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At least 27 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist suicide attack: Army

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At least 27 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist suicide attack: Army

The 15-year-old conflict has killed 40,000 and displaced around two million from their homes in the northeast. File | Photo Credit: AP “At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast,” two army sources said on Sunday (January 26, 2025). On Friday (January 24, 2025), troops launched a ground…

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At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria

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At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria

Representative image | Photo Credit: AP At least 18 people died and 10 others were injured in southern Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, officials said. The accident happened along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in the southeastern state of Enugu after the tanker, laden with gasoline, lost control and rammed into 17 vehicles, and burst into…

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