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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's human rights commission will on Friday deliver its findings from an investigation into Reuters reports, which found the military ran a secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme and massacred children in its fight against Islamist insurgents in the northeast.
The clay used for the sculptures was sourced by a community of local female potters, who also contributed to the creative process
Nigeria's government lifted its ban on Twitter, following the social media service agreeing to regulations including setting up a presence in the country.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A second young woman abducted seven years ago from the town of Chibok by Boko Haram militants was freed this week, Borno state's governor said on Saturday.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - One abducted girl from the Nigerian town of Chibok has been freed and reunited with her parents seven years after Boko Haram militants kidnapped her and more than 200 of her classmates, Borno state's governor said on Saturday.
KANKARA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Families of more than 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys worried they may be radicalised or held for years as security forces combed a vast forest on Wednesday for armed captors possibly from the jihadist Boko Haram movement.
From Internet shutdowns and online surveillance to social media taxes and arrests for anti-government posts, “digital authoritarianism” is a threat to basic freedoms and rights in many African countries, researchers said on March 2.
Nigeria is discussing with Twitter on whether to reverse its ban in the country, following labelling the American social media platform as unpatriotic.
ABUJA (Reuters) - The militant group Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) said in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, was dead.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militant group said in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, was dead.
