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IS says it was behind deadly Nigeria attack on football pitch
Authorities say the militants raided a football pitch where people had been gathering and opened fire at random.
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Arrests in Nigeria after abduction of local monarch 'held for ransom'
The kidnappers raided his palace on Saturday and are believed to be holding him in a forest.
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'I was tortured and lost my hand' – one student's struggle to get an education in Nigeria
The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.
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Nearly 400 sentenced in Nigeria for links to militant Islamists
Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.
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Why US now advises against travel to much of Nigeria
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Nigeria begins mass trial of 500 terrorism suspects
Very few people are ever prosecuted following terror attacks with suspects often held without trial.
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King praises 'living bridge' with Nigeria at glitzy banquet
At the state banquet in Windsor Castle, King Charles praises the UK’s partnership with Nigeria.
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Suspected suicide attacks kill at least 23 in north-east Nigeria
Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri’s busiest locations on Monday evening.
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Nigeria halts Christian pilgrimages to Holy Land over Middle East conflict
NCPC say the measure is necessary to prioritise the “safety and comfort” of Nigerian pilgrims.
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Nigeria to hold inquest into death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's toddler
The internationally acclaimed writer has accused Nigerian hospital Euracare of negligence, which it denies.
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