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More than 300 students remain missing after gunmen attacked an all-boys school in northwestern Nigeria on Friday. Though the search has continued throughout the weekend, authorities have expressed their fears that many of the schoolboys are either in captivity or dead after attempting to flee to safety. As was previously reported by Al Jazeera, attackers […]

British Special Services were called upon to rescue a hijacked oil tanker off the U.K. coast in the early hours of Sunday, October 25. According to reports from The Guardian, seven suspects were detained on the vessel following a request from local authorities for specialist armed services to regain control of the hijacked ship. The […]

Rihanna, Beyonce, and Nicki Minaj are among the celebrities who have spoken out in support of Nigeria’s #EndSars movement following reports of violence at protests last night. Thousands of Nigerians joined peaceful protests in Lagos on Tuesday to campaign against police brutality, as the BBC reported. The movement began two weeks ago after a video […]

Brazil is playing its third match, of the international-friendly variety, since winning the Copa America final over Peru in July. Meanwhile, Nigeria has struggled, as The Inquisitr reported, and they took third place in the Africa Cup of Nations, also in July, with a 1-0 win in the consolation match against Tunisia. But neither team […]

Nigeria and Tunisia, which both ranked among the favorites to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations championship, find themselves able to do no better than third place, after each suffered disappointing semifinal ousters. Nigeria, especially, took a crushing blow, as The South African reported. With their match against Algeria appearing ready for extra time, […]

Two teams that have four African Cup of Nations titles between them battle for the chance to make it five, when Nigeria — which possesses three of those AFCON titles — faces Algeria, in a semifinal match that also features a battle of English Premier League standouts, as the BBC reports. Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi […]

South Africa will attempt to follow up on their stunning upset of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations host and favorite Egypt when they face their continental economic rival Nigeria in a quarterfinal showdown against the team Captain Thulani Hlatshwayo calls their biggest rival, according to The South African. And the winner of the match will […]

Defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Cameroon enter the first-ever AFCON Round of 16 facing the same team that they faced to open the knockout stage in 2004, the last time the Indomitable Lions were defending champions, according to The South African. That team, the Nigeria Super Eagles, eliminated Cameroon in 2004. But this time, […]

The Nigeria Super Eagles eliminated a major distraction, heading into their final group stage match in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, when they finally received their wages from their country’s football federation, payments that the players said were more than three weeks late, according to Goal.com. They also received the bonuses they were owed […]

The two favorites in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group B square off in a match that could secure the Nigeria Super Eagles their spot in the AFCON quarterfinals. But they must first take three points from the match against a team that one expert called a potential “banana peel” that could slip Nigeria […]

The Nigerian Women’s National Team have long dominated women’s soccer on the continent of Africa, winning 9 out of the 11 total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, but that success hasn’t translated to the global stage where the team has something of a reputation for underachieving, having been unable to make it out of the […]

The 2019 Nigerian presidential election has been delayed at the last minute, with polls being moved back one week until February 23. As the BBC reported, the dramatic move came just hours before polls were set to open on Saturday as the Independent National Electoral Commission cited logistical issues in making the move. “Proceeding with […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has denied claims that he had died and was replaced by a Sudanese impostor. He made an announcement on Sunday to shoot down the conspiracy that has been circulating on social media for many months. He is running for re-election in February 2019. Per a news article by Business Insider, Buhari […]

On Friday, November 2, the Nigerian Army shared a tweet containing a video of Donald Trump recommending that American troops should open fire on migrants that throw rocks at them. The impetus behind the sharing of Trump’s video was suggested to be a means of justification for the Nigerian Army’s actions in killing Shia protesters […]

According to Punch, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla invited a multitude of African artists and creatives into their home on October 24. Two included guests were Nigerian fashion designers. Other guests were “entrepreneurs, actors and actresses, musicians, [and] opinion leaders.” Prince Charles and his wife were able to see some of the designers’ work […]

If Argentina do not win on Tuesday, all-time great goal scorer Lionel Messi will likely have played in his last World Cup game, but that’s not important to Argentina’s opponent the Nigeria Super Eagles, as Sky Sports reported, who know that a win will send them through to the Round of 16 at Argentina’s expense […]

Iceland, a country with only about 330,000 inhabitants, became the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup. If they can secure at least a draw with Nigeria on Friday, the upstarts from up north will become the first team since 2002, according to The Sporting News, to go unbeaten in the first two […]

Boko Haram militants have released 82 Chibok girls out of a group of 276 abducted in 2014 from a school in the northeastern town of Chibok, the Nigerian government said in a statement on Saturday. The girls were handed over to the Nigerian authorities in exchange for Boko Haram suspects being held by the government. […]

The United Nations managed to free almost 900 children who were detained by Nigeria’s official government. The children were rounded up from areas that the Nigerian army and allied security forces recaptured from Boko Haram militants over the last few months. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) negotiated the release of 876 children held captive […]

In Agos, Nigeria, it’s being reported that a number of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have been killed due to Nigerian military airstrikes. In a video that comes from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, a victim is shown pleading for authorities to release the detained militant members so that the girls can go free. The video, which […]

As countries like France are taking steps perceived by some as anti-Muslim by banning certain articles of Islamic clothing, Nigeria has taken the opposite approach by lifting a previous ban on the hijab. Reexamining a previous ruling by the Lagos High Court banning the Islamic hijab, also known as a headscarf, from public schools in […]

The Guardian is reporting that one of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 who was recently rescued, is ostracized because she has not been confirmed as being part of the Chibok girls who made headlines at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31mPxX0T_j8 The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari had initially promised Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki, the first […]

https://rumble.com/embed/vcdmz/ A girl who was kidnapped by Boko Haram with 276 others in Chibok has been found in Nigeria’s Sambisa forest after two years in captivity. The girl, identified by the BBC as Amina Ali Nkek, was 17 when she was taken and is now 19. The girl was found with a baby and said […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who based his presidential campaign on an anti-corruption platform, is not interested in an apology regarding David Cameron’s Nigeria corruption comments. “What do I need an apology for? I need something tangible,” said Muhammadu Buhari during a keynote address at the Commonwealth anti-corruption summit in London. https://rumble.com/embed/vccry/ Cameron’s “fantastically corrupt” comment […]

The Nigerian army managed to save the lives of 455 people who were being held hostage by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram on Friday while also fending off attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, reported News 24 Nigeria. Thirty-four Boko Haram members died in the attempted assault, and the 455 people who were rescued were […]

Boko Haram is allegedly seeking ransom for the release of Chibok schoolgirls. The terrorist sect may have indicated it is looking for about $50 million, in exchange of the 219 schoolgirls it had kidnapped almost two years ago. It is presently unclear if the current Nigerian government is willing to pay Boko Haram as senior […]

Nigeria has announced major plans to launch its first manned mission into space as early as 2030, according to a recent statement by the country’s Ministry of Science and Technology. The launch will mark the first ever manned excursion into outer space by an African nation in the history of space exploration. According to a […]

A suspected suicide bomber who surrendered to authorities in Cameroon has identified herself as one of over 250 girls kidnapped by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram in 2014. According to an NBC News report, the girl, who was found along with another girl, is estimated to be about 15 years old. If her declaration is […]

The two-year anniversary of the horrific kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria, is less than one month away. To commemorate one of their most destructive acts, Boko Haram set out to send two suicide bombers back into Nigeria. In Cameroon, one of those two bombers is being detained by authorities. It is suspected […]

Boko Haram’s headlines in the media are often different and more infrequent than ISIS (Daesh), with Daesh claiming every recent bombing incident — and doing most of them — but they are still very present and continue to plunder Nigerian villages like the pirates of old, only this is no romantic pirate story. Thankfully, the […]

Boko Haram is a group of Islamic fundamentalists who have been spreading terror from their base in Northern Nigeria since 2002. However, the group has suffered a number of defeats in recent weeks, sparking hopes that they may be in decline. Boko Haram was originally said to be allied with al-Qaeda, but in 2015, the […]

A series of disturbing photos have emerged online showing the moment that Anja Ringgren Lovén, a Danish charity worker living in Nigeria, rescued a starving, severely emaciated, and naked two-year-old Nigerian child abandoned by his family because they believed he was a “witch.” According to Lovén — founder of the African Children’s Aid Education and […]

The Guardian reported on Thursday that a teenage girl refused a suicide mission given to her by the extremist group Boko Haram. The girl had been held captive for months by Boko Haram and was strapped with a bomb vest and sent with two other girls to blow themselves up at a refugee camp. The […]

Angry mobs and disgruntled neighbors settled scores and meted out rough justice as five men were stoned to death over the last week in four separate cases. From the Gaza Strip to Cape Horn, stoning is not an uncommon event on the African continent. A harsh form of immediate punishment, it has been used by […]

On April 15, 2014, the militant group Boko Haram launched an ambush that would get the attention of people all over the world. But this attack wasn’t on a rival group, or their government, or any other fighting force. It was an ambush on an all-girls school. In the middle of the night, the group […]

What is said to be the biggest representation of Christianity’s namesake on the African continent, a 30-foot, or nine-meter, tall marble sculpture of Jesus Christ was recently unveiled to the world in the southeastern Nigerian town of Abajah. The debut of the “Jesus de Greatest” statue was reported to have been attended by over 100 […]

At least 30 people were killed by Boko Haram militants in a co-ordinated attack carried out at three villages in Nigeria over the weekend. According to ABC News Australia, the attacks happened in the north-eastern region of the country where there has been considerable unrest over the course of the past few months. Twenty others […]

Cameroon’s army claims to have killed 100 Boko Haram terrorists and freed 900 hostages over the weekend. The multinational task force conducted a three-day raid in the Sambisa Forest. Cameroonian troops, along with the regional anti-Boko Haram task force, claim to have killed at least 100 Boko Haram militants. In the weekend raid, the army […]

Karrueche Tran and Chris Brown’s fans may be holding out hope that the former longtime couple will reunite in the future, but it looks like Karrueche is putting the Chris Brown reunion rumors to rest. Karrueche Tran split from Chris Brown earlier this year after learning that Brown had fathered a child with another woman, […]

After the Boko Haram extremist group massacred several people in a Nigerian village, U.S. authorities were asked about “solidarity” for West Africa. And the response was quite the contrary to #AllLivesMatter. In recent news, the internet has been abuzz with the deaths of many Nigerian women and children by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, even […]

According to a new report, the terrorist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State killed more people than other terrorist groups worldwide in 2014. Boko Haram now ranks as the world’s deadliest terrorist group. The fatalities resulting from the murderous activities of both groups peaked in 2014, with Boko Haram in Nigeria outdoing its Islamic State […]

Multiple explosions rocked Nigeria, killing more than 3 dozen and injuring almost a hundred people. The explosions were a result of suicide-bombings and terrorist organization Boko Haram is suspected behind the attacks that took place in crowded marketplaces. Bombs ripped through two separate markets in two different cities in Nigeria. While a bomb went off […]

Nigeria’s military conducted daring raids on Boko Haram camps and claim to have killed over 30 terrorists. The commandos also freed about 338 people held captive by the terrorist faction. Nigerian military troops belonging to the 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army, deployed at Bitta and Pridang, conducted raids on Boko Haram camps. Reports indicate […]

The Nigerian army is on full alert this morning, warning citizens of a potential attack by the militant group Boko Haram. The attack would target water supplies for cities in Nigeria’s northeast region, where Boko Haram has focused their attacks in recent weeks. “The Command wishes to inform the general public that Boko Haram terrorists […]

West Africa’s fight against the Boko Haram Islamist group received further good news as the Nigerian military rescued a dozen women and children from Boko Haram camps. The freed women were found as Nigeria continues to clear out Boko Haram camps in northeast Borno state. Boko Haram has captured hundreds of women and children to […]

The Islamic Extremist group Boko Haram launched a series of three attacks in Nigeria late last week, killing a total of 79 people. The surprise attacks began on Friday evening and continued late into Saturday. Boko Haram is said to have a problem with the Western education being provided in Nigeria and the lack of […]

Only months after a veiled 10-year-old girl walks into a crowded market with explosives, Boko Haram’s suicide bombings have struck again. This time, the bloody event occurred in Cameroon, leaving at least 20 dead. Suicide bombings are not original in Boko Haram, as in the beginning the militant group liked getting credit for their murders. […]

The United States and China are set to face off on Friday in the Quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup. The United States defeated Colombia by a score of 2-0 on Monday to get to this matchup. This was the third consecutive shutout for the U.S. in the Women’s World Cup. They forced a red […]

Watch live online as the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup enters the do-or-die Round of 16, with Germany facing Sweden to open the single-elimination stage of the tournament Saturday, June 20, at Landsdowne Stadium in Ottawa. Germany are widely considered the favorites to win the whole tournament, while Sweden — once thought of as among […]

Video footage of Rachel Dolezal using the “N-word” while discussing her son’s challenges in school and other racial issues was released online last Friday. The footage was recorded during a student interview in early 2014. According to its video description on YouTube, Lauren Campbell had the opportunity to interview Rachel as part of her senior […]