In Kaduna and the wider northwest region, kidnapping for ransom has become an increasingly rampant, particularly on the road to the capital, Abuja, where armed attacks have thrived.
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Eight apparently co-ordinated explosions targeted Easter worshippers and high end hotels popular with international guests.
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It's still unclear how many people have died so far but Transport Minister Blade Nzimande is expected to announce the figures soon.
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Unai Emery’s side paid the price for a defensive horror show at the Emirates Stadium to leave their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League via the domestic route hanging in the balance.
Karim Benzema has been one of the few bright sparks in an otherwise dreary campaign for the European champions.
Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president on TV, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko by taking 73% of the vote, according to exit polls.
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The officers were patrolling Roosendal Avenue when they saw the woman put an object through the fence of the Roosendal Primary School as soon as she saw them.
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The attacks were the worst act of violence to hit the country in the decade since the end of a bloody civil war that killed up to 100,000 people.
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The new record contradicts claims by leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that murders have not increased during his presidency, which began in December.
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The 52-year-old suspect was arrested on Saturday after being on the run for 48 hours.
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