th 2013, 9:37 PM

# BBC

Previously lost Doctor Who episodes found in Nigeria

The find brings the number of lost episodes of the cult sci-fi show down to 97.

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Oct 11th 2013, 8:25 PM

# Nigeria

British national kidnapped in Lagos

It is reported that the man was abducted while travelling into the city after landing at the airport.

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Jul 19th 2013, 9:45 PM

# sounds legit

Nigeria to probe unprecedented 79-0, 67-0 scores

Plateau United Feeders and Police Machine FC both needed convincing wins to earn promotions to the Nigeria Nationwide League.

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Jul 9th 2013, 7:58 PM

# Nigeria

30 killed in vicious attack on school in northeast Nigeria

Some pupils were burned alive and others shot dead in the latest school attack blamed on a radical terror group Boko Haram.

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Jul 6th 2013, 1:11 PM

# confed cup

Tahiti concede 6 but get to show the world 'The Paddle'

The tournament underdogs scored once in a heavy defeat to Nigeria last night.

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Jun 18th 2013, 11:02 AM

# Missing

Gardaí appeal for information on Nigerian woman missing since 2010

47-year-old Charity Ejoh went missing from Tipperary on 4 February that year.

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May 31st 2013, 8:44 AM

# Nigeria

'Dozens' killed in Nigeria gun battles

Mobile phone network coverage in some parts of Borno was crippled last year after an Islamic group burned down a series of telecommunication masts.

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Apr 22nd 2013, 1:52 PM

# dob

Taribo West 12 years older than he let on through career - reports

We’ve all lied about our ages… but 12 years, Taribo?

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Apr 4th 2013, 11:55 AM

# pope francis

Pope prays for peace in Syria, Korea on first Easter

In his first Easter Sunday message in front of a crowd in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis prayed for Syria, the Korean peninsula and issued an appeal for hostages held by militants in Nigeria.

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Mar 31st 2013, 2:35 PM

Voices

Column: This Easter, think of those who made your chocolate eggs and bunnies

Irish people are now spending more on chocolate per head of population than any other country in the world, but what do we know about where the chocolate we eat comes from, asks Jim Clarken.

Mar 31st 2013, 12:00 PM