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An unspecified number of female students have been abducted by gunmen from a Nigerian university in north-west Zamfara state. The students of the Federal University Gusau were abducted from three hostels in Sabon Gida community, in the early hours of Friday. Local journalists told the BBC that the gunmen began shooting indiscriminately before attacking the […]
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Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
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People from Nigeria will not be able to participate in the United States' 2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Progam, popularly known as the visa lottery, according to newly released policy guidelines by the US Department of State. The State Department says Nigeria is one of 19 territories and countries that have seen more than 50,000 of...
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[Premium Times] Nigeria has recorded its lowest daily coronavirus infections in almost seven months with 58 new cases reported on Sunday, according to the country's health authorities.
Protests against police violence in Nigeria entered the tenth day on Saturday with more than 10,000 people invading the streets of Lagos.
Mothers also joined the march in the city centre of Nigeria's economic capital.
\"I am here to come and protest against the killing of my children, against the killing of our children, against the killing of the youth,\" said Adepeju Dinyo.
\"We want a new Nigeria where righteousness, peace and justice reign, where our children can live, can go to school and work and live their lives in peace.\"
The rallies started last week after a video did the rounds online showing a man being beaten, apparently by police from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit.
The police unit has killed and tortured many Nigerians, according to human rights groups.
Since the protests began, at least 10 people have been killed and hundreds injured, according to Amnesty International, which accuses the police of using excessive force against the demonstrators.
The #EndSARS campaign has attracted international support, including from supporters of Black Lives Matter in the U.S. and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey who retweeted posts from Nigerian demonstrators.
In response to the widespread demonstrations by young Nigerians, the government said it would disband the SARS unit last Sunday.
But the protesters are now calling on the government to be accountable, fight corruption and grant more freedoms.
