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Boko Haram Releases Some Kidnapped Girls, Warns Parents to Keep Their Daughters Away From School
Early Wednesday morning, Boko Haram militants returned to the town of Dapchi, Nigeria, to release dozens of schoolgirls they abducted in February back to their families. Sky News reports that 91 of the 110 girls who had been kidnapped were returned, while the New York Times notes that a final count is still being tallied.…
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Now That I’ve Gotten My DNA Results, I Don’t Know Who to Root for in the World Cup, but Cameroon Makes the Best Jollof Rice
2017 and 2018 have been years of exploration and discovery for me so far. I’ve taken time to examine a lot about my identity as a black biracial dude and started to look into family dynamics and how they relate to that identity politic. To up that ante, I’ve also begun digging into my ancestry…
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Nigerian Man Posts on Facebook Photos of Girls Being Illegally Circumcised
A Nigerian man has caught the attention of authorities after posting photos of girls being illegally circumcised on his Facebook account, CNN reports. The man, who goes by “Alhaji Adebayo” on Facebook, shared the photos with a caption that implied he would perform the operation for interested families. “Bonanza! Bonanza!! Bonanza!!” Adebayo wrote on his…
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Your Racist President Said Haitians ‘All Have AIDS’ and Nigerians Live in ‘Huts’
All the “debate” about whether Donald Trump is really, truly racist should be put to rest now. The man actually opened his mouth in public—as president of the United States—and fixed his flat lips to say that “all Haitians have AIDS and Nigerians live in huts. The New York Times recently published a report about…
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Teen Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 50 at Mosque in Nigeria
A teen suicide bomber targeted worshippers at a mosque in Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, authorities reported on Tuesday. The teen boy detonated his explosives in the crowd that had gathered around 5:20 a.m. for morning prayers in the northeastern town of Mubi. Authorities say that they are “still trying to ascertain the number…
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Naija! Nigeria’s Women’s Bobsled Team Set to Hit 2018 Winter Olympics
Like Jamaica so many years ago, Nigeria will be represented at the Winter Olympics in bobsledding—but this time it’s the women’s team who qualified for the bobsled event at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. ESPN reports that driver Seun Adigun and brakemen Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga completed the fifth of their…
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Nigerian Man Scams US Companies out of $3,700,000, Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison
If you are tasked with handling company finances, you may want to double- and triple-check the next time you seemingly get an email from your CEO asking you to wire company money elsewhere. According to the Dallas Morning News, one Nigerian man was able to scam several U.S. companies out of millions of dollars by…
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At Least 21 People Killed in Boko Haram Terrorist Attacks, Villages Destroyed: Report
Terrorist group Boko Haram attacked villages near Chibok, Nigeria, last week, leaving at least 21 people dead. The attacks reportedly happened last Sunday and Wednesday in the villages of Kaya and a Borno community near Gumsri, TheCable reports. “People did not hear about the killings because the village is not accessible. It is located inside…
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African Couple Welcomes Sextuplets After Trying for 17 Years!
Good things do come to those who wait. Proof positive: A Nigerian couple was blessed many times over when they brought six children into the world May 11. Ajibola Taiwo, a native of western Nigeria, gave birth to three boys and three girls by cesarean section at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth…