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Nigerian police free 259 apparent captives from Islamic institution, bringing recent rescues to nearly 1,500

World / Social Issues Nov 6, 2019

Nigerian police free 259 apparent captives from Islamic institution, bringing recent rescues to nearly 1,500

Nigerian police have freed 259 people from an Islamic rehabilitation center in the southwestern city of Ibadan, police said on Tuesday, taking the number rescued from abusive institutions since September to nearly 1,500. Images from local TV station TVC taken after the captives were released ...

Nigerian police rescue 67 from 'inhuman' conditions at Islamic 'school'

World / Social Issues Oct 15, 2019

Nigerian police rescue 67 from 'inhuman' conditions at Islamic 'school'

Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to "inhuman and degrading treatments." The raid in Katsina, the northwestern home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, came less a month after about ...

Xenophobic attacks shame South Africa as regional leaders meet

World / Social Issues Sep 3, 2019

Xenophobic attacks shame South Africa as regional leaders meet

South Africa has been hit by an outbreak of xenophobic violence in its biggest city, attracting criticism from other African nations in the week political and business leaders from at least 28 countries gather in Cape Town. A spate of violence that broke out in ...

Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic

Basketball / B. League | B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Aug 15, 2019

Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic

by Ed Odeven

Nigeria national team captain Ike Diogu, a well-traveled former NBA player, will begin the next chapter of his pro career with the Shimane Susanoo Magic. The announcement, made on Monday by the B. League first-division squad, came a couple weeks before the FIBA World Cup ...

World Mar 6, 2019

Traffickers used Russia's World Cup to enslave us, say Nigerian women

Blessing Obuson thought Russia's soccer World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow from Nigeria last June on a fan ID. Instead, she found herself forced to work as a prostitute. Fan IDs allowed visa-free entry to World Cup ...

Observers report dozens killed in Nigeria election violence

World / Politics Feb 25, 2019

Observers report dozens killed in Nigeria election violence

As many as 39 people were killed in election violence so far in Nigeria, civil society groups said on Sunday, as the country awaits the results of voting in what is forecast to be its tightest election since the end of military rule in ...

Bellwether for stumbling African democracy: Nigeria goes to the polls

World / Politics Feb 15, 2019

Bellwether for stumbling African democracy: Nigeria goes to the polls

When Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, there'll be much more at stake than the presidency and seats in the parliament of Africa's most populous nation. Democracy is on the back foot in Africa, and a credible and widely accepted outcome will go some ...

Islamic State says it attacked Nigerian governor's convoy, leaving 42 dead

World Feb 14, 2019

Islamic State says it attacked Nigerian governor's convoy, leaving 42 dead

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on the convoy of a state governor who was headed to a rally in northeastern Nigeria ahead of Saturday's presidential election. The group said in a statement on its Aamaq news agency that 42 people were ...

Trump-linked lobbyists help Nigerian politician once deemed persona non grata gain U.S. access

World / Politics Feb 5, 2019

Trump-linked lobbyists help Nigerian politician once deemed persona non grata gain U.S. access

Until last month, Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar had a problem. He was persona non grata in the U.S. after cropping up in connection with several corruption investigations. Then the cloud lifted. Years after he'd last been seen in the U.S., Abubakar surfaced in Washington ...

World Dec 17, 2018

Nigeria's farmer-herder clashes have left over 3,600 people dead since 2016, Amnesty says

Clashes in Nigeria between farmers and seminomadic herders have killed more than 3,600 people since 2016, most of them this year, Amnesty International said on Monday, in a report documenting an upsurge in violence that could sway the results of February 2019 elections. Muhammadu Buhari ...

At least 12 Nigerian soldiers reported killed, dozens missing in fighting with Islamists

World Dec 17, 2018

At least 12 Nigerian soldiers reported killed, dozens missing in fighting with Islamists

At least 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed and dozens of others are missing after fighting with Islamists in the northeastern state of Borno, three military sources said on Sunday, one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month. The ...

Hidden in diaries, untold stories of Boko Haram's female survivors feature in film

Entertainment News Oct 23, 2018

Hidden in diaries, untold stories of Boko Haram's female survivors feature in film

Untold stories of young Nigerian women kidnapped by Boko Haram highlight a documentary debuting on Monday that reveals diaries kept by survivors forbidden from talking about their captivity. The diaries, secretly given to the U.S.-based documentary producers by former captives, detail life under the jihadi ...

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