Tinubu Orders Release of 29 Children Facing Death Penalty in Protests
2 months ago

Tinubu Orders Release of 29 Children Facing Death Penalty in Protests

Associated Press  

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of 29 children facing the death penalty in protests against the country's worst cost-of-living crisis. The children, aged 14 to 17, were arrested and arraigned on Friday on charges of treason, destruction of property and mutiny. Despite their young age, they were denied bail and subjected to harsh conditions in court. The arrest has sparked outrage and renewed concerns about deteriorating human rights in Africa's most populous country.

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Ibadan, Nigeria: Crowd crush kills 35 children at funfair, police say
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ibadan, Nigeria: Crowd crush kills 35 children at funfair, police say

CNN  

CNN — At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, police said. Eight people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident at the Islamic school in the city of Ibadan, an Oyo state police spokesperson said in a statement Thursday. “The Oyo …

Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged involvement in protests
2 months ago

Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged involvement in protests

The Independent  

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These children protested against the cost of living crisis – now they face the death penalty
2 months, 1 week ago

These children protested against the cost of living crisis – now they face the death penalty

The Independent  

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10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings
9 months ago

10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — His weak body stood in the doorway, exhausted and covered in dirt. For two years, the boy had been among Nigeria’s ghosts, one of at least 1,500 schoolchildren and others seized by armed groups and held for ransom. But paying a ransom didn’t work for 12-year-old Treasure, the only captive held back from the more than 100 …

Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn’t hold back tears of joy during the long-awaited reunion. The parents said they cried and danced as they hugged their children for the first time since March 7, when motorcycle-riding …

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO

India TV News  

Kaduna: Over 300 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the office of the governor of the state of Kaduna said on Sunday. They were just settling into their classrooms at the government primary and secondary school when gunmen “came in dozens, riding on bikes and shooting sporadically,” said …

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid

CNN  

Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community told CNN on Wednesday. They said will only last for three weeks or 20 days from …

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists
10 months ago

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists

India TV News  

Abuja : At least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad, the United Nations office in Nigeria said late Wednesday. The victims had left several displacement camps to look for firewood in Borno state's Gamboru Ngala council area when …

Nigerian leader says ‘massive education’ of youth will help end kidnappings threatening the capital
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigerian leader says ‘massive education’ of youth will help end kidnappings threatening the capital

Associated Press  

Associated Press — Nigeria’s leader said Tuesday that his government will embark on “massive education” of youth as one way to tackle the increasing kidnappings for ransom now threatening the capital city along with the rest of the country’s conflict-hit north. “Security agencies are acting with dispatch to immediately address the current challenge all required resources, policies and plans will …

Violence, inflation and oil theft: The many difficulties awaiting Nigeria’s new president Bola Tinubu
1 year, 7 months ago

Violence, inflation and oil theft: The many difficulties awaiting Nigeria’s new president Bola Tinubu

Firstpost  

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s new president, faces a herculean task at the age of 71. Tinubu says he will build on Buhari’s public infrastructure programme to create jobs and remove legal limits on government spending. Bola Tinubu says he will build on Buhari’s public infrastructure programme to create jobs and remove legal limits on government spending. One of Africa’s top producers …

Gunmen release 27 schoolchildren after abduction in Nigeria
3 years, 10 months ago

Gunmen release 27 schoolchildren after abduction in Nigeria

The Independent  

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Victims of mid-February Nigeria school abduction freed
3 years, 10 months ago

Victims of mid-February Nigeria school abduction freed

The Hindu  

Kidnappers have freed 42 people, including 27 children, snatched from a school in central Nigeria 10 days ago, officials said on Saturday, a day after more than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in the northwest. "The abducted students, staff and relatives of Government Science College Kagara have regained their freedom and have been received by the Niger State government," …

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