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Police: Children among 77 kept in Nigeria church for rapture
Police in Nigeria say they have freed at least 77 people who were kept in a church basement by pastors who preached to them about Christian believers ascending to heaven with the second coming of Jesus Christ
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June 9, 2022, 2:53 PM
Over 80 feared dead in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, sources say
More than 80 people are feared to have died in Sunday's attack on a church in southwestern Nigeria, sources told ABC News on Wednesday.
June 9, 2022, 2:53 PM
June 9, 2022, 2:49 PM
Gunmen disguised as congregants carried out attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, police say
Some of the gunmen who attacked a church full of worshippers in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday were "disguised as congregants," police said.
June 9, 2022, 2:49 PM
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Dozens killed in 'satanic' attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, officials say
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday when gunmen attacked a church, officials said.
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Dozens feared dead after gunmen attack Nigerian church, officials say
Dozens of people are feared to have died after gunmen attacked a church in Nigeria, a U.S. official briefed on the massacre told ABC News.
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Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives, an official says.
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Nigeria state lawmaker says dozens feared dead after gunmen attack church with explosives in southwest of country
Nigeria state lawmaker says dozens feared dead after gunmen attack church with explosives in southwest of country
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Building in Nigeria's commercial hub collapses; 5 dead
A three-story residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least five people with many feared trapped
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Nigeria's Senate passes bill to bar kidnap ransom payments
Nigerian lawmakers have passed legislation to bar the payment of kidnap ransoms at a time when the West African nation is struggling to stem the rise of armed violence and kidnaps for ransom in its troubled northwest and central regions
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2 suspects sought as 100 die in Nigeria oil refinery blast
A Nigerian oil official says as many as 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria
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Suspected extremist attack kills 9 in northeastern Nigeria
Nigerian police and witnesses say an attack by suspected Islamic extremist rebels has killed nine people in northeast Nigeria, one of several deadly attacks this week in the troubled region
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Explosion hits marketplace in northeast Nigeria; 6 killed
Six people died in northeast Nigeria after an explosion rocked a marketplace, local authorities told The Associated Press on Wednesday, with many injured including 19 who are “seriously wounded.”
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Witnesses: Extremists abduct 17 girls in northeast Nigeria
Members of the Boko Haram jihadi group attacked a village in Borno state.
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Nigerian locals, authorities give varying attack death tolls
Survivors of a deadly attack in Nigeria’s northwest say the death toll has reached 200
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21 abducted schoolchildren rescued in northwestern Nigeria
Nigerian police say that at least 21 schoolchildren have been rescued hours after they were abducted by armed groups in the West African country’s troubled northwestern region
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Gunmen kill 47 in latest attacks in Nigeria’s troubled north
Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region
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Nigeria building collapse deaths climb to 36, dozens missing
The number of bodies recovered from a collapsed high-rise apartment building in Nigeria’s most populous city has risen to 36, an emergency official told The Associated Press
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575 inmates escape in latest Nigeria jailbreak
It's the third jailbreak in Africa’s most populous country this year.
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Authorities: Nearly 70 students freed in northern Nigeria
Authorities in northern Nigeria say nearly 70 students kidnapped from their school two weeks ago are now freed
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3 groups of students freed in Nigeria in 24-hour period
Authorities in northern Nigeria say three separate groups of kidnapped students have been freed within a 24-hour period
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The Latest: Sydney has new high for coronavirus infections
Australia’s most populous state is reporting a new daily high of 356 coronavirus infections
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Gunmen release 100 kidnapped victims in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have released 100 kidnapped victims, many of them nursing mothers and children, who had been held captive for about six weeks
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Nigerians call for international help on student abductions
Parents of the most recent group of students abducted in northern Nigeria are calling for international pressure on the government to help stop a series of kidnappings since December that have seized nearly 1,000 students
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Thousands flee attacks in Nigeria, clashes continue, says UN
U.N. agencies say tens of thousands of Nigerians are fleeing in the wake of deadly attacks by armed groups and their continuing clashes with national armed forces in the troubled northeastern Borno state
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Gunmen free nearly 2,000 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison
Almost 2,000 inmates have escaped from a prison in southeastern Nigeria after heavily armed gunmen attacked the facility, authorities said.
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3 teachers abducted in latest Nigeria school kidnapping
Authorities in northwestern Nigeria say three teachers have been abducted in the latest attack on a school
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Gunmen abduct 39 students from school in northwest Nigeria
Authorities say gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped 39 students just weeks after a similar attack in the region blamed on bandits
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279 schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped
The girls were taken from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week.
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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says
Hundreds of students who were abducted from an all-girls boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, authorities said Tuesday.
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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
A large group of gunmen raided a school in northern Nigeria early Friday.
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Gunmen kill student, abduct more than 40 people in Nigeria
Officials in Nigeria say gunmen who attacked a school in the country's Niger State have killed at least one student and abducted more than 40 people, including students and teachers
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Kidnappings in north Nigeria highlight deepening insecurity
Nigeria's jihadist rebels kidnapped a group of schoolboys in recent days.
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More students abducted in Nigeria but are quickly rescued
Nigerian police have announced that gunmen abducted more than 80 Islamic school students in northwestern Katsina state, but the pupils were quickly rescued by security forces after a fierce gun battle
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344 Nigerian schoolboys freed days after being abducted, official says
Hundreds of schoolboys who were abducted by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria last week have been freed, officials said.
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Nigerian schoolboys free at last
The more than 300 schoolboys who were kidnapped in Nigeria are welcomed home after a week-long ordeal.
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Hundreds of students missing after Nigerian boarding school attack
Hundreds of students remain missing after gunmen attacked an all-boys boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said.
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Over 300 students still missing after Nigeria school attack
Anxiety is growing among the parents of hundreds of students who remain missing three days after gunmen attacked their school in Katsina State in northern Nigeria
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Senior US delegation meets with Nigeria's vice president, after killing of #EndSARS protesters
For weeks, Nigeria has been gripped by widespread protests over a now-disbanded police unit known as SARS, which has been accused of human rights abuses.
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Nigerian forces killed 12 peaceful protesters, Amnesty says
Amnesty International says Nigeria’s security forces have fired on two large gatherings of peaceful protesters, killing 12 people who were calling for an end to police brutality
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Protesters attacked in Nigerian demos against police abuse
Widespread protests against Nigeria’s police have turned violent as demonstrators have been attacked by armed gangs in the streets of several cities, according to witnesses
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Explosion in Lagos kills at least 15, Nigerians probe cause
An explosion hit Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos early Sunday, killing at least 15 people as rescue efforts continued to save people still trapped in collapsed buildings
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Study: Smuggled arms aid Nigeria’s farmer-herder conflict
A new study says weapons used in intercommunal violence that has killed thousands in northern Nigeria have been trafficked from Ivory Coast, Libya and Turkey
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30 killed in Nigeria suicide bombing while watching TV match
The victims had been watching a soccer match on television Sunday night.
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At least 8 killed, 37 rescued alive in Nigeria school building collapse: Reports
Cameras captured children, dazed and covered in dust, being carried on the shoulders of rescuers to waiting ambulances as crowds cheered.
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50-plus people missing after pipeline explodes in Nigeria
It was not immediately clear if the pipeline had been shut down.
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In Nigeria's tight election, Christian vote is seen as key
The Christian vote is seen as key in the choice between two Muslim candidates.
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Nigeria helicopter crashes while fighting extremists; 5 dead
The Nigerian military are fighting for control of the strategic town of Baga.
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Nigerian schoolgirl who 'refused to denounce Christ' remains captive after dozens freed, father says
Suspected Boko Haram militants allegedly stormed the town of Dapchi in northeast Nigeria on the night of Feb. 19 and kidnapped 110 students.
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82 Nigerian schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram arrive in nation's capital
#BringBackOurGirls group said the freeing of 82 girls is "heartwarming."
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