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What is Nigeria's Boko Haram? 5 things to know
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has generated headlines with a number of bloody attacks. Scott Baldauf breaks down the group's origins, funding, and possible ties to Al Qaeda.
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In Pictures: Nigeria election turmoil
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Africa Monitor Nigeria: is the recent oil violence connected to upcoming elections?
Group known for bombing oil pipelines has allegedly returned to the Niger Delta, just in time for Saturday's gubernatorial elections in President Goodluck Jonathan's home state.
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With oil pipeline attack, Niger Delta rebels announce return
After a year long truce, Niger Delta rebel group MEND launched an attack on an oil pipeline. MEND's attacks come as Nigeria's military is struggling with the Islamist Boko Haram movement in the north.
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Terrorism & Security Nigeria tense after Islamists kill at least 178
A spokesman for the Islamist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks in the northern Nigeria city of Kano.
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Multiple attacks in Nigeria kill at least 143
The series of coordinated attacks were attributed to a radical Islamic group.
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Africa Monitor President backs down on fuel price increases, but it is still winter in Nigeria
Nigeria's government reimposed fuel subsidies after massive protests. But initial decision raises questions about government's moral or political credibility over calls for austerity.
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Occupy Nigeria victory: president to cut fuel prices
The initial removal of an estimated $7 billion annual fuel subsidy impacted an entire population and crippled the Nigerian economy.
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Gas prices will drop, Nigerian president says
Gas prices in Nigeria will drop to $2.75 per gallon following a nationwide strike over rising gas prices.
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What is Nigeria's Boko Haram? 5 things to know
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has generated headlines with a number of bloody attacks. Scott Baldauf breaks down the group's origins, funding, and possible ties to Al Qaeda.
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Nigeria closes its borders amid unrest from Islamists, strikers
Nigeria's president met with security chiefs to discuss Islamist group Boko Haram, while Nobel prize winner Wole Soyinka warned his country may be heading toward civil war.
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Nigerians feel pinch as fuel strikes take a toll
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has drawn praise from economists for cutting a costly fuel national subsidy, but citizens have responded with rolling strikes that have shut down cities around the country.
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Global News Blog Nigeria's double trouble: nationwide fuel strike and 'ban' on Christians
Attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram are 'worse than civil war' of 1960s, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says, but a nationwide fuel strike sparked by a cut in subsidies presents him with his toughest challenge.
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'Occupy Nigeria' emerges ahead of mass strike
Talking of '1 percent cabals,' opponents of Nigeria's government are angry about its removal of a fuel subsidy and its weak response to ongoing attacks by a radical Islamist sect.
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Nigeria dispatches troops to north to stop Boko Haram attacks
The Christmas Day attack on a church is only the latest in string of attacks by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, who has given Christians living in the north three days to leave the region.
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Unclaimed attack on Islamic school raises tension in Nigeria
The attack could be retaliation for Christmas Day attacks on Nigeria's churches, heightening concerns about religious violence between Muslims and Christians.
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Christmas church bombings put global spotlight on 'Nigerian Taliban' (VIDEO)
The US is pledging to help Nigeria identify those responsible for a series of attacks that left at least 40 people dead on Christmas day.
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Move over Boko Haram, Nigeria's MEND rebels set to restart oil war in Niger Delta
Leaders of Nigeria's MEND rebel group – and other militia commanders in the oil-rich Niger Delta – say they're ready to launch fresh attacks after two years of relative quiet following a 2009 amnesty.
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Fighting between Boko Haram Islamists and Nigerian security rages on
While the Nigerian military claims that the fighting with Boko Haram in the country's north is under control, the lack of information from the region fuels doubt about the military's success.
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Revulsion over Nigeria rape video shows power of social media
In Nigeria, rape video depicting an apparent gang attack on a woman by college students sparks a criminal investigation, and raises questions of how much smartphones have changed Nigerian society.
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Is Nigeria's Boko Haram group really tied to Al Qaeda?
A string of increasingly brutal attacks – along with reports that Boko Haram may soon hit Nigeria's predominately Christian South – is bringing fresh scrutiny of the Islamist group.
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Africa Rising: Nigeria plans to build nuclear power plants
Africa could be home to an unlikely boom in nuclear power plant construction, as Nigeria plans to join South Africa as the continent's second nuclear nation.
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Nigeria clout to rise in post-Qaddafi Africa
Nigeria recognized Libya's rebels yesterday, a move criticized by South Africa as 'jumping the gun' ahead of the African Union's official decision on whether to recognize the fall of key AU donor, Muammar Qaddafi.
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Will Africa miss Qaddafi?
Even with Muammar Qaddafi's deep financial ties across Africa, many of the continent's leaders are ambivalent about his departure.
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Nigeria launches fact finding mission to develop Boko Haram strategy
The Nigerian government is creating a fact finding committee on local Islamist militant group Boko Haram in hopes of putting an end to its attacks in Nigeria's northeast through dialogue.
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Nigerian government broaches idea of dialogue with Islamist Boko Haram
Force has not quelled Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for many terror attacks in the north. Now Nigeria's government is offering talks.
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West Africa Rising: Visits by Cameron, Merkel speak to Africa's growing economy
British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been touring the region – and oil-rich Nigeria in particular – to boost free trade and energy partnerships.
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