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☆ Nigeria kidnapping: Chibok girl rescued after 10 years in captivity
  + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Stephanie Busari | Michael Rios | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Lagos, Nigeria CNN —The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago. But the abduction of the Chibok girls remains the highest-profile example of the group’s targeting of schools. A decade later: Chibok kidnapping survivors tell their storiesSurvivors of the Chibok kidnapping recently shared their harrowing experiences in captivity with CNN on the 10th anniversary of their abduction. One of them Amina Ali, 27, was forced to marry a Boko Haram fighter, spending two years in captivity, before escaping. Ishaya was also reunited with her family in 2017 after spending three years as a “slave,” treating injured Boko Haram fighters.
Persons: Chibok schoolgirls, Lydia Simon, Boko Haram, Haram, “, Amina Ali, Boko, Hannatu Stephen, Ishaya, Stephanie Busari, Michael Rios, Nimi Princewill Organizations: Nigeria CNN —, CNN, Amnesty International, West, Human Rights Locations: Lagos, Nigeria, Borno State, Haram, Islamic State, West African Province, Boko Haram, ”, Nigerian, Kuriga, Sokoto, Atlanta
☆ Nigeria: Children among 26 people dead in Nigeria boating accident
  + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
Abuja, Nigeria CNN —At least 26 people, mostly women and children died when a boat carrying more than 100 farmers capsized early Sunday in north-central Nigeria, the region’s second boat tragedy in three months, authorities said. “The victims … were going for farming activities when the incident occurred between 7:30 and 8 Sunday morning,” spokesperson for the Niger state governor, Bologi Ibrahim, said in a statement. “Twenty-six persons mostly women and children have been confirmed dead and over 30 people rescued,” the statement added. The government statement encouraged the use of life jackets and urged locals to “desist from overcrowding boats.”Boat accidents are common in northern Nigeria. At least 15 people had died a month before in another boat mishap in northwestern Sokoto State.
Persons: ”, Bologi Ibrahim, “ Organizations: Nigeria CNN —, CNN Locations: Abuja, Nigeria, Niger, Mokwa, Sokoto State
☆ Nigeria: More than 100 dead after wedding party as boat capsizes
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Abuja, Nigeria CNN —More than 100 people are now confirmed dead after a boat ferrying hundreds of wedding guests overturned Monday in the river Niger around north-central Nigeria, local police said. The vessel was carrying around 250 passengers traveling back to Patigi in northcentral Kwara State after attending a wedding party in Gboti, in neighboring Niger State, when it sank early Monday, killing 106 on board, according to police. Heavy rains and floodingThe overcrowded boat capsized after hitting a tree trunk, he said of the accident which happened at around 3:00am Monday. Niger and Kwara states lay along the banks of the River Niger, West Africa’s main river, and surrounding communities remain vulnerable when it overflows. Last month, at least 15 people died after a boat capsized in northwestern Sokoto State, authorities told CNN.
Persons: Nigeria CNN —, Ajayi Okasanmi, Abdul Gana Lukpada, Patigi, ” Lukpada, ”, ” “ Organizations: Nigeria CNN, CNN, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Police Locations: Abuja, Nigeria, Niger, northcentral Kwara State, Gboti, Niger State, Kwara, Patigi, Egboti, West, Sokoto State
☆ Nigeria: Hundreds of wedding party guests feared dead as boat capsizes in Nigeria
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Abuja, Nigeria CNN —Hundreds of people, including wedding guests, are feared dead in north-central Nigeria after a boat they were traveling in capsized in the river Niger early Monday, a local chief told CNN on Tuesday. “There was a marriage ceremony in a nearby village … Egboti village which is by the river Niger. As they sailed, the boat hit a tree branch hiding in the water and it split into two. Boat accidents are common in northern Nigeria. Last month, at least 15 people died after a boat capsized in northwestern Sokoto State, authorities told CNN.
Persons: Abdul Gana Lukpada, Lukpada, ”, I’ve, Ajayi Okasanmi, Rafiu Ajakaye Organizations: Nigeria CNN, CNN, Kwara State Locations: Abuja, Nigeria, Niger, Kpada, Patigi district, Kwara State, Egboti, Niger State, Kwara, Sokoto State
☆ Six Nigerian states challenge election in Supreme Court
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Camillus Eboh | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
ABUJA, March 3 (Reuters) - Six opposition-led Nigerian states have asked the Supreme Court to throw out the result of last weekend's presidential vote, saying the electoral body broke the law and its own rules during the count, court papers showed. Six of Nigeria's 36 states - Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto - said in court papers dated Feb. 28 that the election commission had failed to transmit results through an electronic system meant to show transparency. They sought a court declaration that all presidential election results announced by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) "were invalid, null and void, and of no effect whatsoever". Those materials included ballot papers and voting machines, the order from the appeals court showed. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of past Nigerian presidential elections but none has succeeded.
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