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Nigeria newspaper bombing leaves nine dead
28/04/2012 - African Media

Nigeria newspaper bombing leaves nine dead

Eniola Bello, managing director of Nigeria's leading newspaper ThisDay speaks about the bomb attacks on the paper's offices that left nine people killed and 29 wounded in Abuja and ...

27/04/2012 - Nigeria

Nigeria newspaper bombing sparks journalists call for Boko Haram talks

Nigeria's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is urging the government to step up security around media houses across the country.

26/12/2011 - Nigeria

Nigeria: Jonathan condemns Christmas massacres

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has condemned a spate of Church bombings as an “unjustified” attack on freedom.

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has increasingly had to tackle issues of security in the country
25/12/2011 - Nigeria

Deadly blast hits church near Nigerian capital

A deadly blast exploded at a church near Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Sunday. Rescue teams rushed to evacuate the area and said there were at least 27 casualties.

12/11/2011 - Nigeria

Four injured by roadside bomb in north Nigeria

A roadside bomb has exploded in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, injuring four people, police said Saturday. It is the latest in a series of attacks to hit the region in recent months.

26/08/2011 - Nigeria

Many feared dead in bomb attack on UN building in Abuja

A bomb has ripped through the UN building in the Nigerian capital Abuja killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others injured.

Explosions followed Sunday's swearing in of Goodluck Jonathan
30/05/2011 - Nigeria

Bomb blasts rock Nigeria as Goodluck Jonathan is sworn in as president

Police in Nigeria are investigating a series of bomb attacks across the country.

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18/04/2011 - South Africa - Nigeria - report

SA seeks extra charges against alleged bombing mastermind Okah

South African prosecutors want to bring additional charges against Nigerian Henry Okah who is already accused of involvement in twin bomb blasts that killed a dozen people in Abuja last October.

14/03/2011 - Nigeria

Mend threatens bombing campaign ahead of Nigeria elections

Nigerian militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta is threatening to attack oil facilities ahead of April general elections.

24/02/2011 - South Africa - From our correspondent

Phones seized from Abuja bomb suspect's cell

Police have seized eight mobile telephones and maps and documents from the Johannesburg prison cell of Nigerian rebel leader and suspected terrorist Henry Okah.

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