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November 10, 2014 Mariah Timms News Writer World At least 47 people were killed by a suicide bombing outside a Nigerian school Monday. A further 79 people were wounded in the blast

October 20, 2014 Mariah Timms News Writer World News Nigeria and Senegal have been declared clear of Ebola, as all identified as at-risk residents have been monitored for over 21 days without

October 17, 2014 Mariah Timms News Writer World News The Nigerian military has reached a truce agreement for a ceasefire with the Islamic militant group Boko Haram, according to the BBC. The

May 21, 2014 Ernesto McConnell Reporter Headlines In the central Nigerian city of Jos, a pair of blasts set claimed the lives of at least 118 people, however, the death toll

May 8, 2014 Ernesto McConnell Reporter Headlines On Wednesday, witnesses came forward and described gruesome attacks on the Nigerian village of Gamboru Ngala, an area that was being used as a base

May 6, 2014 Ernesto McConnell Reporter Headlines Allegedly based out of a small village in northeast Nigeria, near the border of Cameroon, the terrorist group Boko Haram has kidnapped over 200 young

According to officials, Islamic extremists killed 52 people and razed more than 300 homes in an explosive attack in a village in Nigeria’s northeast region. Attackers planted several

Muslim Rights Concern, a Muslim rights organization, recently applauded Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, for signing a bill that bans gay organizations, meetings, and marriages. The group also praised

44 people were killed in Konduga, Nigeria on Sunday after gunmen attacked a mosque. The attackers were armed with automatic weapons. It is unclear who instigated the attack.