Nigeria

Nigeria military bans UNICEF, claiming it trains Boko Haram ‘spies’

Nigeria's military suspended UNICEF from operating in the country's northeast over claims it was training "spies" who are supporting Boko Haram

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Boko Haram kills two Nigeria soldiers in Gulumba suicide bomb and gun attack

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters loyal to factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked a military base in Gulumba, security sources told AFP

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Civilians killed as Nigeria troops battle Boko Haram in Jakana

Three civilians were killed after Nigerian soldiers intercepted Boko Haram fighters near a military base in Jakana in Borno state, triggering a gun battle

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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria army bases in Bama and Rann

Soldiers have fought off attempts by Boko Haram fighters to overrun two army bases in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attacks to hit the region

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori

Boko Haram jihadists attacked military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state, killing one soldier and injuring several others

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Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 2 in Yobe state raid, injure 5 in suicide attack in Maiduguri

Boko Haram militants killed two soldiers in a gun attack in Buni Gari in Nigeria's Yobe state, and injured five militia members in a suicide bomb attack in Borno state capital Maiduguri

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ISIS claims 8 Nigeria soldiers killed in attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area

Islamic State claimed eight Nigerian Army soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in an attack near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area, close to the border with Cameroon

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Nigeria police kill more than 100 ‘bandits’ in Zamfara crackdown

Nigerian police claimed over 100 "bandits" were killed in a crackdown targeting crime in the state of Zamfara, following a surge in kidnappings and cattle rustling

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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Arege near Lake Chad

Boko Haram militants attacked a military base in Arege village near Lake Chad in northeast Nigeria, killing at least one soldier

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Nigeria A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft contract finally lands

Sierra Nevada has been awarded a long-awaited contract for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force

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