A female student, Deborah Samuel, was gruesomely murdered in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state last week after she was accused of blasphemy. Efforts by the authorities to identify and arrest those involved in her murder have been met with protests, which ...
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American Boxing Legend Mayweather Visits Nigeria
africamustchangeABUJA, NIGERIA — Floyd Mayweather arrived in Nigeria’s capital Sunday evening and met with organizers of this week’s exhibition match in Dubai as well as boxing fans and journalists. He held a news conference alongside his opponent in his upcoming ...
Nigeria: Prioritize Justice for Abuses Against Protesters
africamustchange(Abuja) – Nigerian authorities have made no effort to ensure justice for the killing of protesters in Lagos state in 2020, six months after a judicial panel implicated security forces in the abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities ...
Extremist Rebels Launch Deadly Attack in Northeast Nigeria
africamustchangeMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Islamic extremist rebels have killed at least seven people in an attack in northeast Borno state in Nigeria, witnesses told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The rebels attacked Kautukari village in the Chibok area of Borno on ...