News: Nigeria
We have started to collect the most important news related to Nigeria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
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Nigeria: news
Nigeria hospital frees atheist
Friday, July 4th 2014, 15:16A Nigerian man detained in a psychiatric ward because he did not believe in God has been freed and is seeking reconciliation with his family.
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Keshi: Nigeria did not renew deal
Wednesday, July 2nd 2014, 9:45Stephen Keshi says his time as Nigeria coach has come to an end because his contract expired and he was not offered a new deal.
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Deadly bomb hits Nigeria market
Tuesday, July 1st 2014, 14:59related places: Maiduguri
At least 18 people are killed in a bombing by suspected militants at a market in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, a medical worker tells the BBC.
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Nigeria 'raids Boko Haram cell'
Tuesday, July 1st 2014, 0:48Nigeria's military says it has raided a Boko Haram intelligence unit linked to the recent abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls.
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Nigeria coach Keshi resigns after exit
Monday, June 30th 2014, 22:26related countries:
BrazilNigeria coach Stephen Keshi resigns and Joseph Yobo retires after the Super Eagles' exit from the World Cup in Brazil.
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France 2-0 Nigeria
Monday, June 30th 2014, 21:26related countries:
FranceFrance reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup as second-half goals knock out Nigeria in Brasilia.
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Nigeria bonuses not an issue - Mikel
Monday, June 30th 2014, 10:23related countries:
FranceJohn Mikel Obi says Nigeria's bonus row "wasn't a major issue" and will not affect the team in Monday's last-16 game against France.
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Villages attacked in north Nigeria
Sunday, June 29th 2014, 17:22At least 40 civilians are killed in attacks on four villages by suspected Boko Haram militants in north-eastern Nigeria, residents say.
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Several dead in north Nigeria blast
Saturday, June 28th 2014, 12:32related places: Bauchi
At least 10 people have been killed and 14 injured in an explosion in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, police say.
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Nigeria boycott training in money row
Friday, June 27th 2014, 9:36related countries:
BrazilNigeria's World Cup squad refused to train on Thursday because of a row over bonus payments for their performance in Brazil.
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Living in fear of Boko Haram
Friday, June 27th 2014, 6:52Living in fear of militants in Nigeria's "home of peace"
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VIDEO: Who is the man leading Boko Haram?
Friday, June 27th 2014, 5:37The Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram has come to international prominence after abducting more than 200 school girls, but what do we know about its leader?
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Nigeria leader cuts trip after blast
Thursday, June 26th 2014, 10:07related places: Abuja
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan cuts short a trip to an African Union summit after Wednesday's bomb attack in Abuja, his spokesman says.
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VIDEO: Nigeria bomb blast kills at least 21
Thursday, June 26th 2014, 3:56related places: Abuja
A bomb attack on a busy shopping district in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, has left at least 21 people dead and injured 52 more.
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Nigeria 2-3 Argentina
Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 21:57related countries:
ArgentinaLionel Messi scores twice as Argentina win a thriller against Nigeria, who also qualify from Group F despite the defeat.
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Deadly blast rocks Nigerian capital
Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 20:21related places: Abuja
A bomb attack on a busy shopping district in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, kills at least 21 people and injures 52 more.
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Nigeria atheist 'ruled mentally ill'
Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 15:30related places: Kano
A Nigerian man is sent to a mental institute in Kano state after declaring that he did not believe in God, according to a humanist charity.
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VIDEO: Boko Haram 'seizes women' in Nigeria
Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 21:59Around 60 women and children have been abducted in northern Nigeria by suspected militant Islamists, residents and officials say.
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Militants 'seize women' in Nigeria
Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 18:27More than 60 women and children have been abducted in northern Nigeria by suspected militant Islamists, residents and officials say.
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Keshi hits back at Okocha comments
Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 9:08Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is unhappy with former Super Eagles captain Jay-Jay Okocha's criticism of his World Cup tactics.
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Deadly blast hits Nigerian college
Monday, June 23rd 2014, 17:08related places: Kano
An explosion hits a college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, killing at least eight people, police say.
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Ameobi admits Nigeria rode their luck
Sunday, June 22nd 2014, 16:02related countries:
Bosnia and HerzegovinaShola Ameobi admits Nigeria rode their luck at times as they beat Bosnia-Hercegovina 1-0 in a crucial Group F encounter on Saturday.
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Dozens killed in Nigeria attacks
Sunday, June 22nd 2014, 14:49Dozens of people are killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack on two Nigerian villages near where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted in April.
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World Cup: Nigeria 1-0 Bosnia
Sunday, June 22nd 2014, 0:34related countries:
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPeter Odemwingie's goal in the first half is enough for Nigeria to beat Bosnia, who fail to qualify for the last 16.
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Shell in Nigeria judgement
Friday, June 20th 2014, 16:56related countries:
NetherlandsAnglo-Dutch oil giant shell is braced to pay up to £30m in compensation after two oil spills in Nigeria, but lawyers for the communities affected say the company has a responsibility to protects its pipelines from thieves.
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Nigeria to recover 'Abacha loot'
Thursday, June 19th 2014, 17:42related countries:
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein has agreed to return $227m to Nigeria that was looted by former military ruler Sani Abacha, the finance ministry confirms.
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India is Nigeria's top oil customer
Thursday, June 19th 2014, 10:40related countries:
India, 
United StatesIndia has taken over from the US as the largest importer of Nigerian oil, the west African state's national oil company says.
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Nigeria blast hits World Cup viewers
Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 10:38A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people in northern Nigeria's Yobe state as they were watching a World Cup match, a hospital source tells the BBC.
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Okocha criticises Nigeria coach Keshi
Tuesday, June 17th 2014, 10:43related countries:
IranEx-Nigeria captain Jay-Jay Okocha says coach Stephen Keshi is responsible for the team's struggles against Iran at the World Cup.
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Iran 0-0 Nigeria
Monday, June 16th 2014, 21:28related countries:
IranIran and Nigeria play out the first draw of the 2014 World Cup as their Group F opener ends goalless in Curitiba.
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Nigerian gospel singer Kefee dies
Friday, June 13th 2014, 16:28related countries:
United StatesPopular Nigerian gospel singer Kefee Obareki Don-Momoh reportedly dies in a hospital in the United States after falling into a coma.
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Uzoenyi thrilled by second chance
Friday, June 13th 2014, 10:39Nigeria's Ejike Uzoenyi is thrilled to be at the World Cup after being recalled to the squad as an injury replacement.
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UK boosts Nigeria military aid
Thursday, June 12th 2014, 16:38related countries:
United KingdomBritish Foreign Secretary William Hague announces increased military and educational aid to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram.
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Nigeria curtails World Cup viewings
Thursday, June 12th 2014, 9:02related places: Adamawa
Nigeria's north-east state of Adamawa orders venues planning to screen live coverage of the World Cup to close, citing bomb threats by militants.
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Call to decriminalise W Africa drugs
Thursday, June 12th 2014, 1:20Low-level drug offences should be decriminalised in West Africa, according to a commission headed by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Nigerian women 'taken by militants'
Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 10:00Suspected Boko Haram militants abduct at least 20 women in northern Nigeria, near where they kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in April, eyewitnesses say.
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New Nigerian Emir denies family rift
Monday, June 9th 2014, 15:33related places: Kano
The new Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, denies that there is a family rift over his appointment, following clashes in the Nigerian city.
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New emir of Kano named in Nigeria
Sunday, June 8th 2014, 17:58related places: Kano
The ousted central bank governor and prominent government critic, Lamido Sanusi, is named as the new emir of Kano in Nigeria.
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Nigerian army raids newspaper depots
Saturday, June 7th 2014, 18:22Nigeria's army raids newspaper distribution centres, detaining vendors and confiscating copies in what it says is a security operation.
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Nigeria buries revered Muslim ruler
Friday, June 6th 2014, 17:42related places: Kano
Tens of thousands of people attend the burial of the emir of Kano, one of Nigeria's most revered Muslim leaders and a vocal critic of Boko Haram.
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VIDEO: Nigeria v Brazil dream final
Friday, June 6th 2014, 16:54related countries:
Brazil, United Kingdomrelated places: London
Peter Okwoche went to meet some London-based Nigeria fans who have been packing their bags for Brazil.
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Revered Muslim ruler dies in Nigeria
Friday, June 6th 2014, 14:24related places: Kano
The emir of Kano, one of Nigeria's most prominent and revered Muslim leaders, and a vocal critic of Boko Haram, has died after a long illness.
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Nyong'o to star in Americanah
Friday, June 6th 2014, 11:32Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o is to star in and produce an adaptation of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel Americanah.
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Nigeria 'preachers kill dozens'
Thursday, June 5th 2014, 17:16Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria opened fire on villagers who had gathered to hear them preach, killing dozens of people, survivors tell the BBC.
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VIDEO: Boko Haram 'tricked villagers'
Wednesday, June 4th 2014, 17:25related places: Gwoza
Peter Biye, a Member of the House of Representatives for Gwoza, in Borno State, Nigeria, tells the BBC's Will Ross that Boko Haram fighters tricked the villagers of Attagara before attacking them.
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Nigeria villagers 'killed at church'
Wednesday, June 4th 2014, 10:48Suspected Boko Haram militants. some disguised as soldiers, kill dozens of Nigerian villagers in fresh raids including one on a church, the BBC learns.
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Nigeria U-turn on schoolgirl rallies
Tuesday, June 3rd 2014, 14:19related places: Abuja
Nigerian police say rallies to demand the release of schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants will be allowed, after earlier banning them.
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VIDEO: Improving education in Nigeria
Monday, June 2nd 2014, 6:50related places: Kano
Will Ross reports from a religious school in Kano - a city that has been attacked by Boko Haram several times.
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How Nigeria schools fight Boko Haram
Monday, June 2nd 2014, 0:06Nigerian schools defy Boko Haram with Islamic and Western mix
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Deadly blast strikes north Nigeria
Sunday, June 1st 2014, 22:32related places: Mubi
At least 14 people are reported killed in an explosion targeting people watching football in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Mubi.
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Nigeria traditional leader shot dead
Friday, May 30th 2014, 16:28related places: Gwoza
A northern Nigerian traditional leader, the emir of Gwoza, is shot dead after his convoy comes under from suspected Boko Haram militants.
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Nigeria's leader vows 'total war'
Thursday, May 29th 2014, 13:31Nigeria's president vows to wage a "total war" against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, saying "terrorism" threatens the country's democratic gains.
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Nigeria 2-2 Scotland
Wednesday, May 28th 2014, 20:55related countries:
United KingdomUche Nwofor's late strike denies Scotland victory against World Cup-bound Nigeria at Craven Cottage.
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VIDEO: Nigeria army 'knows where girls are'
Tuesday, May 27th 2014, 20:35The Nigerian military say they know where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but they will not attempt a rescue.
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Cameroon boosts Nigeria border forces
Tuesday, May 27th 2014, 19:12related countries:
CameroonCameroon deploys about 1,000 troops to its border with Nigeria to fight the growing threat of the Islamist group Boko Haram.
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Nigeria army 'knows where girls are'
Tuesday, May 27th 2014, 10:48Nigerian military says it knows where 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram are, but adds it cannot risk "going there with force".
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Nigeria 'called off deal' for girls
Monday, May 26th 2014, 16:55A deal for the release of some of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls was close to being secured when the government called it off, the BBC learns.
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