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Nigeria’s military crackdown puts squeeze on bandit gangs

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Nigeria has launched military campaigns against bandits in the northwest before and even sought amnesty deals to coax them to abandon hideouts deep in the region's vast forests.

​Last day of campaigning in Nigeria before polls

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Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a second term but is facing a strong challenge from Atiku Abubakar who has campaigned largely against his record in office

What’s behind the return of Boko Haram?

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A faction of Boko Haram affiliated to the Islamic State militant group, has intensified attacks against the army in the northeast of Nigeria

Nigerian soldiers demand break from Boko Haram

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Analysts say Nigeria has not faced such a serious threat from Boko Haram since the peak of the insurgency between 2013 and 2015

Boko Haram frees most of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls

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The Dapchi kidnapping on February 19 brought back painful memories of a similar abduction in Chibok in April 2014, when more than 200 girls were taken

Fit-again Nigerian president hits the campaign trail

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Following months spent outside his country, President Muhammadu Buhari is getting ready to make a comeback

Hunting for Africa’s Einstein with a science lab on wheels

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A truck equipped with laboratory equipment tours Nigeria, allowing 7,500 students and 15 schools to conduct practical lessons.

Call for Boko Haram peace talks masks ethnic tensions

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A group of community elders in northeast Nigeria are urging the Islamists to enter peace talks, a move some see as motivated by ethnic self-interest.

Major airlines give Kaduna airport a miss

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"​Nigeria’s capital has cut off by air since Wednesday"

Proposed Nigerian family laws can revolutionise polygamy

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A new-generation leader is tackling tradition that leaves wives and children vulnerable

Cash crunch affects match-making programme and mass weddings in Kano, Nigeria

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'The matchmaking programme began in 2012 to help divorcées remarry in Kano state, which has the highest divorce rate in Nigeria.'

Young female suicide bombers kill 15 in Nigeria

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Girl aged just 11 one of two bombers linked to terror group Boko Haram. Suicide bombings have killed 49 people in less than 24 hours.
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