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Ebola outbreak: Nigeria imposes airport screenings

NIS spokesperson Sunday James told Report Focus News that immigration officials would tighten vigilance at airports and make more use of thermometers to screen passengers: We are sending a signal to all entry points in the country. The intention is to ensure
May 9, 2018

Three Kidnapped Nigerian Catholic sisters ‘freed’

Six people including three Catholic sisters who were kidnapped in November last year in Nigeria’s southern Edo state have been released, the Vanguard newspaper reports. It quotes Sister Agatha Osarekhoe, the head sister at the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Convent, confirming the release.
January 8, 2018

‘barbaric’ Nigeria church shooting 11 killed

At least 11 worshippers were shot dead at a church in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, with authorities suggesting the bloodshed was due to a local feud. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack, describing the incident as “an appalling crime against humanity
August 7, 2017

Suicide bombing kills 14 people in Nigeria

A suicide bomber killed 14 people in northeast Nigeria, the state emergency agency said on Saturday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, days after a resurgence in the group’s activities prompted a shift in military tactics. A suicide bomber
July 30, 2017

At least 8 killed in Nigeria suicide bombing

Maiduguri – Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack in the restive region. The head of the Borno state emergency management agency, Ahmed Satomi, said
July 17, 2017