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2 killed in church attack in Nigeria, days after dozens of schoolgirls abducted

Two people were killed in an attack on a church in central Nigeria, authorities said, just days after dozens of schoolgirls were abducted and one staffer killed in the country's north.

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Nigeria's president promises to intensify efforts to rescue 24 abducted schoolgirls

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Nigeria Steps up Search for 25 Abducted Schoolgirls in Northwestern Kebbi Region

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Gunmen attack church in Nigeria, killing two and kidnapping others

Gunmen have attacked a church in Nigeria, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and some worshippers, police and witnesses said on Wednesday, days after 25 girls were abducted from a b...

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Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says

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Armed attackers in Nigeria kidnap 25 girls from boarding school

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Reaction from the streets of Lagos on the kidnapping of 24 schoolgirls in Kebbi

People in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, were questioning the government after 24 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a town in the country’s Kebbi state.

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Afghan government backtracks over ban on schoolgirls singing in public

Afghanistan's government has backtracked on an attempt to ban schoolgirls over the age of 12 from reciting poems or singing at public events, following public outcry and criticism from cultural figures and rights campaigners.