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Today: August 11, 2025
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DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN.

DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN.

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Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Niger state and at least 25 people feared dead, authorities say

A boat carrying passengers to a market in north-central Nigeria has capsized, killing at least 25 people

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Gunmen kill at least 20 people in an attack in central Nigeria

At least 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in central Nigeria

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Nigerian forces kill 30 gunmen after armed attacks in the country's northwest

Nigerian security forces have killed at least 30 gunmen in the country’s northwest

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Boko Haram militants kill 9 people and injure 4 in northeastern Nigeria, authorities say

Islamic extremists have killed nine people and injured four in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, authorities report

Boko Haram militants kill 9 people and injure 4 in northeastern Nigeria, authorities say
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Nigerian president orders crackdown on gangs after 150 killed in conflict-hit north

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to hunt down the perpetrators of a weekend attack that killed at least 150 people in the country’s northcentral

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At least 100 people killed by gunmen in north-central Nigeria, rights group says

At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria’s north-central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said

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Nigerian leader's pardon of executed Ogoni activists draws criticisms

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu posthumously pardoned nine environmental activists executed 30 years ago by the military junta ruling the country at the time

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At least 20 people killed in simultaneous attacks on communities in Nigeria's Benue state

At least 20 people have been killed during attacks by gunmen on several communities in Nigeria’s north-central Benue state, the police said

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Road accident in northern Nigeria kills 22 athletes returning from a sports festival

A bus has veered off a bridge in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano, killing at least 22 athletes who were returning home from a sports festival

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Gunmen killed at least 20 people in north-central Nigeria over the weekend, local authorities say

Gunmen killed at least 20 people during an attack on a village in Nigeria’s north-central Benue state over the weekend, a local official said

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Amnesty International says at least 30 dead in separatist attack in southeastern Nigeria

At least 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked travelers on a major highway in the southeastern part of Nigeria, according to rights group Amnesty International

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Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that's bigger than a soccer field

A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism

Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that's bigger than a soccer field
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Gunmen kill at least 20 people in mining town in northwestern Nigeria, rights group says

Amnesty International Nigeria says armed men have killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state

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Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says

Nigeria’s president says that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest in a spate of increasing violence in the West African country

Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says
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A song critical of Nigeria's president is barred from airwaves

Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his administration’s policies

A song critical of Nigeria's president is barred from airwaves
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Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines to fight an ongoing meningitis outbreak

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country

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A mob in southern Nigeria kills 16 people they suspected of being kidnappers

A mob in southern Nigeria has killed 16 people, at least some them when tires were forced over their heads and shoulders and set on fire, because they were believed to be kidnappers

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Nigerian authorities confirm meningitis outbreak in northwest has killed 26 people since January

Nigerian authorities confirmed that a meningitis outbreak in the northwest was behind the death of at least 26 people over several weeks

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Nigerian Senate suspends a female senator after sexual assault accusation against presiding officer

The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual assault

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Nigerian lawmakers approve $200 million to offset shortfall from US health aid cuts

Nigerian lawmakers have approved an additional $200 million for the health sector as part of its 2025 spending plan to offset the shortfall from U.S. aid cuts

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Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers in the past week, army says

The army says Nigerian soldiers have killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers over the past week in an operation targeting a decades-long insurgency by Islamic militants in the northeast and attacks by various armed groups in the northwest

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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured
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Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in coordinated attack in Nigeria, authorities say

Authorities in northern Nigeria say female suicide bombers have targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks that killed at least 18 people

Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in coordinated attack in Nigeria, authorities say

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