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Oyo teachers shut schools indefinitely as kidnapped colleagues, pupils remain in captivity

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Public schools across Oyo State were shut on Monday after teachers embarked on an...
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Tinubu finally speaks on Oyo school abductions as outrage grows

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Nigeria’s federal government has finally mounted a coordinated public response to the abduction of...
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U.S. and Nigerian forces kill senior IS commander in Lake Chad raid

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A joint American and Nigerian military operation has killed one of the Islamic State's...
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Tinubu creates office of homeland security adviser

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President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of the Office of the Homeland Security...
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Nigerian fishermen feared dead in Chad military strikes

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Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after Chadian military airstrikes targeting Boko Haram...
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Nigeria raises alarm as militants tighten grip on Mali

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Nigeria has warned that the worsening militant crisis in Mali could destabilize West Africa...
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15 seized in Calabar–Oron waterway attack amid rising coastal insecurity

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Gunmen have abducted at least 15 passengers travelling by boat between Calabar and Oron,...
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Tinubu’s delayed response to fresh Plateau, Kaduna killings angers Nigerians

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned the latest wave of killings in Plateau and...
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Gunmen kill at least 30 in Plateau university community, curfew imposed

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At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a university community in...
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Nigeria leads as sub-Saharan Africa buys more arms

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Nigeria has emerged as the largest arms importer in sub-Saharan Africa, even as the...
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Nigeria signs $190 million defence deal with UK firm for AI and Drones

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Nigeria has signed a new $190 million defence technology deal with UK-based firm MARSS,...
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Maiduguri bombing raises fear of resurgence of suicide attacks

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The deadly explosions that rocked Maiduguri on Monday may signal a troubling resurgence of...
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Bomb blasts kill 23 in Maiduguri as insurgent attacks resurface

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At least 23 people were killed and 108 injured after multiple bomb explosions struck...
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Bloody week for Nigerian military as insurgents kill scores of soldiers

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Nigeria’s armed forces have endured one of their deadliest weeks in recent months after...
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Nigeria begins process to create state police

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Nigeria has formally begun the process of decentralising its policing system, taking a significant...
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Tinubu govt paid Boko Haram billions in ransom for kidnapped pupils: AFP

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Nigeria’s government under President Bola Tinubu paid a huge ransom to Boko Haram to...
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At least 21 killed in Katsina as death toll across two states nears 200

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At least 21 people were killed in Katsina state on Tuesday after gunmen attacked...
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At least 160 killed in Kwara community as insecurity spreads

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Gunmen have killed more than 160 people in a remote community in Kwara state...
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Yelwata massacre: How suspects planned, funded and mobilized fighters across states

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The Nigerian government says suspected attackers coordinated funds, weapons and fighters across multiple states...
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Soldiers killed as ISWAP militants attack Nigerian military base with drones

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Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) used armed drones to attack...
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