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PhotoNews: Bombed Kaduna Catholics Return To Church

It was an unusual sight of determination and courage on Sunday as hundreds of members of Saint Rita’s Catholic Church in Kaduna return to the church...

Suicide bomb blast kills top MP, 16 others at wedding

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) – A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 16 other people at his daughter’s wedding party in the north of the country on Saturday, officials said. The attacker embraced MP Ahmad Khan, a former militia commander, in front of wedding guests before detonating the explosives strapped around his waist, a security forces...

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Nigeria: 15-year-old bomber kills 10, deputy governor, Shehu of Borno escape

At least 10 persons have been confirmed dead as a 15-year-old suspected Boko Haram member struck during a Jumat service on Friday. The suspected Boko Haram...

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Breaking News: Suicide bomber kills 5 at northeast Nigerian mosque

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, July 13 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed five people at the central mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday,...

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Nigeria: Shoot at sight + 24-hr curfew imposed in Kaduna as violent riots breakout

The Kaduna State governor, Patrick Yakowa on Sunday imposed a 24 hour curfew in the state following earlier bomb blasts and retaliatory violent protest...

Nigeria: Special Task Force says 5 killed in Jos suicide bomb, reprisal attacks

Jos, Nigeria – The Special Task Force (STF) has confirmed five persons dead in the Sunday suicide bomb attack on a church in Jos as well as alleged reprisal killings that followed the incident. The STF, the outfit charged with maintaining peace in Plateau, said in a statement in Jos that the suicide bomber was among the dead, while the others were believed to be victims...

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BREAKING: ANOTHER DARK SUNDAY AS BOMB BLASTS ROCK CHURCHES IN BIU AND JOS NIGERIA

It’s another bloody Sunday in Nigeria as reports of a bomb blast rocking the city of Jos has again taken the lives of innocent individuals. Although...

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MAIDUGURI: Bomb Blast at Nigerian police station, 3 confirmed dead

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Police say a suicide bomber has attacked their headquarters in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing three. Borno...

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BREAKING: OVER 10 PEOPLE KILLED IN BOKO HARAM COORDINATED BOMB ATTACKS ON MAIDUGURI

A suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of the extremist Boko Haram sect, has detonated a bomb at the Police headquarters in Borno State Reports from...

PHOTONEWS: Suicide Bomber, John Akpabu Arrested At The Radio House In Abuja

John Akpabu,  the would-be  suicide bomber of a ministerial briefing , arrested with 37 rounds of live ammunition and 3 hand granades and other explosives at the National Press Centre, Radio House in  Abuja today. ...

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Terrorism can’t destroy Nigerian spirit – Maduekwe

Former  Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Ojo  Maduekwe,  has said no amount of bombs  and  carnage by terrorists can destroy the human spirit...

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Nigeria: Suicide bomber assails Police boss convoy, kills 11

KANO (AFP) – A suicide attack targeting a senior police official’s convoy on Monday has killed 11 people and wounded 20, a rescue source said, with...

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Nigeria: SSS – How the suicide bomber struck at THISDAY

The secret police gives detailed account of the bombings, from their viewpoint, throwing up details unknown to the public   The Department of State...

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Nigeria: President Jonathan condemns bomb attack on Thisday Newspaper

President Jonathan has condemned the coordinated bomb attack on ThisDay offices today in Abuja and Kaduna. The President who received the sad news in...

Bomb Blast In Kaduna Kills 10 People Near Thisday Newspaper’s Bureau Office

KADUNA, Nigeria, A bomb blast near Thisday newspaper’s Kaduna office has killed at least 10 people. The attack, a second one on the newspaper today,...

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Lagos suicide bomb suspect insane – Police

LAGOS — Investigation into the foiled attempt by a  suspected suicide bomber to blow up a Methodist Church, Tuesday, in Ikorodu area of Lagos, indicated,...