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Nigeria: Parents protest release of their kids from slave school

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Parents of almost 500 children allegedly chained, tortured and sexually assaulted at an Islamic school in Nigerian state of Kaduna have protested against their release. Police on Thursday said they had freed these children as young as five and taken them into protective custody. According to officials the building was raided after a tip-off about suspicious activity. Police described the… Read More
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Nigeria: Aid group worker held hostage ‘killed’

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An aid group, Action Against Hunger has said one of its workers captured by militant groups has been killed. The worker was part of six persons held hostages in north-east Nigeria by a group called Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap). Iswap is a splinter organization of Boko Haram which has been carrying out deadly attacks in Nigeria. In July… Read More
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Chuba Akpom opts to play for Nigeria

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Former England youth international Chuba Akpom says he has now pledged his international allegiance to the country of his parents Nigeria. The 23-year-old striker who plays in Greece for PAOK is eligible to play for the Super Eagles as he holds dual-nationality and has not played for England at senior level. In March 2017 ex-Arsenal youth player Akpom trained with… Read More
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Nigerian migrant fined for sweeping Italian street

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A 29-year Nigerian migrant was hoping to put his energy into good use by voluntarily sweeping a street in the Italian town of Mestre, near Venice. But his attempt to sweep as a means of finding a job to do landed him in trouble with a €350 fine. The local council accused the migrant of “flagrantly cleaning the area without… Read More
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AS Roma sign African partnership with Nigeria

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Italian club AS Roma have signed an agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to become their first African partner. Roma won the hearts of Nigerian fans after announcing it was backing the Super Eagles at last year’s World Cup in Russia when Italy failed to make the finals – and when it launched a Pidgin Language Twitter account back in March. Pidgin is… Read More
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Nigeria: Suspected serial killer kills whenever he “had the urge”

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A serial killer in Nigeria has given a chilling account of how he kills young women in hotel rooms. This month there have been series of protests over the wave of killings in hotel rooms in some states. Hundreds of women in Nigeria demanded action over the killing of many young women with victims often strangled to death. One of… Read More
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The Nigerian who returned $80K bitcoins sent him mistakenly

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A Nigerian man has returned $80,000 worth of bitcoin mistakenly transferred to him. He returned the bitcoin to the owner. Keith Mali Chung is reported by Radio France Internationale to have discovered 7.8 bitcoins in his account. The bitcoins were worth $80,000 but he could not hold on to it knowing it didn’t belong to him. He reportedly tracked down… Read More
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Nigerian denied medical care dies in UK detention centre

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A Nigerian man has died in a British detention centre after he was denied medical attention despite saying he felt unwell. His family has told UK media The Independent that the Oscar Okwurime, 34, was discovered lying in his cell at the Harmondsworth removal centre by another detainee last week. Police in the UK say they are investigating the cause of… Read More
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Nigeria: Protest held over killing of young women

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Hundreds of women in Nigeria on Wednesday marched to the Government House in Port Harcourt, protesting the killing of young women in hotels in Rivers State. The women clad in black attire held placards with messages that called for an end to the killings. At least, eight young women have been murdered in different hotels in the River state within… Read More
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South Africa apologizes to Nigeria over xenophobic violence

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South Africa has sent an official envoy to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari apologizing over recent xenophobic attacks. These violent attacks sparked tension between Nigeria and South Africa, resulting in the evacuation of some Nigerians from South Africa. Many Nigerians were attacked and their businesses destroyed in the wave of the xenophobic attacks mainly in Johannesburg. A special envoy from South… Read More
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