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Chibok girl abducted by Boko Haram rescued

One more girl abducted by the militant group, Boko Haram has been rescued by the Nigerian military. The girl, Salomi Pagu according to the military leadership in a statement was found with another girl who was not part of the Chibok school girls kidnapped in 2014.

Buhari’s supporters push for his re-election in 2019

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has not yet declared his intention to seek re-election or not but his supporters are pushing for him to be re-elected as the country’s leader.

Nigerians protest killing of 20 farmers by herdsmen

Thousands of residents in Nigeria’s Benue state town of Makurdi have staged a protest over the death of 20 farmers on New Year’s Day after they were attacked by herdsmen.

Nigeria: Suicide blast kills 14 in mosque

Fourteen worshippers were killed on Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque on Nigeria's border with Cameroon, civilian vigilantes told AFP.

Equatorial Guinea foils coup attempt

Officials in Equatorial Guinea have claimed that Cameroonian officials helped in foiling an attempted overthrow of the government.

Boko Haram leader defiant in new released video

The Nigerian government has always claimed that it is winning the war against militant group Boko Haram with series of operations, but the group’s leader Abubaar Shekau has rejected that in a new released video.

Ghana to jail defaulters of TV licence fee

Ghanaians who fail to pay their TV licence fees henceforth could face jail term after the country’s Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo set up special courts for dealing with such cases.

14 churchgoers killed by Gunmen in Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 14 churchgoers returning from a midnight service on Monday in Nigeria's Rivers State, a police source told AFP, the latest violence to hit the oil-rich region.

Nigeria: Hundreds of Boko Haram captives escape

Over 700 captives of Boko Haram have escaped from captivity after the Nigerian army claimed series of its operations have weakened the base of the militant group.

Suicide bomber kills one, wounds 28 in Cameroon

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a cafe in Cameroon's far north region on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding 28 others, witnesses told AFP.

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