Shield and Alert: Nigeria Bound

Nigeria: Cash-strapped Boko Haram kidnaps herders for ransomF

Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 30 ethnic Fulani herders near northeast Nigeria's Lake Chad, demanding ransom for their release, fishermen and the head of an anti-jihadist militia told AFP Tuesday. The militants in eight boats stormed the fishing and herding...
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Nigeria: New president starts job on shaky ground after nearly tripling fuel pricesF

By Alexandre Martins Lopes with Louise Dewast in Abuja and Aminu Abubakar in Kano: Commuting to work in Lagos, Nigeria's megacity of some 20 million people, has long been a hellish affair, but a surge in petrol prices is making it even worse. Fuel prices have almost...
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Nigeria: Separatist tensions flare in Anambra as gunmen kill five troopsF

Gunmen killed five soldiers and a civilian in southeast Nigeria, police and local media said Thursday, after the latest bloodshed in a region where separatist tensions often flare. Wednesday's attack on troops in Umunze area of Anambra state was condemned by the...
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Nigeria: Campaigning for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election beginsF

Campaigning for Nigeria's 2023 presidential election got off to a low-key start on Wednesday, with candidates holding a book launch and rallies or postponing official inaugurations. Five months before the ballot, four top candidates are emerging in a tight battle to...
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