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Niger’s Junta asks the French Ambassador to leave the country
Niger's military junta has asked the French ambassador to depart from the country. The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation after a coup that deposed the democratically elected president, Al Jazeera reported.
US envoy meets Niger coup leaders but sees no headway
The second-ranking US diplomat met Niger's military leaders on Monday to press to reverse a coup but reported no headway a day after an ultimatum from the West African bloc ECOWAS was ignored.
Nigeria Suspends Twitter
Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.
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Rescued Turkish sailors arrive in Turkey
Fifteen Turkish sailors arrived in Istanbul early on Feb. 14 following their abduction by pirates by pirates off the coast of Nigeria.
The sailors were taken early on Feb. 13 to the Turkish Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria under strict security.
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Kidnapped Turkish sailors rescued after pirate attack
All 15 remaining crew members of the Liberian-flagged ship the Mozart were rescued on Feb. 12 after the cargo vessel had fallen victim to a pirate attack off Nigeria, two involved maritime companies announced.
Borealis Maritime and Boden Maritime stated that the entire crew was now safe in contact with their families, adding that they would return to Turkey as soon as possible.
"My mom named me Serbia as her only child that survived"
But what's unusual is her given name - namely, Serbia.
Serbia Wilson is influential on Instagram, where she publishes photographs from Lagos, with many young women looking up to the urbane Nigerian.
Now you may wonder if the name "Serbia" is common in Nigeria? Well, not really.
CNN: Oil Tanker with 22 Aboard Missing Off Coast of West Africa
The search for a missing oil tanker off the coast of West Africa entered its fourth day Sunday, with no word on the fate of the 22 Indian nationals aboard the vessel.
Nigeria, Turkey to meet over illegal arms shipments
A top Nigerian official was scheduled to meet the Turkish ambassador on Sept. 22 after hundreds of rifles allegedly from Turkey made it to the west African country this week falsely labelled as plumbing materials.
It was the fourth time this year Nigerian customs officers had intercepted illegal arms shipments from Turkey at the nation's ports, a customs official said.
Nigeria prisoner swap secures release of 82 Chibok girls
Nigeria said on May 6 that it had negotiated the release of 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than three years ago, securing their freedom in a prisoner swap deal.
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