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A Nigerian state told farmers to get guns for self-defense
Quartz· 2 years agoZamfara in northwest Nigeria is encouraging its residents, especially farmers, to apply for licenses...
Nigerian state to allow individuals to carry guns against bandits
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNigeria's Zamfara state will start issuing licences to individuals to carry guns to defend themselves against armed gangs of kidnappers causing havoc in the country's northwest, the state's ...
Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s north are freed after weeks in captivity
theGrio via AOL· 2 months agoThe 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave known for kidnappings more than 124 miles...
Insecurity threatens Nigeria's democracy as voters elect a new president
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThese are among the litany of challenges confronting Sa'idu Ahmad, an electoral officer tasked with...
Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoZamfara state in northwestern Nigeria ordered five media outlets to close on Sunday after they covered a political rally for the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP), which took place ...
Nigerian governor lets residents carry guns for self-defense
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoA Nigerian governor has ordered the issuing of licenses so citizens can carry guns to defend...
Governors Sue Nigeria Over Naira Redesign as Cash Vanishes
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s demonetization plan is causing a schism within the ruling All Progressives...
More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian students arrive back in Kaduna
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWrapped in orange headscarves and blue school uniforms, over 100 Nigerian students and staff who...
Gunmen kill 14, kidnap 60 in attacks in northern Nigeria
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and abducted at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional ...
Nigerian gunmen kidnap 60 in latest attack in the northwest
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNigerian gunmen kidnapped at least 60 people in a remote community in northwestern Zamfara state who were mostly women observing Prophet Muhammad's birthday, residents said on Thursday in the ...