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A statement Saturday on behalf of Lt.Col.Sagir Musa named 11 areas of Maiduguri where people must remain inside their homes until further notice.    

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents....

Quantity surveyor Chris McManus from Oldham was shot six times in a toilet as the special forces tried to save his life. His Italian colleague Franco Lamolinara was also killed.

Residents of Maiduguri ordered to stay indoors as military launches strikes against armed group in the north.

Nigeria's military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching deadly air strikes on insurgent camps, the military said, while residents reported that forces had deployed in border areas to block the militants from fleeing.

Nigerian military launches major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians.    

CHRIS McManus was executed as special forces troops stormed the compound he was being held at in Nigeria

Military officials said attacks were launched against the Boko Haram Islamist group in border areas in a forest south of the city of Maiduguri.    

Quantity surveyor Chris McManus from Oldham was shot six times in a toilet as the special forces tried to save his life. His Italian colleague Franco Lamolinara was also killed.

Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today.

Military officials said attacks were launched against the Boko Haram Islamist group in border areas in a forest south of the city of Maiduguri.    

Soldiers in Nigeria have shelled suspected camps of extremists in the first military action of a new offensive against insurgents, says an official.

Nigeria's military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching deadly air strikes on insurgent camps, the military said, while residents reported that forces had deployed in border areas to block the militants from fleeing.

Bei einer großangelegten Offensive sind in Nigeria mindestens 20 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Die Regierung hat angekündigt, die Islamisten von Boko Haram zu "vernichten". Doch auch die Soldaten foltern und morden - das spielt der Sekte in die Hände.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian forces used jets and attack helicopters to bombard militant camps in the northeast on Friday, their biggest offensive since Boko Haram began an insurgency almost four years ago to try create a breakaway Islamic state.

Après avoir atteint 7 % au dernier trimestre de 2012, la croissance du Nigeria a légèrement ralenti au premier trimestre à + 6,6 %. L'inflation accélère pour sa part à 9,1 % en avril (+ 8,6 % en...

Lenovo plans to launch its smartphone products in the African market before the end of 2013, and the Chinese company's smartphone debut will be in Nigeria. According to reports in Chinese local media, Graham Braum, general manager for Lenovo's Africa region, said that the reason for selecting Nigeria, instead of South Africa, as the first [...]

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states

MAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian forces attacked Islamist strongholds in the northeast on Thursday, security sources said as an offensive got under way to wrest back territory from increasingly well-armed Boko Haram insurgents.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their attacks amid deteriorating security in the country and where a state of emergency has been declared in parts of the northeast.

More than 12 Indian universities and institutes of higher learning are taking part in a two-day education expo in Nigeria's financial hub of Lagos to foster bilateral cooperation in the field of education.    

Troops have begun deploying in the wake of President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of a state of emergency in parts of the north, but critics fear more civilian deaths.    

Nigeria verlegt zahlreiche Soldaten in den Nordosten des Landes. Angesichts des andauernden Terrors der Islamisten im Norden gilt nun in drei Bundesstaaten der Notstand. Ein Ende des Blutvergießens ist nicht in Sicht.

Soldiers and equipment have been funneling into northeastern Nigeria for a planned offensive against Islamic extremists who have been waging a bloody guerrilla campaign.    

Insurgency in the north-east has led the president to impose a state of emergency that oppresses residents stuck in the middleAs the paved roads of north-eastern Nigeria begin to melt into the sands of the Sahara desert, a cluster of picture-perfect mud-and-thatch homes marks the entrance into Boko Haram territory. Here, barely 30 minutes' drive from the neat government...

MAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria launched a military campaign on Wednesday to flush Islamist militants out of their bases in remote border areas, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the northeast.

Goodluck Jonathan deploys extra troops to north-eastern areas to tackle increased attacks on security forces by Boko Haram insurgents

Nigeria has declared a "state of emergency" in three states where the Islamist group Boko Haram is rife.    

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states on Tuesday in an effort to stem an increasingly violent Islamist insurgency.    

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight what he said is now an open rebellion....

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states on Tuesday, ordering in more troops to try to stem an increasingly violent Islamist insurgency.

Amazon-style websites enjoy early success catering to emerging middle class, helped by Nigeria’s infrastructure challenges and lack of quality stores

Shadow business secretary says Nigeria visit revealed potential and warns against focusing solely on Bric nations such as IndiaA future Labour government would seek to stimulate Britain's trade with Africa, the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, has said, as he warned of the risks of missing out on the opportunities from the fast-growing continent.On a visit to Nigeria,...

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Farms processing insects for animal feed might soon become global reality as demand grows for sustainable feed sourcesThe best way to feed the 9 billion people expected to be alive by 2050 could be to rear billions of common houseflies on a diet of human faeces and abattoir blood and grind them up to use as animal feed, a UN report published on Monday suggests. Doing so...

BAGA, Nigeria (Reuters) - After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a bold comeback that has already allowed them to seize control over parts of the northeast.

Two Latin American women canonised by Argentinian pontiff, as well as 813 'martyrs of Otranto' slain in 1480 by Turkish invadersPope Francis has given the Catholic church a raft of new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonisation ceremony before tens of thousands of people in St...

ISLAMABAD - Cervical cancer kills an estimated 7,311 women in Pakistan annually. More women die of cervical cancer in India than anywhere in the world. India along with China, Brazil, Bangladesh and Nigeria represent over 50 per cent of the global burden of cervical cancer deaths. However, African countries are struggling to deal with cervical cancer too, according...

Nigeria and South Africa have put aside internal political battles that upset a once-stable relationship.

The fishing village of Baga is a smouldering wreck after the deadliest violence since the Islamic insurgency beganThe road to Baga is littered with burnt-out cars, winding through terrain that has proved fertile ground for radical ideologies to take root. On the cusp of the Sahara, it traces a route through the former ancient Islamic kingdom of Bornu, a thriving sultanate...

Attackers from a secretive cult with links to pagan movements ambushed and killed as many as 46 police officers in central Nigeria.    

Mitglieder der radikalen islamischen Sekte Boko Haram sollen im Norden Nigerias Polizisten in einen Hinterhalt gelockt und getötet haben. 46 Beamte kamen ums Leben.

At least 23 police officers killed in ambush carried out by armed members of Ombatse group in Nassarawa state.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- An ethnic militia killed at least 20 police officers who launched a raid to try and arrest them in central Nigeria, a police commissioner said Wednesday....

Obama backs South Korean president's strategy on North Top news: President Obama endorsed Tuesday South Korean President Park Geun-hye's strategy for resolving tensions on the Korean Peninsula after meeting with her at the White House. Still, some tensions remain between the United States and South Korea over the degree to which the South should engage the North...

Co-ordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns have killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria.

Two hundred fighters attack army barracks and federal prison in latest violence threatening peace in Africa's most populous countryCo-ordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns have killed at least 42 people in north-east Nigeria, according to authorities, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody incidents threatening peace in Africa's most...

The U.S. considers Internet surveillance; harsh tactics in Nigeria; a Brazilian will lead the W.T.O.; and Aboriginal artwork goes back to Australia.    

Heavily armed men on Tuesday attacked a police station in north-eastern Nigeria, killing several police officers and civilians, the Nigerian Premium Times newspaper reported.

Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far south as Angola and threatens to move west into Nigeria.    

At least 55 killed and 105 inmates freed in coordinated attacks on army barracks, a prison and police post in Bama town.

Goodluck Jonathan has said it is imperative that Africa's two biggest economies work together to boost the regional economy and combat corruption.

Bei einer Befreiungsaktion in einem Gefängnis im Nordosten Nigerias sind viele Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Verantwortlich für den Angriff soll die islamistische Sekte Boko Haram sein. Sie befreite mehr als 100 Gefangene.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody attacks threatening peace in Africa's most populous nation....

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram raided the northeastern town of Bama on Tuesday, leaving 55 people dead, the military said on Tuesday.

Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent and is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west into Nigeria, the world's biggest producer of the potato-like root that helps feed 500 million Africans.

The food delivery wars continue to heat up: today foodpanda, the Rocket Internet-incubated startup that offers a one-stop service to order food from a selection of restaurants and take-out joints to be brought to your door and now working with some 15,000 restaurants globally, is today announcing that it has picked up over $20 million in funding, with participation from...

Attack took place near area that has become a haven for Islamist sect Boko Haram    

Pieter Hugo, From the series The Hyena and Other Men Animal handler with Ajasco, Lagos, Nigeria, 2007, Digital C-Print © Pieter Hugo, Courtesy Yossi Milo...

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a group of former militants in the oil producing Niger Delta late on Saturday, leading to a shootout that left eight people dead, a security official said.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma will discuss ways to boost trade between Africa's two biggest economies during talks in Cape Town next week.

Mindestens 39 Menschen sind bei Ausschreitungen zwischen Christen und Muslimen in Nigeria ums Leben gekommen. Dutzende Häuser wurden angezündet und zerstört. Auslöser soll ein Streit zwischen zwei Fußballmannschaften sein.     

  KANO,Nigeria: Thirty-nine people were killed while 30 others were seriously injured in clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in centralNigeria's Taraba state on Friday, a police spokesman said. "We have so far compiled a death toll of 39 people while 30 others were seriously injured," state police spokesman Joseph Kwaji told AFP on Saturday. "We are still...

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Clashes between rival ethnic groups have killed at least 30 people in eastern Nigeria's Taraba state since they erupted on Friday, police said.    

Members of the Jukun ethnic group were marching through the town of Wukari, on their way to a funeral, when an argument broke out with local Hausa and Fulani youths.    

At least 39 dead in fighting between Christian and Muslim groups in Taraba state during funeral procession, police say.

Attack occurred during funeral service in rural town of Wukari    

Local residents said Friday's violence erupted when the funeral procession of a traditional chief from the predominantly Christian Jukun ethnic group marched through a Muslim neighbourhood chanting slogans.    

The United Nations today reiterated its calls on the Nigerian Government to abide by human rights principles during security patrols following reports that nearly 220 civilians were killed during violent clashes between military forces and the Islamist group Boko Haram.