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Nigeria: 25,794 People Killed in Attacks During Buhari's First Term - Report
Premium Times, 24 June 2019
At least 25,794 people were killed in various attacks during the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari between May 2015 and May 2019, a report analysed by PREMIUM TIMES… Read more »
Boko Haram Not the Biggest Cause of Violence In Nigeria - UN
A United Nations official has said that land degradation and conflict over access to land and water has triggered more bloodshed in Nigeria than Boko Haram. Violence has claimed the lives of 10,665 Nigerians in 2018, a report conducted by the Nigeria Watch has revealed. According to the report, the main causes of violent deaths in Nigeria were crime, political issues, land issues, religious issues, cattle grazing and road accidents.
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Nigeria: What Triggered More Bloody Conflicts in Nigeria Than Boko Haram - UN Official
Vanguard, 17 June 2019
A United Nations official said on Monday that land degradation and competition over access to land and water had triggered more bloody conflicts in Nigeria than Boko Haram. Read more »
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Nigeria: New UN Report Highlights Worsening Humanitarian Disaster
Premium Times, 21 June 2019
The internally displaced people's population in North-eastern Nigeria is expanding, according to a new United Nations' report, spotlighting the unabating humanitarian disaster… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Watch - Conflict, Violence Claimed 10,665 Lives in 2018
This Day, 18 June 2019
Nigeria Watch, an annual report supported by the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) and the French National Research Institute for Development (IRD), has said violence… Read more »
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Nigeria: Eight Feared Dead As Gunmen Invade Taraba Communities
Premium Times, 17 June 2019
At least eight persons were feared killed and others injured, following an attack by suspected herders on a Taraba community on Sunday night, witnesses and police have said. Read more »
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Nigeria: UNICEF Slams Use of Children As Human Bombs in Nigeria
Unicef, 17 June 2019
"UNICEF condemns the use of children as human bombs and in any combat or non-combat roles in the conflict in north-east Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: 18 Soldiers Killed, Six Wounded in Boko Haram Raid of Military Base
Premium Times, 19 June 2019
At least 18 Nigerian troops have been killed and six others wounded after Boko Haram insurgents sacked a forward operating base in Borno State, military sources said Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Another Borno Town
This Day, 17 June 2019
Suspected Boko Haram fighters on Monday attacked Gajiram, a town in Borno state sending startled residents fleeing. Read more »
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Nigeria: One Killed, 6 Vehicles Destroyed in Kona, Fulani Clash
Leadership, 18 June 2019
At least one person was reported killed and six vehicles destroyed in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital during an attack by suspected headsmen on Joro Yino ward in Ardo-Kola local… Read more »
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Nigeria - a country of immense wealth and potential - is riven by so many conflicts and challenges that even its most optimistic citizens often wonder how it can hold together and ... Read more »
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At least 20,000 refugees have been forced to flee escalating violence in the country's northwest region to Niger since April, the United Nations refugee agency has said. TheRead more »
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At least 30 people have been killed and many wounded in multiple suicide attacks in Borno State. The emergency services say bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall where ... Read more »
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Many are feared killed as rampaging herdsmen are reported to have invaded the area, shooting and burning houses. Some students of Taraba State University, who fled the area, said ... Read more »
