Update: 12 killed as suspected members of Nigeria Islamic sect attack polio vaccine drives, witnesses say - @AP
The body of author Chinua Achebe has been flown to southern Nigeria from the US and will now be prepared for burial - @BBCAfrica
Nigeria asks neighboring Niger for support in week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region - @Reuters
Nigeria's military says it has killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 - @Reuters
Nigerian jets, attack helicopters bombard Islamist camps in the country's northeast killing a number of insurgents, military says - @Reuters
Nigeria's president on Islamic extremists: 'What we're facing is not just militancy or criminality, but a rebellion by terrorist groups [threatening] unity' - @BBCNews
Nigeria's president declares state of emergency in 3 states because of Islamic extremist attacks - @AP
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