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Nigeria : Police: Radical sect kills 3 in northeast Nigeria
on 2012/1/9 10:13:51
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AP
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Police say gunmen who are suspected members of a radical Muslim sect have killed three people on an attack on a tea shop in northeast Nigeria.

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Nigeria : Nigeria Christians liken attacks to civil war run-up
on 2012/1/9 10:12:42
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AFP
The head of Nigeria's Christians has warned that attacks on the faithful that have killed more than 80 people suggest "religious cleansing" and compared it to the run-up to the 1960s civil war.

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Nigeria : Nigerian president pleads with public ahead of strike
on 2012/1/8 15:38:54
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Reuters
(Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan pleaded with Nigerians on Saturday to support the removal of fuel subsidies and pledged to cut government salaries, in an effort to prevent a nationwide strike planned for Monday.

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Nigeria : Nigeria sect kills 15; Christians vow defense
on 2012/1/8 15:30:00
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AP
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A radical Muslim sect attacked a church worship service in Nigeria's northeast during assaults that killed at least 15 people, authorities said Saturday, as Christians vowed to defend themselves from the group's widening sectarian fight against the country's government.

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Nigeria : End of decades of Nigeria cheap gas fuels unrest
on 2012/1/8 15:26:55
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AP
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — For decades, Nigerians have expected low gasoline prices, one of the few perks seen by residents of an oil-rich nation where corruption siphons billions. Now, that long-cherished benefit has ended, more than doubling prices and fueling a planned nationwide strike by angry labor unions.

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Nigeria : Nigeria's president announces cuts ahead of strike
on 2012/1/8 15:24:31
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AFP
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president has announced has cut travel and some salaries in the oil-rich country's executive branch ahead of a planned nationwide strike over spiraling fuel costs.

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Nigeria : End of decades of cheap gas in Nigeria fuel unrest
on 2012/1/8 15:17:53
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AP
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — For decades, Nigerians have expected low gasoline prices, one of the few perks seen by residents of an oil-rich nation where corruption siphons billions. Now, that long-cherished benefit has ended, more than doubling prices and fueling a planned nationwide strike by angry labor unions.

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Nigeria : Nigeria Christians to defend against Muslim sect
on 2012/1/8 15:15:05
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AP
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of Nigeria's main umbrella group for Christians says its members will defend themselves as attacks by a radical Muslim sect continue.

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Nigeria : Nigeria's Boko Haram: a shadowy threat
on 2012/1/8 15:13:41
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AFP
Key facts on the shadowy Islamist group known as Boko Haram, blamed for increasingly deadly and sophisticated attacks including the gunning down of some 30 Christians this week in Nigeria -- Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer:

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Nigeria : Nigeria court seeks to bar national strike as anger builds
on 2012/1/7 12:39:11
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AFP
A Nigerian court issued an order seeking to bar a national strike planned for next week as police blocked protesters on Friday in the capital over soaring fuel prices which have sparked nationwide outrage.

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Nigeria : Nigeria gunmen kill '17 mourners'
on 2012/1/7 12:35:13
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AFP
Gunmen fired on Christian mourners in northern Nigeria on Friday, killing 17 in the latest attack to hit the region amid mounting fears of sectarian clashes, residents and a relief source said.

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Nigeria : Gunmen kill six at Nigerian church
on 2012/1/7 12:33:03
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AFP
Gunmen have opened fire on worshippers as their eyes were closed in prayer at a Nigerian church, killing six in the latest of a series of attacks on churches in Africa's most populous nation.

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Nigeria : 6 dead, others wounded in Nigeria church attack
on 2012/1/7 12:31:44
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AP
GOMBE, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a church in northeast Nigeria during a prayer service, spraying the congregation with gunfire and killing at least six people including the pastor's wife.

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Nigeria : Nigerian police block fuel price protesters
on 2012/1/7 12:30:41
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AFP
Nigerian police blocked protesters from marching to the capital's main parade ground on Friday as part of demonstrations over soaring fuel prices which have sparked nationwide outrage.

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Nigeria : 3 dead, others wounded in Nigeria church attack
on 2012/1/7 12:26:00
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AP
GOMBE, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a church in northeast Nigeria during a prayer service Thursday night, killing at least three people and wounding others in an assault that occurred amid an increasingly violent campaign by a radical Muslim sect.

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Nigeria : Nigerian unions call for fuel subsidy strike, protest
on 2012/1/5 11:29:58
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Reuters
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian trade unions on Wednesday called for a national strike and mass demonstrations to shut down oil production and other sectors starting on Monday unless the government restores a fuel subsidy it scrapped this week.

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Nigeria : Shell trying to plug second Nigeria leak
on 2012/1/5 11:28:21
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Reuters
ABUJA (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's operation in Nigeria is working to plug a leak caused by sabotage that shut its 70,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Nembe Creek pipeline, the company said in a statement emailed to Reuters on Wednesday.

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Nigeria : Nigerian police accused of killing protester amid fuel anger
on 2012/1/4 14:52:35
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AFP
Nigeria was rocked by protests on Tuesday in which one man was killed, authorities fired tear gas and crowds blocked petrol stations to demonstrate against soaring fuel prices.

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Nigeria : Protests, tear gas as fuel prices soar in Nigeria
on 2012/1/3 10:47:41
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AFP
Police fired tear gas at protesters in the Nigerian capital Monday as anger mounted after the government ended fuel subsidies, more than doubling petrol prices in the poverty stricken country.

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Nigeria : Protests, anger as fuel prices soar in Nigeria
on 2012/1/3 10:45:09
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AFP
Queues formed at petrol stations, protests broke out and unions threatened to paralyse Nigeria on Monday over a deeply controversial measure that has more than doubled pump prices.

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