Russia says TikTok deletes some posts promoting illegal pro-Navalny protest
Russia said on Friday that TikTok had deleted some of what it called illegal posts promoting weekend protests aimed at securing the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Nigerian police rescue 67 from 'inhuman' conditions at Islamic 'school'
MAIDUGUIRI, Nigeria Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to "inhuman and degrading treatments." | Video
Armed gang kills at least 18 in northwest Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria An armed gang killed at least 18 people in the northwest Nigerian state of Katsina, police and residents said on Wednesday, as unrest spreads across the region and into the president's home state.
Nigeria's president and main rival confident as polls close
ABUJA/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Nigeria began counting votes in Saturday's closely-fought presidential election although the electoral commission extended voting in some places where polling stations opened late or ballot machines malfunctioned. | Video
Nigeria's Buhari promises security for delayed presidential election
ABUJA/MAIDUGURI President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged Nigerians "to go out and vote", promising there would be adequate security for Saturday's postponed election that pits him in a tight race with businessman Atiku Abubakar. | Video
Insecurity throws Nigeria's election preparations into disarray
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Muhammad Suleiman thought it was safe to go home after the army drove Islamist insurgents from his town in northeastern Nigeria three years ago.
Islamic State insurgents overrun northeast Nigerian town: security sources
ABUJA Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) insurgents overran the town of Rann in northeastern Nigeria on Monday evening, security sources said, a blow to President Buhari's efforts to defeat the militants just weeks before national elections.
Hundreds flee Islamist attacks in northeast Nigeria to seek refuge in Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Hundreds of people in northeast Nigeria who fled a town targeted by militants linked with Islamic State have sought refuge in capital of Borno state, Reuters witnesses said on Saturday.
Islamists kill at least 10 in bid to capture northeast Nigerian lake town: residents
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Islamist militants and Nigerian troops have been fighting around a fishing town on Lake Chad as the insurgents step up attacks in the run-up to a presidential election in which security is a campaign issue, the army and residents said.
At least 12 Nigerian soldiers killed in fighting with Islamists: sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria At least 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed and dozens of others are missing after fighting with Islamists in the northeastern state of Borno, three military sources said on Sunday, one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month.
At least 12 Nigerian soldiers killed in fighting with Islamists -sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 16 At least 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed and dozens of others are missing after fighting with Islamists in the northeastern state of Borno, three military sources said on Sunday, one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month.