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Nigeria: Bombs Away! Just Another Day in Maiduguri
Daily Trust, 29 May 2018
We read the headlines every day. Bomb blast kills so-so. We cringe, flip the page, click on to some other story. We have become so used to that four-letter word, we don't give it a… Read more »
Bomb Blasts! Just Another Day in Maiduguri
Bombings in Maiduguri has been so common, the word "ringtone" has been adopted by Maiduguri residents for the word blast! "Ringtone ya tashi" is Maiduguri's slang Hausa for "A bomb has gone off", writes Judd-Leonard Okafor for the Daily Trust.
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Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of raping thousands of women and girls who escaped from the brutal rule of Boko Haram insurgents, and of killing many ... Read more »
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The army has said that its soldiers successfully repelled an attack by Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri. Many residents fled their homes in panic. Read more »
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At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a double suicide-bomb attack in the Borno State capital, Maiduguri. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the ... Read more »
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At least six people, including four suicide bombers, died during attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri. Read more »
