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Illegal manoeuvre! Dancing policeman in Nigeria
A traffic officer in Nigeria has been throwing some shapes while “directing traffic” in Abuja. But from the looks of the footage, his moves are of little more than entertainment value.
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The other side of Nigeria’s war on terror
The Nigerian state could be guilty of war crimes in its hardline crackdown on the brutal Islamist group Boko Haram, according to Channel 4 Dispatches, airing on Monday at 11pm.
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Malala meets schoolgirl campaigners in Nigeria
Pakistani campaigner Malala Yousafzai visits Nigeria to campaign on behalf of the schoolgirls abducted by rebel group, Boko Haram.
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More than 60 Nigerian women and girls escape from Boko Haram
More than 60 women and girls abducted by the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram two weeks ago have returned home, officials say.
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Nigerian government ‘must do better’
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says Nigeria has not done nearly enough to find the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. She discusses the implications with Nigerian government adviser Fatima Akilu.
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Freeing Nigerian schoolgirls now ‘a very messy affair’
The man negotiating for the release of the 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria, tells Channel 4 News about his frustration over the chaos surrounding efforts to free them.
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Nigerian military: ‘We know where missing girls are’
Nigeria’s military says it knows where more than 200 missing schoolgirls, abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram seven weeks ago, are located – but says it will not use force to rescue them.
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‘Cruel and evil’ bombing kills over 100 in Nigeria
Bomb blasts in the Nigerian city of Jos kill at least 118 people in the latest attack appearing to bear the hallmarks of Boko Haram, the Islamist group still holding more than 200 schoolgirls hostage.
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Nigeria’s neighbours declare ‘war’ on Boko Haram
Nigeria’s neighbouring countries are ready to launch a “total war on Boko Haram”, the terrorist group responsible for the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls, the president of Chad says.
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Can Nigeria protect its own people?
The case of the missing schoolgirls in Nigeria has highlighted the country’s failure to protect its own people as it deals with the threat from the violent Islamist group Boko Haram.
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Nigerian government opens ‘window of negotiation’
Nigeria’s government says it will consider negotiating with Boko Haram, the Islamist group which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls a month ago. Jonathan Miller reports from Abujua.
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US deploys manned surveillance planes over Nigeria
The US is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
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PM backs search for Nigerian schoolgirls
David Cameron joins other western leaders in calling for the return of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, but experts warn it will not be easy to track them down.
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Michelle Obama calls for return of Nigerian schoolgirls
Michelle Obama uses presidential radio address to express outrage at the abduction of at least 200 girls by militant Islamists Boko Haram in Nigeria last month.
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Mass burials in Nigeria after Boko Haram attack
A local trader who survived an attack this week by Boko Haram insurgents on a remote town in Nigeria, in which more than 300 may have died, tells Channel 4 News it was followed by mass burials.