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Government accused of 'social engineering' over WW1 plans

An Australian soldier carries a wounded comrade in 1915  
The government is hit by another row over its plans for the First World War centenary, amid accusations it is "whitewashing" the contributions of Australians and New Zealanders, in favour of those of black and Asian servicemen
09 Jan 2014

Boko Haram leader taunts US over bounty

The leader of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau  
Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video insisting the US "can't in any way harm" him and vowing more attacks
29 Dec 2013

Foreign-born migrants quadruple in 60 years

New report says migration contributed 45 per cent of the total population change over the last 60 years  
Office for National Statistics says 7.5 million people living in England and Wales were born overseas, as new Census data sheds light on migration trends
17 Dec 2013

Nigerian tells of capsized boat ordeal

Harrison Odjegba Okene was rescued by a team of divers after 3 days trapped in a sunken tugboat beneath the Atlantic Ocean.  
Harrison Okene's incredible story began when the tugboat he and 11 crewmembers were working on sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, leaving him alone in an airpocket with a dwindling supply of oxygen
11 Dec 2013

Dozens killed by Islamist gunmen in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Policemen stand guards at a burnout truck following an attacked by Boko haram Islamists near an Air force base in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, Dec, 2. 2013  
'Hundreds' of fighters reported to have descended on northern city and stormed an army base
03 Dec 2013

Divers find man alive in sunken boat

Video Dramatic footage has been released showing the moment Harrison Okene, who had been trapped in an air bubble of a capsized boat for almost three days, was rescued by divers
03 Dec 2013

Nigerian president threatens legal action over 'heavy' birthday party claims

Goodluck Jonathan, president of Nigeria, denies accusations he missed London investment summit after "heavy" birthday celebrations
25 Nov 2013

French hostage escapes Nigerian kidnappers after they leave cell door open

Francis Collomp, 63-year-old engineer held for a year, escapes Nigerian Islamists on a motorbike taxi while his captors are at prayer
17 Nov 2013

US 'to name Nigeria's Boko Haram as a terrorist group'

US law enforcement and regulatory agencies will be blocked from undertaking business and financial transactions with Boko Haram
13 Nov 2013
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Suspected Islamic militants slaughter Nigeria wedding party

More than 30 killed in attack on wedding convoy in Boko Haram stronghold
03 Nov 2013

Stampede at Nigerian church kills 17

Fears death toll could rise after crush at overnight vigil
03 Nov 2013
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Dozens of 'soldiers' killed in Islamist strike in northern Nigeria

Morgues collect 35 bodies in military uniform after Boko Haram attacks northern Nigeria city
28 Oct 2013

Nigerian army kills 95 suspected Islamist militants

Army uses bombs and ground troops to destroy Boko Haram camps in Borno and claims to have killed 95 Islamist militants in Nigeria's north east
26 Oct 2013

Islamic police arrest 150 in Nigeria accused of indecent dress, prostitution and cross-dressing

Religious police in northern Nigeria detain scores of people for flouting Shariah law including 45 at a birthday party due to "indecent dress that is against the practice of Islam"
23 Oct 2013

Violent gang leader must be freed, judge rules

Attempts to deport a violent gang leader from Britain backfired when a linguist was unable to confirm his real nationality thanks to his strong south London accent.
22 Oct 2013
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Massacre at fake checkpoint as Boko Haram slit throats of travellers

Militants from the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram disguised themselves as soldiers and set up a checkpoint, at which they slit the throats of 19 people who stopped.
20 Oct 2013

Amnesty: hundreds killed in Nigerian prisons

Human rights organisation says it has seen evidence of extra-judicial killings during army-led operation against Islamist militants in north east Nigeria
15 Oct 2013

Nigerian charter plane crash leaves at least 13 dead

A charter plane crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria early on Thursday, bursting into flames just meters from tanks of aviation fuel and killing at least 13 people.
03 Oct 2013

Boko Haram terrorists were mistaken by students for soldiers

The Boko Haram terrorists who massacred more than 40 students in a Nigerian college dormitory were in military uniforms and were mistaken at first for soldiers, survivors have revealed.
30 Sep 2013

Nigerian students killed in their sleep by Boko Haram gunmen

At least 40 Nigerian students were killed in their sleep on Sunday as suspected members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram opened fire in a college’s dormitories in the middle of the night.
29 Sep 2013

Nigeria Islamists release video of French hostage

Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Friday released a video of a French national kidnapped in December, the SITE jihadi tracking website said.
28 Sep 2013

Boko Haram fighting Nigerian troops in Abuja

Nigerian security forces and al-Qaeda linked Boko Haram have clashed in the country's capital Abuja as the Islamists mount a deadly offensive, killing hundreds.
20 Sep 2013

Boko Haram attack on Nigeria town leaves scores dead

A gruesome attack by Boko Haram Islamists disguised in military uniforms and armed with heavy weapons in Nigeria's northeast has killed at least 87 people, a state government official said.
20 Sep 2013

Nigerian wins 'Muslim Miss World'

Nigerian 21-year-old, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola, has won the World Muslimah 2013 award, a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women.
19 Sep 2013

Aid questioned after court shown gilded life of Nigeria's corrupt governor

Britain’s aid to Africa has been questioned after a London court was shown the opulent home of a former politician who was jailed for stealing tens of millions of pounds from his country.
19 Sep 2013
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