1 - 10 of 13 results for "Nigeria"

  1. 1. news | 24 Mar 2013

    Nigeria snatch draw, Eto'o bags brace

    By AFP

    » African champions Nigeria snatched a dramatic draw and there were vital wins for Burkina Faso, Cameroon and South Africa Saturday in World Cup qualifiers.

  2. 2. news | 29 Mar 2013

    Nigeria ask FIFA for qualifying reschedule

    By AFP

    » Nigeria have asked FIFA to reschedule their World Cup qualifiers in June for fairness, arguing that all games in their group be played on the same day.

  3. 3. news | 18 May 2013

    Nigeria imposes curfew in campaign against Islamists

    By AFP

    » Nigeria's military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as soldiers pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent people fleeing from their homes.

  4. 4. news | 16 May 2013

    'Massive' troop deployment in Nigeria's restive northeast

    By AFP

    » Nigeria's military on Wednesday announced a "massive"deployment of troops to its restive northeast, after the president declared a state of emergency in areas where Islamist insurgents have seized territory.

  5. 5. news | 17 May 2013

    Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on Islamists

    By AFP

    » Nigeria's military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching air strikes on insurgent camp with dozens of militants killed in the fighting, the military said.

  6. 6. news | 15 May 2013

    Nigeria police uncover second 'baby factory' in a week

    By AFP

    » Nigerian police on Wednesday said they had found six pregnant teenage girls in a raid on a house and arrested three people suspected of planning to sell their babies.

  7. 7. news | 06 Apr 2013

    Nigerians suffer Confederation Cup humiliation

    By AFP

    » Liga Muculmana of Mozambique humiliated Lobi Stars of Nigeria 7-1 this weekend to reach the last-16 round of the CAF Confederation Cup.

  8. 8. news | 07 Apr 2013

    12 policemen killed in Nigeria boat attack

    By dpa

    » Twelve police officers were killed when their boat was attacked by armed men in the oil-rich Niger Delta, Nigerian police said Sunday.

  9. 9. news | 22 Apr 2013

    187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes

    By AFP

    » Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people, including scores of civilians, while massive blazes left nearly half the town destroyed, the Red Cross said Monday.

  10. 10. news | 20 Apr 2013

    French family head for home after hostage ordeal

    By AFP

    » A French family of seven released after being held by an Islamist group in Nigeria for two months left Cameroon for France late Friday accompanied by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.

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