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Shutdown For 50th Anniversary of Biafra Declaration

Shops, schools and businesses were shut in southeast Nigeria on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since the declaration of...

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Frustration and Hope

Nigeria on Tuesday marks 50 years since the declaration of an independent Republic of Biafra plunged the country into a...

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‘Strange Black Soot’ Blankets Nigeria’s Oil Hub

The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt used to be known as "The Garden City" because of its soaring palm trees and green...

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Nigeria Soldiers Arrested For ‘beating Up Disabled Man’

play videoThe arrests were in line with the army's "zero tolerance" for acts of indiscipline Two Nigerian soldiers have...

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Nigerian Soldiers Filmed Beating Up Disabled Man

Two Nigerian soldiers have been arrested and charged with assault after they were filmed beating a disabled man with...

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Nigerian Soldiers Filmed Beating Up Disabled Man

Two Nigerian soldiers have been arrested and charged with assault after they were filmed beating a disabled man with...

International

Nigeria Security Forces ‘killed 150 Pro-Biafra Protesters’

Nigeria's security forces have killed more than 150 peaceful protestors since August 2015, a human rights group has...