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78,000 Cameroonians, others sought asylum in Nigeria —UN report
At least 78,962 persons sought asylum in Nigeria from 2000 to 2024, The PUNCH has learnt.This is based on a collation of published data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the ...
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Edo eye top spot as NDSF ends today
The Edo State contingent to the Niger Delta Sports Festival in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State is eyeing the top spot as the event comes to an end on Tuesday (today).As of Monday, Team Edo was placed fourth with ...
Sixteen killed in northwest Nigeria as villagers battle militants, police say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Sixteen people were killed during a clash between local security forces and suspected Lakurawa insurgents who had raided villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi ...
At least 16 reported killed in northwest Nigeria as villagers battle militants
At least 16 people were killed during a clash between local security forces and Lakurawa insurgents who had raided villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, a police source and residents said ...
Gunmen kill at least 52 people in Nigeria's Plateau state
Gunmen have killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Nigeria's northern Plateau state, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle ...