ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The 82 Nigerian schoolgirls recently released after more than three years in Boko Haram captivity reunited with their families Saturday as anxious parents looked for signs of how deeply the extremists had changed their daughters’ lives. Brightly dressed families rushed through the crowd in the capital, Abuja, and embraced. One small […]
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Nigerian President ‘Delighted’ to Meet Newly Freed 82 Chibok Schoolgirls
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed joy at meeting Sunday with the 82 Chibok schoolgirls newly freed after being held captive for three years by Boko Haram Islamic extremists. “We’ve always made it clear that we will do everything in our power to ensure the freedom & safe return of our daughters” […]
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Nigerians Object as Senior Judges Detained, Suspected of Corruption
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s chief justice on Monday criticized the arrest of several senior judges in weekend sting operations that intelligence services said were part of a crackdown on corruption. Officials announced that more than $800,000 had been seized in raids targeting judges from the country’s high courts. The State Security Service said it […]
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Nigeria Declares National Emergency over Ebola
Nigerian port health official uses a thermometer on a worker at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa grows, airlines around the globe are closely monitoring the situation but have yet to make any drastic changes. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has declared […]
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Explosion Rocks Mall in Nigerian Capital
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An explosion blamed on Islamic extremists rocked a shopping mall in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Wednesday and police said at least 21 people have been killed. The blast came as Nigerians were preparing to watch their country’s Super Eagles play Argentina at the World Cup in Brazil. Many shops at the […]
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Nigeria: 4 Could Face Death over UN HQ Bombing
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday accused four men of organizing a suicide bombing at United Nations headquarters in Nigeria that killed 23 people, bringing charges that carry the death penalty. The four men charged came in a group of 19 brought before a magistrate court in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, all accused of belonging […]