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7 Dead In Nigerian Air Force Crash After Reported Engine Failure

11:05pm February 21, 2021

by Jackie Northam

An investigation is underway to determine what caused a small Nigerian air force passenger plane to crash near the nation's capital on Sunday, killing all seven people on board.

Nigerian government officials say that more than 300 schoolboys, who had been abducted in an attack claimed by Boko Haram, have been freed.

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'A Huge Relief': 344 Schoolboys Released After Abduction In Nigeria

11:55am December 18, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Last week's attack, claimed by Boko Haram, recalled the Islamist group's abduction of 276 girls in 2014. Unlike that attack, though, this fraught chapter ended relatively quickly, and with happy news.

Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi is director of Johns Hopkins University's International Vaccine Access Center for Nigeria.

Is Mass Vaccination The Best Strategy For All Countries? A Doctor's Surprising View

2:59pm December 14, 2020

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi of Johns Hopkins University explains why a strategy to vaccinate everyone may not be the best approach to fighting the virus in lower-income countries such as Nigeria.

People attend a funeral for those killed by suspected Boko Haram militants in Zabarmari, Nigeria on Sunday. Officials say armed men on motorcycles reportedly killed at least 70 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in northern Borno

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Scores Killed In Massacre Of Farmers In Nigeria

9:42pm November 29, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Residents say scores of agricultural workers were slaughtered in Borno state on Saturday. Boko Haram is active in the area.

The Department of Defense said on Saturday that U.S. forces had rescued an American held in Northern Nigeria in an early morning operation. The American had been taken captive in Niger earlier this week.

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U.S. Special Operations Forces Rescue American Hostage In Nigeria

1:47pm October 31, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

President Trump celebrated the mission at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, saying "we got our young man back."

Protesters chant and sing solidarity songs as they barricade barricade the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday to protest against police brutality and the killing of protesters by the military, at Magboro, Ogun State, Nigeria.

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'Hope Is Lost' As Police Open Fire On Pro-Reform Protesters In Lagos, Nigeria

1:55pm October 21, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

The protests began about two weeks ago demanding an end to police brutality. Now, as one activist said, "it has become so many things for so many Nigerians." The government declared a 24-hour curfew.

Wait until you see their victory dance (check out the tweet at the end of this post). Evelyn Nomayo (left) was the mentor for the team that created the award-winning Memory Haven app: (left to right) Rachael Akano, Margarent Akano and Joy Njekwe.

Good News Story: Nigerian Irish Teen Girls Win Prize For Dementia App

4:50pm October 08, 2020

by Nadia Whitehead

They faced bias against women in science. They faced racism because their families come from Africa. And they triumphed in a competition to develop a problem-solving app!

Olasupo Shashore, an author and historian and former attorney general in Lagos State, produced and narrated the new Netflix documentary series Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria. He's shown above in Lagos, Nigeria.

A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria

10:40am October 01, 2020

by Ifeanyi Nsofor

Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony, which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.

Beyoncé puts a conversation about Africa on the front line with her visual album Black Is King, which premiered on Disney+.

Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'

1:51pm August 07, 2020

Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar's movie-length music video — and to criticism from other Africans.

Antonio Cartagena, an accordion player in a mariachi group meets his bandmates on the street in Medellin, Colombia.

How 6 Problem-Solvers Tackled Pandemic Challenges In Their Neighborhoods

8:26pm July 12, 2020

by NPR Staff

From a generous urban farmer to a roving mariachi band, people are using their talents to help others. Read their stories — then nominate a problem-solver in your community.