Nigeria
Nigeria refuses to disclose details of separatist leader’s re-arrest
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian government refused on Thursday to disclose any details on the re-arrest of separatist leader Nnamdi...
Read morePolitician killed in northwest Nigeria as security crisis worsens
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian politician was killed by bandits while on the road between two northern cities, one...
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Biafran separatist leader arrested and will face trial, Nigeria says
ABUJA (Reuters) -The leader of a group calling for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as...
Read moreNigeria’s senate to consider oil overhaul bill on Thursday
By Camillus Eboh and Libby George ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria's senate presented a long-awaited oil overhaul bill to the full chamber...
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Italy calls for African task force to tackle Islamic State threat
By Humeyra Pamuk ROME (Reuters) - Alarmed by the spread of Islamic State across Africa, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di...
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Boko Haram fighters pledge to Islamic State in video, worrying observers
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State...
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