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New Jersey Herald - Sun May 27, 12:47 pm ET
KANO, Nigeria (AP) - Police say gunmen have shot dead three people in a major northern Nigerian city where sect attacks have claimed more than a hundred lives.
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Fijilive - 1 hour 55 minutes ago
The three Nigerian nationals who face credit card fraud related charges were further remanded today by the Magistrates Court in Suva. State prosecution is yet to file submissions in response to the bail application filed by the defence which will be heard next month.
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Houston Chronicle - Sun May 27, 7:24 pm ET
U.S. ratchets down oil purchases from Nigeria BLOOMBERG Copyright 2012 BLOOMBERG. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:27 p.m., Friday, May 25, 2012 U.S. purchases of Nigerian crude fell to a five-year low in February, knocking the OPEC member to sixth from fifth among suppliers to the world's largest oil consumer, Energy ...
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Los Angeles Times - Sun May 27, 12:25 am ET
Boko Haram has struck targets in Nigeria, and now U.S. lawmakers are worried too. But many people in its hometown say it's not the real enemy. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — In brutally poor neighborhoods and mansions alike, this city choked by military checkpoints seethes with rumors, paranoia and conspiracy theories. Even academics like to assert a favorite: The homegrown Islamic extremist movement that ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun May 27, 12:25 pm ET
Gunmen shot dead three card players in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which has been rocked by deadly attacks blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram in recent months, police said Sunday.
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AllAfrica.com - Sun May 27, 9:56 am ET
[Leadership] The United States has indicted the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), saying that corruption in the institution remained very rampant.
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AllAfrica.com - Sun May 27, 10:11 am ET
[Vanguard] Following the turnout of patients at the various 84 centres provided by the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, AGPMPN, Lagos State Chapter, the association has drafted the additional 1,116 private hospitals to cushion the effects of the strike.
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AllAfrica.com - Sun May 27, 7:11 am ET
[Leadership] The U.S. State Department is debating the wisdom of designating the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram a "foreign terrorist organization" despite entreaties from lawmakers and the Justice Department to do so.
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IANS India Private Limited via Yahoo! India News - Sat May 26, 7:02 am ET
Abuja, May 26 (IANS) A Nigerian politician was shot dead Saturday by gunmen suspected to be from the Islamist sect Boko Haram, the military said.
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AllAfrica.com - Sun May 27, 8:56 am ET
[Leadership] Barely 24 hours after the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, raised the alarm over insecurity in northern Nigeria, the Jama'atu Nasil Islam (JNI) has expressed willingness to mediate between groups with genuine grievances and the federal authorities.
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Gulf Times - Sun May 27, 5:42 pm ET
AFP/Lagos Gunmen shot dead three card players in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which has been rocked by deadly attacks blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram in recent months, police said yesterday.
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Al Jazeera - Sun May 27, 8:12 am ET
Hundreds of shipwrecks litter Nigeria's coast, causing environmental damage and providing havens for smugglers.
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AllAfrica.com - Sun May 27, 9:56 am ET
[Vanguard] Super Falcons head coach, Kadiri Ikhana has expressed readiness of his team ahead of the 2012 African Women Championship qualifying first leg fixture against Zimbabwe in Harare on May 27.
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AllAfrica.com - Sat May 26, 12:26 pm ET
[Leadership] Dr Nicholas Baamlong , the Chairman of the FCT branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has said that the sacking of 778 doctors in Lagos State is a violation of rights.
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The Jamaica Observer - Fri May 25, 6:09 am ET
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria loses 180,000 barrels of oil per day to theft, the head of the state oil firm said yesterday, while calling on lawmakers to help eliminate the scourge in Africa's largest producer.