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Nigeria student massacre leaves 26 dead

Gunmen massacred at least 26 people in a student housing area of northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, calling victims out by name before shooting them or slitting their throats.

Nigeria student massacre leaves 26 dead
Nigeria Islamists claim phone company fires, threaten media

Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on Thursday claimed a set of fires at telecom masts across the north, while threatening journalists with the Voice of America radio network.

Nigeria Islamists claim phone company fires, threaten media
Nigeria's Boko Haram. Photo courtesy of onislam.net
Nigeria in back-channel talks with Islamists: official

Nigeria's government has reached out to members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram through back-channel talks in a bid to end an insurgency that has killed hundreds, the president's spokesman said Sunday.

Nigeria in back-channel talks with Islamists: official
Shell paid Nigeria millions to guard oil facilities: group

An oil industry watchdog said Monday that Shell paid Nigeria's military and police $65 million over two years to secure company facilities, alleging the firm had bankrolled forces widely accused of rights abuses.

Shell paid Nigeria millions to guard oil facilities: group
Brent crude oil price hits three-month high

Crude prices finished mixed Monday after early jumps, with Brent topping $115 a barrel before settling back for a modest gain.

Brent crude oil price hits three-month high
White House senior adviser David Plouffe. ©REUTERS
Obama aide accepted fee from company with Iran links: report

Senior White House adviser David Plouffe, who managed President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran.

Obama aide accepted fee from company with Iran links: report
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Investigations of Shell's Nigeria spills a 'fiasco': Amnesty

Rights group Amnesty International said Friday investigations into Shell oil spills in Nigeria were a "fiasco," alleging the company repeatedly blamed sabotage in an effort to avoid responsibility.

Investigations of Shell's Nigeria spills a 'fiasco': Amnesty
Explosion hits shopping centre in Nigerian capital

An explosion went off on Tuesday at a shopping centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja, where an unexploded bomb was later discovered.

Explosion hits shopping centre in Nigerian capital
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Nigeria signs $4.5 billion refinery deal with US energy firm

Nigeria on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an American energy firm to build six oil refineries, in a project worth 4.5 billion dollars.

Nigeria signs $4.5 billion refinery deal with US energy firm
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A guy from Nigeria launched a new musical award for Kazakhstan singers

The Chosen Music Awards have kicked off in Kazakhstan.

A guy from Nigeria launched a new musical award for Kazakhstan singers