Heavy Gunfire heard near Nigeria's Damaturu - witness told Chat212 on Phone

Heavy Gunfire heard near Nigeria's Damaturu - witness told Chat212 on Phone

Jan 9 - Shooting and heavy artillery fire were heard on the outskirts of Damaturu in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, a Reuters witness said.

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Life Sentence for Cleric Who Helped Plan 1998 Kidnappings

Life Sentence for Cleric Who Helped Plan 1998 Kidnappings

Cchat212 New York - Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was convicted of supporting al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, was sentenced to life in prison Friday by a federal judge in New York.

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AMCON plans to begin the sale of Keystone Bank Ltd

AMCON plans to begin the sale of Keystone Bank Ltd After Elections

The Asset Management Corp. of Nigeria plans to begin the sale of Keystone Bank Ltd., the biggest of three lenders nationalized after a 2009 financial crisis, in the second quarter after general elections next month.

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While Niger will not be involved in any attempt to retake town from Boko Haram in their Border

While Niger will not be involved in any attempt to retake town from Boko Haram in their Border...

Niger has said it will not be involved in any attempt to retake the key north-east Nigerian town of Baga from the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram...

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MEND Calls President Jonathan “A Bare-faced Liar,” Urges Nigerians To Vote Him Out

MEND Calls President Jonathan “A Bare-faced Liar,” Urges Nigerians To Vote Him Out

Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to name the “persons” he yesterday claimed paid Henry Okah to “assassinate” him, and explain why the individuals, whose identities he obviously knows, were not arrested, tried and convicted.

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2015: Jonathan And MEND's Endorsement Of Buhari By Ifeanyi Izeze

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, dismissed the alleged endorsement of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, saying no person who means well for the country should be excited by the endorsement of a terrorist organisation.

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