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4 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 3 killed in Nigeria at protests over high cost of living

* At least 3 killed in Nigeria at protests over high cost of living Police shoot 2 protesters, one hit by car -witnesses * Nigerians grappling with inflation, insecurity * Protesters demand subsidized fuel, free education * Demonstrations inspired by Kenya's youth-led protests By Ope Adetayo and Bosan Yakusak ABUJA/KADUNA, - At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria's Kaduna …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: Harry and Meghan have taken four of their own security guards to Nigeria - but their hosts will be footing the bill for an 'unprecedented military presence' in one of the world's most danger

Daily Mail

Prince Harry and Meghan's visit to Nigeria – the world's 12th most dangerous country – has raised eyebrows after Harry questioned his own own security in the UK. For their 72 hours 'private trip' Harry and Meghan have their own four-man security team which they have paid for themselves, and they have also been given unprecedented security by Nigeria Although …

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7 months, 1 week ago

'Do you see why I married him? He speaks the truth': Meghan gushes about 'so smart' Harry as they speak to Nigerian schoolchildren about mental health

Daily Mail

Meghan Markle praised 'smart' Prince Harry today as their 72-hour tour of Nigeria got underway, saying her husband was 'so inspiring because he speaks the truth.' Harry and Meghan take part in games at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja today The Duchess laughs while giving a speech at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja today Prince Harry and his …

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8 months, 1 week 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 …

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8 months, 3 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 …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity

Associated Press

KADUNA, Nigeria — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity arrived Monday in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families, following the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African nation. Six of the 137 students remain in hospital, and one staff member who …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity

Associated Press

KADUNA, Nigeria — More than 130 children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna were rescued Sunday and are getting psychological support before being returned to their families, the West African nation’s military and government officials said. The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave notorious for kidnappings more than …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Kaduna, Nigeria: 137 school children kidnapped by gunmen released, state governor says

CNN

CNN — At least 137 school children who were kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state Uba Sani confirmed in a TV interview aired on Sunday. He dismissed earlier reports of a greater number of missing children as “a figment of people’s imagination.” Kaduna state, which borders the Nigerian …

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8 months, 4 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 …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman

Al Jazeera

The kidnapping in Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years and prompted a national outcry over security. Government spokesman Abdulaziz Abdulaziz told Al Jazeera on Sunday that it “took a lot of backchannel engagement” to release the students abducted on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in Kaduna state – the first …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity

LA Times

At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said. The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave notorious for kidnappings, more than 124 miles away from their school, Nigerian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Edward …

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9 months ago

The resurgence of mass kidnappings in Nigeria | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: Battling its worst economic crisis in years, Nigeria is also facing serious security challenges amid a resurgence of kidnappings in its troubled northern region. The recent surge in abductions after a brief period of relative calm has refocused international attention on the country’s rapidly deteriorating security situation, bringing back to mind the 2014 abductions when Boko …

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9 months ago

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children

India TV News

Abuja: Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped at least 87 people, including women and children in Kaduna state, residents and police said on Monday. Kidnappings by criminal gangs demanding ransom payments have become an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them. 300 school children abducted last week in Nigeria The case of …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s leader has ruled out the payment of ransoms for nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in the conflict-hit north a week ago, raising questions from analysts on Thursday about how best to rescue the children without hurting them. At least 1,400 students have so far been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since the first major school …

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9 months, 1 week 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 …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Gunmen kidnap nearly 300 students in northwest Nigeria. 2 days later, some lose hope of finding them

Associated Press

KURIGA, Nigeria — Rashidat Hamza is in despair. Children stand outside the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna state, Nigeria, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Nigerian army patrol near LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna, Nigeria, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Children play at the LEA Primary and …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing

Al Jazeera

Locals tell Al Jazeera they feel abandoned by the government and will have no peace of mind until the children return. Armed men have kidnapped 15 pupils from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria days after more than 280 students were abducted from another school with the army still searching for them. It was the third incident of mass kidnapping …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna

Op India

More than 250 to 280 students were kidnapped from their elementary school in the north-western region of Nigeria early on the morning of 7th March by unknown assailants on motorcycles in one of the biggest mass kidnappings for the second time in a week in the Kaduna state. He declared, “I have received briefing from security chiefs on the two …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — What seemed like an aberration a decade ago when militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s Chibok community has become a recurring horror in the country. Here is a timeline of some prominent school kidnappings in Nigeria since 2014: April 14, 2014 — Members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram abduct 276 female students in a nighttime …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Security forces swept through large forests in Nigeria’s northwest region on Friday in search of nearly 300 children abducted from their school by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the latest mass kidnapping, which analysts and activists blamed on the failure of intelligence and a slow security response. “I am confident that the victims will be rescued,” said Nigerian President …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 200 children are abducted from Nigerian school in raid linked to Boko Haram terror group

Daily Mail

Suspected jihadists kidnapped more than 200 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria on Thursday, according to reports. Pictured: A woman cries at the school in Chikun, Kaduna State as she pleads with authorities to help rescue the kidnapped children Nigeria army trucks are seen parked at the school were suspected jihadist gunmen kidnapped school children in …

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1 year ago

Probe underway after latest drone attack kill 85 civilians in Nigeria

Firstpost

The military of Nigeria, fighting Islamist insurgents in the northeast for a long time with support from the US, UK, and other non-Western allies, has also been carrying out deadly airstrikes in other regions of the nation In what is believed to be the latest military attack on civilians, a military drone attack in northern Kaduna over the weekend claimed …

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1 year ago

A Nigerian military attack mistakenly bombed a religious gathering and killed civilians

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian military attack that used drones to target rebels instead killed an unspecified number of civilians gathered for a religious celebration, authorities said Monday. The attack on Sunday night in Tudun Biri village of Kaduna state’s Igabi council area took place as Muslims gathered there to observe the holiday celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Nigeria: Nine killed in an attack on a mosque in Kaduna state

Op India

On Friday, September 1, 2023, an attack by suspected terrorists in the Saya-Saya locality within Nigeria’s Kaduna State’s Ikara Local Government resulted in the tragic deaths of at least nine worshippers. The Kaduna State government, the local government councils and other stakeholders are on top of the situation to prevent the recurrence of the ugly incident.” According to a witness …

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At least 3 killed in Nigeria at protests over high cost of living

Revealed: Harry and Meghan have taken four of their own security guards to Nigeria - but their hosts will be footing the bill for an 'unprecedented military presence' in one of the world's most danger

'Do you see why I married him? He speaks the truth': Meghan gushes about 'so smart' Harry as they speak to Nigerian schoolchildren about mental health

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

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

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity

Kaduna, Nigeria: 137 school children kidnapped by gunmen released, state governor says

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

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity

The resurgence of mass kidnappings in Nigeria | Explained

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children

Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue

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

Gunmen kidnap nearly 300 students in northwest Nigeria. 2 days later, some lose hope of finding them

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna

A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests

More than 200 children are abducted from Nigerian school in raid linked to Boko Haram terror group

Probe underway after latest drone attack kill 85 civilians in Nigeria

A Nigerian military attack mistakenly bombed a religious gathering and killed civilians

Nigeria: Nine killed in an attack on a mosque in Kaduna state