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News Roundup: Muhammadu Buhari Wins Nigeria’s Presidential Election…AND…

Muhammadu Buhari has officially won Nigeria’s presidential election, beating Goodluck Jonathan by nearly 2 million votes. This is the first…
04.01.15
UPDATED: Boko Haram Behind Suicide Bomb That Kills…

Updated: March 8, 2015 @ 9pm ET: Over 50 persons were killed in Nigeria on Saturday in at least three…
03.08.15
Suicide Bomber Attacks Nigerian College

    A female suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a Federal College of Education Wednesday morning, killing at least three…
11.13.14
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The World Health Organization Declares Nigeria And Senegal…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Nigeria and Senegal Ebola-free after the West African countries have reported no new cases…
10.20.14
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Boko Haram To Release Chibok Girls, Agree To…

UPDATED 10/17/14, 3:43 P.M. EST: According to Nigerian government officials, in addition to the ceasefire, the nearly 300 schoolgirls —…
10.17.14
Nigerian Mobile Video Market Worth More Than $7…

According to an recent Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) report, there are over 127 million active GSM subscribers in Nigeria. Of those 127 million…
03.15.18
Nigerian Singer Offers Virginity To Boko Haram In…

  A Nigerian singer has offered her virginity to Boko Haram in exchange for the 276 girls they recently kidnapped,…
06.26.14
NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Should Sisters Be Included…

Download Podcast 1000 women sign a letter asking for inclusion of women/girls in President Barack Obama‘s My Brother’s Keeper initiative.…
06.19.14
Sheila Jackson Lee Reports Back From Nigeria

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee returned from Nigeria Monday. She joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOneNow” to share what she discovered about…
04.05.18
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Boko Haram Reportedly Kidnaps Another 20 Women

It’s being reported that Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency, kidnapped some 20 girls Monday. It happened just miles from the…
06.10.14
#BringBackOurGirls: The True Power of a Hashtag

(HOUSTON) — (KROI) The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls exploded on social media, but did it make any real difference? After 250 girls…
05.15.14
This Is Not The Nigeria I Know --…

I was sitting quietly in my office doing some work and a question suddenly gripped me: what would it be…
05.13.14
Bringing Back Our Girls

Why bringing back the Nigerian girls who were kidnapped and sold as brides is about a much bigger issue, and…
05.12.14
Amnesty International: Nigeria Had Advance Warning Of Schoolgirls…

Nigerian security forces had advance warning that 329 Nigerian schoolgirls would be kidnapped from Chibok and failed to act, according…
05.10.14
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First Lady Delivers President’s Weekly Address, Discusses Abducted…

RELATED: First Lady Calls For Return Of Nigerian Girls Nigerian Student Describes Boko Haram Abduction First Lady Michelle Obama took…
07.14.15
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First Lady Calls For Return Of Nigerian Girls

First Lady Michelle Obama posted the following on Twitter. Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families.…
07.14.15
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Protests For Missing Girls In Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria – Scores of girls and young women kidnapped from a school in Nigeria are being forced to marry their…
05.01.14
Nigerian Court Rules 4 Men Receive Beatings For…

Four Nigerian men were beaten and flogged for being gay by an Islamic court in the northern city of Bauchi,…
03.11.14
Nigerian Dad Allegedly Beats, Padlocks Son’s Mouth For…

Nigerian father Chris Elvis has been arrested for allegedly fatally beating his 4-year-old child, Godrich, (pictured) and padlocking his mouth to prevent him…
05.23.14
Nigerian Woman Disowns Cat For Alleged Homosexuality

A woman in Nigeria’s Nasarawa State is disowning her cat for reportedly practicing what she believes is homosexual behavior, the…
01.28.14
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