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Libya's Khalifa Haftar played key role in release of US hostage Kevin Rideout held by Islamic State: SourcesAn American hostage, Kevin Rideout, was freed from an Islamic State affiliate. Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar helped broker the de...- Nigerian troops kill over 300 'terrorists' in restive northNigerian troops killed over 300 members of kidnapping and cattle rustling gangs, known locally as bandits, in the northwestern state of Zam...
- Gunmen kill at least 32 in coordinated dawn attacks across communities in NigeriaGunmen launched simultaneous attacks on three communities in Nigeria's Niger state, killing at least 32 people. The dawn raids targeted Tun...
- Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central NigeriaArmed gangs attacked Kasuwan Daji village in Niger State. Over 30 people were killed and several others were kidnapped. The attackers also ...
- 'Shook the whole town': Nigerians surprised by US strikesNigerians across Sokoto state awoke to loud blasts Thursday night, worried their village was being attacked by one of the multiple armed gr...
- Nigeria: Gunmen abduct over 300 schoolchildren, teachersNigeria faces mounting security fears after a second mass school abduction. Over 300 students and teachers were taken from St Mary's school...
- Indian Embassy in contact with Niger authorities for Ranjit Singh's safe release: MEAThe Indian Embassy is working to secure Ranjeet Singh's release. He was abducted in Niger last month. The MEA is in contact with Nigerien a...
- Nearly 90-year-old doctor released by Al Qaeda after 7 years of captivity in AfricaElliott and his wife were abducted by Al Qaeda-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso in January 2016. His wife Jocelyn was released a month afte...
- Attackers kill 88 people in northwest NigeriaPerpetrators swept through eight villages, killing people and sending residents fleeing, police said, giving a death toll of 88. Details be...
- All kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released, says governorPresident Muhammadu Buhari expressed "overwhelming joy" at their release and called on the security forces to hunt down their abductors, af...
- Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freedGunmen abducted the girls from the Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe town on Friday, in the latest in a series of mass ki...
- Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abductionResident Musa Mustapha said the gunmen also attacked a nearby military camp and checkpoint, preventing soldiers from interfering while the ...
- Gunmen storm Nigerian school, kidnap studentsMilitant Islamist group Boko Haram and a branch of Islamic State are active in northern Nigeria, but kidnappings by other armed groups - mo...
- Nigerian Navy goes after pirates who abducted five IndiansOn September 4, pirates hijacked MT Abu Dhabi Star owned by a Singaporean firm off the shores of Nigeria with its 23 Indian sailors on boar...
- Two oil pipelines blown up in Nigeria : MilitantsNigerian militants said Wednesday they blew up two key oil pipelines as they stepped up attacks in response to a government amnesty offer.
- Militant group in Niger Delta declares war on oil industryThe most prominent militant group in oil-rich southern Nigeria on Sunday said it had declared an "oil war" and threatened all international...
- Oil prices rise as Nigeria pipeline attacks cut outputOil prices rose on Monday as Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell cut output in Nigeria after militants sabotaged at least one of its...
- Oil prices rise on Nigeria attackOil prices rose on Monday as rebels had sabotaged two pipelines in Nigeria, which is a major exporter of crude.
- Nigerian gunmen release kidnapped oil workersThe eight foreign oil workers who were kidnapped by gunmen Saturday off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich restive Niger Delta have been relea...
- Oil higher in Asian trade after Nigeria attackOil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday after the latest attack on an oil installation in Nigeria and on growing expectations that OPEC wi...
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