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(8 stories) Nigerian military: Air bombardment, ground attack on terrorist camps kill 74 insurgents

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Nigeria - News October 25, 2013

Suspected Islamic militants attacked several police targets in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state Friday, razing at least three offices and provoking gunbattles that killed scores of extremists and security forces, a police officer said.

A vacant house in Surrey at 142nd St. and 103 Ave. burned to the ground overnight Thursday.

Rebels in Nigeria's troubled and oil-rich Niger Delta said Friday they have been contacted by the kidnappers of two U.S. mariners and can help ensure their safety.

Nigerian troops killed 74 members of Boko Haram in an air and ground assault, the military said on Friday, a further sign of stepped up operations against the Islamist sect.

The Lagos State government is to borrow $200 million from the World Bank to finance light rail and water projects.

Since graduating from the University of Port Harcourt many years ago, I always look forward to any opportunity to reconnect with Port Harcourt, although it is always difficult to say what exactly fires the attachment.

The Nigerian ambassador to the United States on Thursday decried Sen. Ted Cruz's joke earlier this week that 'Nigerian email scammers' built the government's health care exchange website, saying his comments are offensive and demanded an apology.

Although Adebanwi's book ranges broadly across recent Nigerian history, its central purpose is to assess postcolonial Nigeria's most serious campaign to eradicate large-scale corruption.

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