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Nigeria school attacks: 215 students kidnapped from Catholic school amid outrage over violence against Christians

Police in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State reported that a group of armed bandits invaded a private Catholic school abducting hundreds of schoolchildren early on Friday, amid widespread outrage over violence against Christians in the West African nation.

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Armed men abduct children at Catholic school in Nigeria days after previous kidnapping

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Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are

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Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack

An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, marking the second school kidnapping in less than a week.

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US considering sanctions, Pentagon engagement in plan to protect Christians in Nigeria

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Armed men abduct children and staff at a Catholic school in Nigeria, days after latest abduction

Nigeria jails separatist leader Kanu for life

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Nigeria separatists say they are committed to peaceful self-determination after leaders sentenced

The Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist group in southeastern Nigeria, said Friday it remains committed to peaceful self-determination after a court sentenced its leader to life in prison for terrorism.

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Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism

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Separatist leader Kanu sentenced to life in prison in Nigeria

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Nigerian court sentences separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison on terrorism charges

A Nigerian court has convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of seven terrorism-related charges, and sentenced him to life in prison

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Nigeria jails separatist leader Kanu for life over terrorism

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Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Kanu for terrorism

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Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism-related charges

Kanu founded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been accused of terrorism and extra-judicial killings in the country’s eastern region.

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Nigerian court jails separatist leader Kanu for life over terrorism

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From activist to terrorist - How Nigeria separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu chop life imprisonment

Lawmakers sound alarm on ‘deadliest place on earth to be a Christian’ as Nigeria violence escalates

Congress confronted the Nigeria crisis as witnesses describe mass killings and kidnappings targeting Christians. A subcommittee called for a stronger U.S. response to persecution.

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Attacks in Nigeria: What's behind the latest kidnappings, church raid?

Nigeria has grabbed global headlines again following a spate of attacks by gunmen involving the kidnapping of dozens of students from two schools and a deadly assault on a church service.

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Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria

A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is safe, as hunters joined security forces in the search for the missing students.

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Nicki Minaj transforms from 'queen of rap' to Trump's leading ally on Nigeria

Nicki Minaj addresses United Nations on Christian persecution in Nigeria, praising Trump administration's designation of country as concern zone.

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Fact check: Do terror groups in Nigeria target Christians?

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened military action over the alleged mistreatment of Christians in Nigeria. But Nigerian officials say the rise in violence is not targeted at “a particular religion.

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Nigerian officials in Washington after Trump’s threats of military action over violence against Christians

Nigerian officials are meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau this week amid increasing focus from the Trump administration on Christians in Nigeria,