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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.

• 04 октября 2012, 14:06

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.

• 08 сентября 2012, 14:59

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.

• 27 августа 2012, 12:53

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.

• 22 августа 2012, 10:49

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

• 14 августа 2012, 16:01

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.

• 06 августа 2012, 15:13

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.

• 04 августа 2012, 12:11

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

• 04 июля 2012, 18:45

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.

• 04 июля 2012, 11:18

The Chosen Music Awards have kicked off in Kazakhstan.

• 11 апреля 2012, 14:59