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Nigeria names former military chief as new defense minister DW 12/03/2025

President Tinubu nominated former military chief Christopher Musa as Nigeria's new defense minister, replacing Mohammed Badaru Abubakar.
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1 day ago

Nigeria's defense minister resigns amid security crisis DW 12/02/2025

Nigeria's defense minister resigned for health reasons amid a surge of mass kidnappings that prompted a national security emergency and plans for mass security recruitment.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Armed men kidnap 13 women in Nigeria's latest abduction

A bride and 10 of her bridesmaids were among those abducted on the night of Saturday to Sunday from the village of Chacho in Sokoto State, a resident told the AFP news agency. Bandits stormed our village last night and kidnapped 14 persons, including a bride and 10 bridesmaids, from a house in Zango neighbourhood, said Aliyu Abdullahi, a resident of Chacho village. A baby, the baby's mother and another woman were also taken, Abdullahi added.
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1 week ago

Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi

All 24 schoolgirls abducted from a government girls' secondary school in Kebbi state have been rescued and are in authorities' custody; one girl escaped.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Armed attacks, aid cuts provoke record hunger levels in Nigeria: WFP

Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are projected to face severe food insecurity from May to September 2026, including 15,000 in famine-like conditions.
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