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[Premium Times] Mr El-Zakzaky and his wife were arrested in December 2015, after the Nigerian Army extra-judicially killed over 300 followers of the Shiite cleric.
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Nigeria: Insurgency Has Killed 'Almost 350,000 in North-East' - UNDP
[Premium Times] The report estimates that through the end of 2020, the conflict in the North-east will have resulted in nearly 350,000 deaths, with 314,000 of those from indirect causes.
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Coronavirus in Africa: 259,111 cases; 7,016 deaths; 118,748 recoveries
There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Nigeria: Shiites Reject Plans By Filmmaker to Release Movie On El-Zakzaky, IMN
[Vanguard] Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, a.k.a. Shi'ites, have opposed plans by a renowned filmmaker, to release a film that allegedly depicts their detained leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, as a hypocrite, and the sect as an armed gang of killers.
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Kenya: Sauti Sol's 13-Track Album 'Midnight Train' Finally Out
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Nigeria: El-Rufai to Set Up Committee to Investigate NLC Strike
[This Day] Kaduna -- Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai has said that he will set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the recent warning strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state.
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Africa: A24 Media Launches Yebo VoD Service Focused On History, Biography and African Discovery - Mobile Deals in the Offing
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Ghana apologises to Nigeria for demolition at embassy
Nii Odei who declined to speak on the matter of the demolition carried out by unidentified persons extensively said, the incident is a sad one which the Osu Council is not happy
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Nigeria: Buhari - Nigeria Secures 10 Maritime Crimes Convictions in Two Years
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria has secured 10 convictions for various maritime offences since he signed into law the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Act in June 2019.
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Coronavirus in Africa: 202,864 cases; 5,539 deaths; 90,813 recoveries
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Niger sets goal of returning 130,000 Nigerian refugees by year-end | Africanews
Niger and the state of Borno in neighbouring Nigeria have struck a deal for the return this year of more than 130,000 Nigerian refugees, Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum said Friday.
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Nigeria: Insecurity - 1,165 Killed, 113 Abducted in Northwest Nigeria in Eight Months - Report
[Premium Times] At least 1,165 people were killed in violent attacks in the Northwestern region of Nigeria between January and August this year, according to a report.
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Nigeria: Govt Seeks End to War Risk Insurance On Nigeria-Bound Vessels
[This Day] The federal government has called on the international shipping community to urgently remove the war risk insurance premium currently being charged on Nigeria-bound vessels.
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Coronavirus in Africa: 158,030 cases; 4,505 deaths; 67,491 recoveries
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