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Nigeria reportedly plans to give 10% of oil revenues to people in the Niger Delta, a key demand of militants there.

Nigeria's information minister says one of the summer's biggest blockbusters is not welcome in Nigeria because it portrays Nigerians as gangsters and cannibals.

A Nigerian military official said about 700 people had died in the city of Maiduguri during recent fighting.

Nigerian security forces said Saturday they rescued 10 hostages kidnapped this week, including six foreigners, and destroyed a key militant camp in the heart of Africa's biggest oil industry region.

Oil militants in Nigeria call for an 'all-out war' against the government, accusing military planes of bombing a village.