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Extraordinary: This Woman's Hair is so Strong that She can Use it to Tow a Car!

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She holds the Guinness world record for lifting the heaviest weight with her hair but needs 2 bottles a day of conditioner to keep her super-strong barnet in tip-top condition. Anastasia's hair is also insured for £1m - about N250million! more photos

Suspected Boko Haram Members Bomb the Bridge Linking Nigeria and Cameroon

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The bombing and destruction of a small bridge linking Nigeria to Cameroon in Borno State today has caused mass destruction and confusion. The bombing occurred on the outskirts of Gamboru Ngala, site of a Monday Boko Haram attack that claimed the lives of over 300 village residents.

Al Qaeda Members Disown Boko Haram - New York Times

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Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone ABUJA, Nigeria — As word spread like wildfire on Twitter and Facebook that Nigerian militants were preparing to auction off more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in the name of Islam, a very different Internet network started quietly buzzing too.

Chibok Schoolgirls: Mark leads 21 senators to meet Jonathan •Women defy rain, march over abduction

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SENATE President David Mark, on Wednesday, said he would lead 21 other senators to confer with President Goodluck Jonathan over the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State. According to the Senate President, the meeting, which  would be held at 10.00 p.m. on Wednesday night, would afford the senators the opportunity to discuss the rising spate of insecurity  and insurgency with the president.