Nigeria

Nigeria Air Strikes Kill Around ‘100 Bandit Fighters’

Nigerian military jets have carried out air strikes on a gathering of bandit militias, killing around 100 gunmen in the country's northwest.

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Nigeria Acquires 12 Attack Helos to Bolster Counter-Terrorism Punch

The Nigerian Army has bought 12 attack helicopters from MD Helicopters to arm its newly-formed army aviation unit.

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Nigeria Troops Rescue Abducted Students

Nigerian troops have rescued ten hostages among dozens of people kidnapped from a university in northwestern Zamfara state.

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Gunmen Kidnap Dozens in Nigerian University: Sources

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 30 people, including at least 24 female students, in a raid in and around a university in northwest Nigeria.

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W.Africa Military Chiefs Prepare Possible Niger Mission

West African military chiefs held a second day of talks, preparing for a possible armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. 

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26 Nigeria Troops Killed in Ambush: Military Sources

At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria, two military sources told AFP.

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Nigeria Religious Chiefs in Niger to Meet Military Leaders

Nigerian religious leaders arrived in Niger to meet members of the military who seized power last month.

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Nigeria Says Not Ruling Out Force in Niger Ahead of West African Summit

Coup-hit Niger's neighbors have not ruled out military intervention, Nigeria's president said, ahead of a West African coalition's crisis summit on Thursday.

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Jihadists Kill 32 in Northeast Nigeria Attacks

Suspected Islamic State-affiliated jihadists have killed 32 people in two attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, anti-jihadist militia said.

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Nigeria Army Reinforces Security in Troubled Central State

Nigeria's military has sent reinforcements to calm tensions in a troubled northern central state, where at least 300 people have been killed.

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