Nigeria's president says there will never be a repeat of Sunday's Lagos plane crash, which killed at least 153 people, promising improvements to air safety. full story ![]()
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- For the first time in more than a decade, Nigeria's national team has made it to the biggest game in African football, but you might not have been able to tell if you tuned into a local television station in Africa's most populous nation.
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This years first quarter, traditionally the weakest for Sea-Tacs Alaska Air Group because of the dearth of tourist traffic to its namesake state, again produced record profits, the company announced this morning.Alaska Air Group, parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, reported record adjusted income of 62 cents a share or $44 million today for the first quarter.
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BAGA, Nigeria (AP) — Satellite photographs and witness statements Tuesday strongly challenged denials by Nigeria's government about mass casualties and damage left behind after fighting between the military and Islamic extremists in a northeast Nigeria village where locals say some 187 people were killed.
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An unknown number of militants are killed during air raids on their training camps in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say, amid reports of overnight attacks.
bbci.co.uk (1 month ago)
Police in northern Nigeria say they've arrested three radio journalists over the killings of at least nine female polio vaccinators, saying their on-air discussion about rumors around the vacc…
azstarnet.com (4 months and 5 days ago)
Police in northern Nigeria say they've arrested three radio journalists over the killings of at least nine female polio vaccinators, saying their on-air discussion about rumors around the vaccine sparked the attack.
miamiherald.com (4 months and 5 days ago)
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) -- Gunmen in Nigeria's northeast who kidnapped seven foreign workers Sunday let the Nigerians go....
ap.org (3 months and 29 days ago)
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen in Nigeria's northeast who kidnapped seven foreign workers Sunday let the Nigerians go.
boston.com (3 months and 29 days ago)
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria's foreign ministry summoned a top U.S. diplomat Friday night over an issue of national importance - on Twitter.
azstarnet.com (3 months and 3 days ago)
BAUCHI, Nigeria—A shadow Islamic extremist group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of seven foreign workers in northern Nigeria.
denverpost.com (3 months and 29 days ago)
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