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344-year-old African Tortoise with 'healing powers', Alagba, dies
The king had employed two palace workers to take care of the tortoise. Its remains would be preserved for posterity, Ajamu added.
06 Oct 2019 11:59 AM
How to crush Boko Haram? Analysts say treat women better
Those who have escaped the group are often now living among the same communities badly hit by violence, ICG said.
21 May 2019 8:55 AM
112 Chibok girls still missing, five years after Boko Haram kidnapping
Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped five years ago.
14 Apr 2019 1:03 PM
50-plus people missing after pipeline explodes in Nigeria
A local official says more than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded.
02 Mar 2019 4:29 PM
Freed out of pity: Boko Haram returns abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
'We did it out of pity. And don’t ever put your daughters in school again,' Boko Haram extremists said after returning the girls.
21 Mar 2018 6:16 PM
Nigeria jail break: 4 prisoners dead, 36 missing, say police
Seven inmates were recaptured, while an axe, which was used to attack the kitchen staff, was seized.
28 Dec 2017 2:55 PM
Video: Passengers chant prayers, sob mid air as flight engine catches fire in Nigeria
Minutes after take off, the plane started wobbling in the air due to technical glitches.
20 Apr 2017 7:03 PM
Nigeria starts vaccine drive to stop meningitis outbreak
Health officials said the type of meningitis C strain responsible for the latest outbreak was not common in Nigeria.
05 Apr 2017 2:26 PM
At least 160 killed as crowded church collapses in Nigeria
However, the state-run Nigerian News Agency reported that up to 200 people could have been killed.
11 Dec 2016 8:06 AM
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