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  1. Eagles Afcon list ready Jan 8thRead the original story

    Jan 8, 2012 | Vanguard

    Keshi released a provisional list of 32 players comprising of 14 players from the Nigeria Premier League and 18 oversea-based players last week.

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  2. Soccer-Odemwingie left out of Nigeria aRead the original story

    Dec 22, 2012 | Yahoo!

    Nigeria have not selected forward Peter Odemwingie in their preliminary squad for the upcoming African Nations Cup finals but handed a surprise recall to 32-year-old defender Danny Shittu.

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  3. Nigeria: No Christmas Shopping for Jos Govt WorkersRead the original story

    Dec 20, 2012 | AllAfrica.com

    These days most Nigerian families, Christian and non-Christian alike, are out Christmas shopping.

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  4. Curbing Violence in Nigeria (I): The Jos CrisisRead the original story

    Dec 17, 2012 | In-depth Africa

    Dakar/Brussels, Unless addressed immediately, recurrent violence in Nigeria's Plateau state will continue to fuel settler-indigene tensions and exacerbate intercommunal strife across the country.

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  5. 2012a Air Crashes Too Many In NigeriaRead the original story

    Dec 17, 2012 | In-depth Africa

    SIX years after a Nigerian 18-seater Dornier 228 Air Force transport plane, carrying 15 senior army officers and three crewmembers crashed leaving only three survivors that sustained serious injuries on September 17, 2006, 2012 will go down in history as the year that recorded the most recurrence of plane crashes in the country since the first ... (more)

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  6. The helicopter crash in the creek: Have the Islamic fundamentalists...Read the original story

    Dec 16, 2012 | Nigeriaworld

    There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot eath has just claimed some prominent Nigerians through a helicopter crash. 4 comments

  7. Nigerian governor, ex-security head die in ...Read the original story

    Dec 15, 2012 | WTAQ-AM Green Bay

    The governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state and a former national security adviser were among six killed when a helicopter crashed in the southerly oil-producing Bayelsa state on Saturday, the ruling political party and emergency services said.

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  8. UPDATE 2-Nigerian governor, ex-security head die in air crashRead the original story

    Dec 15, 2012 | Reuters

    The governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state and a former national security adviser were among six killed when a helicopter crashed in the southerly oil-producing Bayelsa state on Saturday, the ruling political party and emergency services said.

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  9. Nigeria minister's mother abduction part of trendRead the original story

    Dec 10, 2012 | Boston.com

    Police searched Monday for the kidnapped mother of Nigeria's powerful finance minister, after an abduction that shows no one is out of reach of criminal gangs in the West African nation's oil-rich southern delta.

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  10. Outgoing CP alleges graft, cronyism in police promotionsRead the original story w/Photo

    Dec 10, 2012 | Guardian Newspapers

    THE retiring Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Dipo Ayeni, has faulted the manner officers and men are promoted in the Nigeria Police, saying that rules have been thrown to the dogs.

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  11. Nigeria minister's mother abduction part of trendRead the original story

    Dec 9, 2012 | Lake Wylie Pilot

    Police searched Monday for the kidnapped mother of Nigeria's powerful finance minister, after an abduction that shows no one is out of reach of criminal gangs in the West African nation's oil-rich southern delta.

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  12. Islamist sect in Nigeria grows more deadlyRead the original story w/Photo

    Dec 5, 2012 | WHIO

    FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau.

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  13. Nigeria: How Agric Business Is Replacing Plateau's Diminishing Mining EconomyRead the original story

    Dec 2, 2012 | AllAfrica.com

    Jos - Plateau State, shorn of tin mining that made it tick, seeks to boost farming through the model named Agricultural Services Training Centre Tin mining presented fascinating economic opportunities in Jos to residents of other parts of Nigeria and many flocked in.

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  14. Flip-flopping and insecurity: Speaking tongue-in-cheek or speaking in tongues?Read the original story w/Photo

    Dec 1, 2012 | Vanguard

    Is Iran funding the Jamaatu Ahlil Sunna Lidawati wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram; or is there any form of foreign funding for the sect, the Under Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Johnny Carson, was asked during a congressional hearing on the possibility of designating the group a Foreign Terror Organisation, FTO? He did ... (more)

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  15. Nigeria: NLC Gives Jang 10 Days to Resolve Council Workers' CrisisRead the original story

    Dec 1, 2012 | Ghanamma.com

    The national leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has given the Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang a 10-day ultimatum to resolve the local government workers' crisis or see his state paralyzed with total withdrawal of workers' services in the state. 13 comments

  16. Nigeria: Four Killed, 30 arrested in Boko Haram Police ClashRead the original story

    Nov 30, 2012 | In-depth Africa

    Red Cross officials carry the victim of a bomb attack on a stretcher during an evacuation in Nigeria's northern city of Kano January 21, 2012.

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  17. Nigeria: 2013 Budget - Northern Senators Dare Ministers Over Imbalance in AllocationRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2012 | AllAfrica.com

    AS Ministers and heads of Departments appear before the Senate Committees for the defence of the 2013 budget, northern Senators have warned the Ministers not to expect a smooth passage of the budget over what they described as imbalance in the preparation of the budget.

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  18. 2013 budget: Northern Senators dare Ministers over imbalance in allocationRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2012 | Vanguard

    AS Ministers and heads of Departments appear before the Senate Committees for the defence of the 2013 budget, northern Senators have warned the Ministers not to expect a smooth passage of the budget over what they described as imbalance in the preparation of the budget.

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  19. 10 killed in central Nigeria violenceRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2012 | The Charlotte Observer

    JOS, Nigeria Gunmen sprayed bullets from a moving van Monday night, killing ten people in a predominantly Christian town in a region beset by religious tensions, Nigeria's military said Tuesday.

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  20. Activist: Uniformed men kill 9 in central NigeriaRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2012 | KLKN

    ... labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in... JOS, Nigeria (AP) - An activist says nine people have died in an attack on a Christian village in central Nigeria, a region beset by ...

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