Nigeria
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Nigeria floods death toll crosses 150 (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – More than 150 people have been killed and thousands displaced after floods devastated parts of central Nigeria, local authorities said, as rescue teams continue to recover bodies and search for the missing.
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Nigeria floods leave at least 115 killed
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – More than 100 people have died and several others remain missing after a torrential downpour in the central Nigerian state of Niger, local authorities said on Friday.
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20 killed by cattle herders in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Twenty people were killed when suspected cattle herders attacked communities in central Nigeria's Benue State on Thursday, police said, amid a resurgence of deadly clashes between farmers and herders.
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Landmine kills eight in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – At least eight people were killed after a bus travelling along the Maiduguri-Damboa road in Nigeria's northeast Borno state on Saturday detonated a landmine, security sources and travellers said.
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44 civilians killed in attack on mosque in southwestern Niger
TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – At least 44 people were killed and 13 injured in a “deliberate strike against civilians” on Friday in southwestern Niger, Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said on state television.
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Fuel tanker explodes in northeastern Nigeria
TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – A fuel tanker exploded late Tuesday at a filling station near Yola International Airport in northeastern Nigeria's Adamawa State, with several people feared dead.
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Boeing 737 with 59 passengers crashes in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – A commercial plane in Nigeria with 59 passengers on board from a Lagos crash has landed at an airport in the Kano state.
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ISIL kill at least 20 Nigerian soldiers
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – At least 20 Nigerian soldiers have been reportedly killed in a suspected attack by fighters from the ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
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Several killed in Nigeria fuel tank explosion
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Several victims have been confirmed dead as tragedy struck Saturday in Nigeria when a petrol tanker exploded.
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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said.
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Nigeria becomes BRICS partner country
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Brazil, which currently holds the rotating presidency of BRICS, announced that Nigeria acquired the status of the group’s partner country.
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At least 46 kidnapped in Nigeria's Zamfara state
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Gunmen kidnapped at least 46 people, including women and children, in a raid on Gana town in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said on Tuesday.
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Gunmen from Nigeria kill 5 Cameroonian soldiers, MP says
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon's border with Nigeria, a member of parliament for the district and a traditional leader said.
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Post-election violence in Mozambique claims nearly 300 lives
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Post-election violence in Mozambique has claimed nearly 300 lives, media reports said on Saturday.
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At least 35 children killed in crowd crush in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – At least 35 children have died and six others were seriously injured in a crowd crush at a school fair in Nigeria’s third largest city, Ibadan.
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At least 27 people die in Nigeria boat accident
TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency said on Friday.
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Fuel tanker explosion kills 90 in NW Nigeria: report
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – At least 90 people were killed and 50 others injured when a truck carrying fuel exploded in northwestern Nigeria, police said Wednesday.
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Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria leaves dozens killed
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said.
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Floods in West Africa displace nearly 1 million people
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Recent heavy rains and floods across Mali, Nigeria and Niger have forced nearly 950,000 people from their homes.
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Nigeria to begin vaccination against monkeypox in October
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Nigeria will commence vaccination against monkeypox from October 8, following regulatory approvals. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) spokesperson said.
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Floods in Nigeria kills scores, washes away farmland
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country's disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region.
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VIDEO: Sheikh Zakzaky among Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The footage shows the presence of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the prominent Muslim scholar and the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, among Arbaeen pilgrims in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq.
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Fifteen civilians killed in terrorist attacks in Niger
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Fifteen civilians were killed and several others injured early this week in multiple “terrorist” attacks on villages in western Niger near the Burkina Faso border, the army said in a statement late Wednesday.
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At least 30 killed in armed attack in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – A recent armed attack in Nigeria’s Benue State killed at least 30 people, according to an official.
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School collapse in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said.
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Gunmen kill 10 in central Nigeria attack
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – At least 10 people were killed in an attack by suspected gunmen who invaded a local community in Nigeria's south-central state of Benue late Tuesday, a local government official said Wednesday.
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US to complete withdrawal from Niger's Air Base 101
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The US military is set to complete the withdrawal on Sunday of its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 in the nation's capital and then will shift its focus to exiting a major drone base in the coming weeks, US General said.
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Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes in Kaduna
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – A Nigerian Air Force helicopter on a routine mission crash-landed early Monday morning in Tami village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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18 killed, dozens injured after suicide bombing in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – At least 18 people were killed and 48 injured after attacks a series of devastating bomb blasts took place three locations in Gwoza Town, Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria.
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Scores killed as terrorist bombs wedding in Nigeria
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Many people lost their lives in Gwoza, a town in Borno State in Nigeria when a female suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a wedding venue.