Nigeria seeks $1bn to curb militants

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan wants the government to borrow $1bn (£580m) to strengthen the military's capability to fight militant Islamists.

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Kibaha seeks to curb gender violence

Kibaha seeks to curb gender violence
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COMMUNITIES in Kibaha District, Coast Region, have been urged to participate in bringing people involved in gender violence to book in a bid to minimise the problem that is on the increase in the area. The Kibaha District Administrative Secretary (DAS), Ms ...

 

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Minister seeks strategies to curb road accidents

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Minister seeks strategies to curb road accidents
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TRANSPORT Minister, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe on Saturday formed a 12-person special committee and tasked it with the drafting of concrete strategies to curb road accidents in the country. Dr Mwakyembe formed the committee after a day-long meeting with ...

 

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Nigeria's $1bn military loan delayed

Nigeria's National Assembly breaks up for a two-month recess, meaning approval for a $1bn loan to help the military fight Boko Haram must wait.

 

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Nigeria militants 'suffer losses'

The Nigerian army claims to have repelled an attack by Islamist militants Boko Haram on the town of Bama in the country's north-east.

 

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Nigeria militants 'kill 40 civilians'

At least 40 people have been killed by Islamist militants in the north-east Nigerian town of Monguno, residents there tell the BBC.

 

11 years ago

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Militants 'seize women' in Nigeria

More than 60 women and children have been abducted in northern Nigeria by suspected militant Islamists, residents and officials say.

 

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Militants 'surround' Nigeria city

Nigeria's militant Islamists have "completely surrounded" Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned.

 

11 years ago

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'Militants' torch Nigeria village

Suspected militant Islamists kill at least 11 people in a raid on a village in north-eastern Nigeria, setting fire to about a third of the homes.

 

11 years ago

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'Dozens killed' by Nigeria militants

Around 39 people are believed to have been killed in an attack on a north-east Nigerian town by Islamist militants.

 

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