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Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Lawmakers in Nigeria have passed a bill banning gay marriage, setting prison terms of up to 14 years. Nigeria's House of Representatives passed the bill Thursday in a voice vote. The Senate previously passed the bill in...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Senate, Social Issues, U.S. House of Representatives, Nigeria
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Nigeria begins release of Islamist suspects in peace effort
Reuters* President launching biggest offensive on Islamists * Jonathan also offers amnesty, prisoner release * Militant core of Boko Haram may never give up By Ibrahim Mshlizza and Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 31 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military...Tags: Justice and Rights, Wars and Interventions, Executive Branch, Human Rights, Prisoners and Detainees
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INSIGHT-Nigeria's "war on terror" wins tentative support
Reuters* President has launched biggest offensive yet on Islamists * Cautious optimism over Jonathan's change of tactics * Islamist fighters know how to regroup, counter-strike * Development, jobs hold key to long-term peace By Joe Brock MAIDUGURI, Nigeria,...Tags: Justice and Rights, Wars and Interventions, Chad, Human Rights, Career and Workplace
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Nigeria launches airstrikes against Islamist militants
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Security forces in Nigeria have launched airstrikes against encampments of the Islamist militia Boko Haram as part of a major military operation in the country's northeast, military officials said Friday. The airstrikes hit...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Islam, Human Rights Watch
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CORRECTED-Nigeria's "war on terror" wins tentative support
Reuters(Corrects May 26 story to fix security spending figure in paragraph 36. The figure of 700 billion naira spent on security in the four months to April was wrong and misattributed to the central bank. The security budget is 950 billion for the full year...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, Chad, Human Rights, Petroleum Industry
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Insight: Nigeria's 'war on terror' wins tentative support
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nuradin Mohammed used to resent and fear the troops who swept past his fish stall in this northeast Nigerian city on the trail of Islamist insurgents Boko Haram. Now, for the first time, he thinks they may be on his side....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, Chad, Human Rights, Petroleum Industry
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Dozens killed in gun battles in northern Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Dozens of people, including many civilians, died in gun battles between Nigerian security forces and Islamist militants in recent days, according to Nigerian officials. However, reports of the number of casualties varied,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Nigeria, Armed Conflicts
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French family freed after being held hostage in Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A family of French tourists, including four children, held hostage by an Islamist militia in northern Nigeria has been freed, according the French and Cameroonian officials. Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, his wife Albane,...
Tags: France, Cameroon, Francois Hollande, Nigeria
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Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Customs and Tradition, England, Nelson Mandela, Awards and Prizes
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