Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the head teacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. CBC | World News
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2 killed, 2 hospitalized after explosion, fire at Canadian High Commission in Nigeria
An explosion at the The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja killed two people and sent another two to hospital, according to the FCT Fire Service that responded to the call. CBC | World News
Read More »76 arrested at party in Nigeria in what rights groups call an LGBTQ ‘witch hunt’
Dozens of young people in Nigeria were paraded in front of news cameras after they were arrested during a party on Saturday and accused of “holding homosexual birthdays” and having “the intention to hold a same-sex marriage.” CBC | World News
Read More »Odion Ighalo to Man Utd: Everything we know about permanent transfer deal for Nigeria star
Odion Ighalo could join Manchester United permanently when the transfer window reopens at the end of the season. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »25 soldiers killed, 1,000 people homeless after militant attack in Nigeria
Twenty-five soldiers were killed and nearly 1,000 people left homeless in a militant attack on a town in northeastern Nigeria, two residents and a military source said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Trial for 1,670 suspected of Boko Haram links to start in Nigeria
The trial of more than 1,600 people suspected of ties with Boko Haram was expected to begin in Nigeria on Monday behind closed doors, in the biggest legal investigation into the eight-year militant Islamist insurgency. CBC | World News
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