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Romanian sailor kidnapped by pirates off Nigerian coasts is marine chief engineer from Constanta
One of the 12 sailors kidnapped Saturday morning on board of the Swiss Glarus off the coast of Nigeria is the marine chief engineer of the ship, a 60-year-old man from Constanta, according to the leader of the Free Trade Union of Romania's Navigators, Adrian Mihalcioiu.
Nigeria Gas Depot Explosion Kills at Least 18
AP - A gas depot exploded in central Nigeria, killing 18 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition, a witness said Monday.
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Nigerian detained in Turkey after promising to turn paper into dollars
A Nigerian citizen has been detained by Turkish police after he attempted to fraud a number of hotel owners by claiming that he could turn blank paper into U.S. dollars.
Google Launches Free Wi-Fi Hotspot Network in Nigeria
LAGOS (Reuters) - Google launched a network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria on Thursday, part of its effort to increase its presence in Africa's most populous nation.
Nigeria to cut age limits for political candidates
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29 said he would approve a new law to reduce the age limit for political office, raising the prospect of younger candidates at next year's general election.
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Armed Bandits Raid a Village in Northern Nigeria, Killing at Least 45 People
At least 45 people were killed after armed bandits attacked a village in northern Nigeria, officials said Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks in the country's rural areas.
Fighting between militiamen and the bandits erupted after the raid on the village of Gwaska, in northwestern Kaduna state, on Saturday, according to Agence France-Press.
Nigeria Attacks: Mosque Bomb Blasts Kill Dozens in Mubi
BBC - At least 27 people have been killed in suicide bomb blasts in the north-east Nigerian town of Mubi.
Some reports suggest the death toll could be as high as 42, with dozens more injured.
The explosions happened in and around a mosque as Muslims were preparing for afternoon prayers.
US "increasingly not interested" in being world policeman
Several dead as car drives into crowd in Germany's Munster
Several people were killed and injured Saturday when a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Munster.
Three Suicide Bombers took 18 Lives in Nigeria
Three suicide bombers blasted and killed 18 people on Friday night in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri - the epicenter of the rebellion of Islamic extremists from the Boko Haram group, Reuters reported, citing the police.
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