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At least 41 dead in Nigeria after gunmen, vigilantes clash
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrives to attend the inauguration of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue line at Marina station in Lagos on January 24, 2023. - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the first phase of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue line, a 27-kilometre rail system expected to move more than 500,000 passengers daily in Nigeria's commercial capital and most densely populated city in the country. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Trucks crash into commuters in Nigeria’s south; 20 dead in two separate incidents
The scene of a gasoline tanker explosion on a highway in Kogi, Nigeria, Thursday Nov. 10, 2022. At least 12 people were killed when a gasoline tanker crashed on a major road and then exploded in Nigeria’s north central Kogi State, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Odogun Samuel Olugbenga)
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At least 21 members of civilian defence group killed by drone strike in northern Nigeria, witnesses say
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Alberta judge investigated for perceived racist remarks won’t face sanctions
Alberta's top court has heard the appeal of a man found guilty of trying to extort a businessman of $1 million and killing a random stranger. The Calgary Courts Centre on Monday, March 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station
FILE PHOTO: Abuja-Kaduna train resumes services after an attack on its passengers in Abuja, Nigeria December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
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Car bomb hits convoy in Nigeria’s southeast, killing four security officials
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Chess entrepreneur hopes Canada will produce more top-notch international players
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Gunmen in Nigeria kill a dozen people, abduct others from mosque
FILE PHOTO: General view shows densely-built houses in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo
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World population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
People walk during rush hours in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The world's population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, Nov. 15, according to a United Nations projection. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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U.S. and Britain warn of possible attack in Nigeria’s capital
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Karu district in Abuja, Nigeria June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
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Flooding in Nigeria spreads to the Delta, upending lives and livelihoods
FILE- People stranded due to floods following several days of downpours, in Kogi Nigeria, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Officials in Nigeria say the death toll from this year's flooding has now risen to 603. Authorities have called the floods the country's worst in more than a decade, blaming the disaster on unusually heavy rainfall and the release of excess water from the Lagdo dam in neighboring Cameroon. (AP Photo/Fatai Campbell, File)
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Death toll in Nigeria boat capsize tragedy rises to 76
People stranded due to floods following several days of downpours In Kogi Nigeria, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Thousands of travelers remained stranded in Nigeria's northcentral Kogi state after major connecting roads to other parts of the West African nation were submerged in floods, locals and authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo/Fatai Campbell)
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Mother loses appeal in custody case, Ontario court sends her three children to Nigeria
Olubukola Ajayi, a mother from Nigeria, lost a court battle at the Ontario Court of Appeal with her ex-husband, who will be taking their children back to Nigeria this weekend. Ajayi was photographed in the east end of Ottawa where she is currently residing, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Photo by Ashley Fraser
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Portugal says could face shortage if Nigeria does not deliver all LNG due
FILE - This undated file photo shows a Qatari liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker ship being loaded up with LNG, made up mainly of methane, at Raslaffans Sea Port, northern Qatar. The state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy said Monday, June 27, 2022, it is joining a new industry-led initiative to reduce nearly all methane emissions from operations by 2030. (AP Photo, File)
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Canadian women fight to finish in U-20 World Cup, losing 3-1 to unbeaten Nigeria
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Nigerian students challenge English language proficiency requirements as unnecessary, discriminatory
Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi is photographed outside his home near the University of British Columbia Campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, August 7, 2022. Nigerian post-secondary students are challenging Canadian universities on English proficiency requirement tests which cost more than $250 and expire after three years. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
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Nigeria arrests suspects in connection with deadly church attack
FILE PHOTO: A police crime scene tape is seen in front of St. Francis Catholic Church where gunmen attacked worshippers during a Sunday mass service in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria, June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
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Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
FILE- A visitor looks at wooden royal statues of the Dahomey kingdom, dated 19th century, at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, France, Nov. 23, 2018. African countries’ efforts at restitution of artifacts from institutions in Europe are now blossoming with the return of pieces that once were thought unattainable. But many objects are still out of reach, and some officials worry they don't even know the true extent of what was taken abroad. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 24, 2022 a controller at a pipe for gas lines is pictured at Open Grid Europe (OGE), one of Europe's largest gas transmission system operators, in Werne, western Germany. - The European Commission on July 20, 2022 urged EU countries to reduce demand for natural gas by 15 percent over the coming months to secure winter stocks and defeat Russian "blackmail". (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
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OPEC’s top official Mohammad Barkindo dies, just weeks shy of departure
FILE - OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo, speaks at a conference during the 24th Iran Oil Show in Tehran, Iran on May 2, 2019. Barkindo died late Tuesday, a spokesperson for Nigeria's petroleum ministry told The Associated Press on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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Gunmen kill eight people, kidnap 38 others in attack on two churches in Nigeria: official
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Three worshippers killed, others abducted in new church attacks in Nigeria
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Two infants among 22 worshippers killed in Nigeria church attack, emergency official says
Nigerian soldiers secure the area outside of the St. Francis Catholic church in the town of Owo, Nigeria, Monday, June 6, 2022 a day after an attack that targeted worshipers. The gunmen who killed 50 people at the St. Francis church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene, authorities and witnesses said Monday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Nigerian forces hunt for gunmen who killed at least 50 people in attack on church
Relatives of churchgoers who were attacked by gunmen during Sunday's church service gather as health workers attend to victims brought in by ambulance after the attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, in Owo, Nigeria June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
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Over 50 feared dead after Nigeria church attack: officials
People walk in the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo Nigeria, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Lawmakers in southwestern Nigeria say more than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church. Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole with the Ondo State House of Assembly said the gunmen targeted the St Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state on Sunday morning just as the worshippers gathered for the weekly Mass. (AP Photo/Rahaman A Yusuf)
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Nigeria’s opposition picks Atiku Abubakar to run for president again
A police man looks at Posters of Former Nigeria Vice president Atiku Abubakar at the National convention centre in Abuja, Nigeria May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
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Children, pregnant woman among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
A view of sandles outside Kings Assembly Pentecostal church, following a stampede in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Police say a stampede at a church charity event in southern Nigeria has left at least 31 people dead and seven injured. One witness said the dead included a pregnant woman and “many children.” Police said the stampede took place at an annual “Shop for Free” program organized by the Kings Assembly Pentecostal church in Rivers state. Such events are common in Nigeria, (AP Photo)
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Severed head of missing Nigerian lawmaker found in park, police say
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Two more cases of monkeypox infection reported in England
Shoppers wearing protective masks walk on Oxford Street, as rules on wearing face coverings in some settings in England are relaxed, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Nigeria and Angola responsible for almost half of OPEC+ oil supply gap, data show
FILE PHOTO: Kaombo Norte floating oil platform is seen from a helicopter off the coast of Angola, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Eisenhammer
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Nigerian President says hostages being used as human shields
Security personnel stand guard in the Kukawa Village in the Kanam Local Government Area of the Plateau state on April 12, 2022 after resident's houses were burnt down during an attack by bandits. - President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on April 12, 2022 there would be no mercy for those behind the killings of more than a hundred people in a series of attacks in central Nigeria. Gunmen raided and ransacked a group of villages there, local sources said, in one of worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs. Condemning what he called the "heinous" killings, Buhari promised that the perpetrators would receive "no mercy". (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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At least five people dead after residential building collapses in Nigeria’s largest city
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed three-story building in Ebutte- Metta, in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, May 2, 2022. A three-story residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, killing at least five people with many feared trapped, emergency response services said Monday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Gunmen kill over 100 in northern Nigeria, say survivors
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Sinclair, Zadorsky score as Canada salvages 2-2 tie with Nigeria
Canada's Janine Beckie (16) kicks the ball away under pressure during first half soccer action against Nigeria during the national team celebration tour at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., Monday, April 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Canada celebrates Olympic gold with 2-0 win over Nigeria in women’s soccer friendly
Canada's Vanessa Gilles, centre, vies for the ball against Nigeria's Ifeoma Onumonu, left, and Christy Ucheibe, right, during the second half of a women's friendly soccer match, in Vancouver, on Friday, April 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck