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Over 1,800 inmates escape after armed militia attacks Nigerian prisonThe attacks began around 2 a.m. in the town of Owerri in Imo state and lasted for about two hours, according to a local resident.WorldApr 5
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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed a week after abduction by gunmen: governorGunmen abducted the girls from a secondary school in Jangebe town on Friday, in the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation.WorldMar 2
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Nigerian forces continue search for 300 abducted girls after teenage boys freedThe release comes just a day after the raid on a school in Zamfara state where gunmen seized 317 girls.TechFeb 27
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Mohawk College student makes plea for tuition help after pandemic hits family business hardTwenty-three-year-old Oluwapelumi Adegoke has started a GoFundMe to help her pay tuition after the pandemic hit her family's business hard.CanadaFeb 20
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Another new coronavirus variant appears to emerge in NigeriaThe discovery could add to new alarm in the pandemic after similar variants were announced in Britain and South Africa,WorldDec 24, 2020
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300 Nigerian students kidnapped by Boko Haram returning homeThe abduction of more than 300 schoolboys from northern Nigeria marked one of the largest in recent years by the terrorist group Boko Haram.WorldDec 17, 2020
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Boko Haram claims responsibility after hundreds of students abducted in NigeriaMore than 330 students remain missing from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara after gunmen with assault rifles attacked their school Friday night.WorldDec 16, 2020
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Around 400 Nigerian students missing after gunmen attack schoolAbout 400 students are missing, while 200 are accounted for, a police spokesperson said. The school is believed to have had more than 600 students.WorldDec 13, 2020
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‘They need our backing’: Ontario’s Nigerian community reflects on #EndSARS police protests“Even though you might not be Nigerian, even though you might not have people out there you care about, just think whatever you do it’s going to impact if Nigeria gets the change it is looking for."WorldOct 29, 2020
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Black amputees face challenges and increased costs for prosthesesAmputees face many challenges when it comes to getting the right prosthesis but Black amputees may end up paying more to match their skin colour.Oct 28, 2020
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