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  1. my album is dropping
    Nigerian Pop Star Davido Drops New Album A Better Time Featuring Nicki MinajFor a new mom, Nicki sure is dropping a lot of guest verses.
    By Chris Murphy
  2. my album is dropping
    WizKid Drops New Album Made In Lagos, Dedicates It to His Native Nigeria“We will get through this together. Together we move. #endSARS.”
    By Chris Murphy
  3. power
    Nigeria Has Erupted Into Protests Over Police ViolenceEverything to know about the #EndSARS movement, which has gained international attention.
    By Amanda Arnold
  4. oscars 2020
    Academy Disqualifies Nigeria’s Lionheart Over Predominantly English DialogueLionheart is the country’s first-ever submission to the Best International Feature Film category.
    By Halle Kiefer
  5. the urbanist
    A Fashion Designer’s Guide to LagosMiles of markets, haute couture cuisine, and a booming arts scene.
    As told to Rachel Bashein
  6. nigeria
    Cell Phones Can Make Elections FairerElection monitors in more than 15 countries have used a text-messaging app to quickly and efficiently call out interference.
    By Mack DeGeurin
  7. select all
    Some Uber Drivers Are Using a Phony GPS App to Raise FaresSome riders have reportedly paid twice as much as they should have as a result.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  8. Here’s Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Is Wearing Only Nigerian BrandsThe author is mostly wearing Nigerian looks for public appearances.
    By Lisa Ryan
  9. health concerns
    Nigerian Court Declares That Sprite and Fanta Are ‘Poisonous’A judge has mandated a label, warning benzoic-acid levels are too high.
    By Clint Rainey
  10. Photographer Asiyami Gold’s Guide to NigeriaFrom cocoa farms to her favorite local dishes.
    By Emily Sundberg
  11. Freed Chibok Schoolgirls Return to Their Families for the HolidaysTen weeks after being released by Boko Haram.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. 21 of the Schoolgirls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Reunite With Their FamiliesThe Nigerian government is reportedly negotiating for the release of 83 more.
    By Jen Kirby
  13. Boko Haram Victims Face Hardship After RescueEven after being rescued, the victims of Boko Haram are struggling.
    By Eve Peyser
  14. acts of terror
    At Least 80 People Killed in Multiple Boko Haram AttacksDeadly suicide bombings come a week after the Nigerian president declared the terrorist group “technically” defeated.
    By Jen Kirby
  15. Nigerians Protest Social-Media BillEven bad tweets don’t deserve prison time.
    By Brian Feldman
  16. awful things
    Multiple Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens in Nigeria; Boko Haram Suspected “All the people in the mosque died. Not a single one escaped.”
    By Nathan Pemberton
  17. international affairs
    Hundreds Reportedly Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Major Nigerian CityThe casualties included militants and Nigerian troops.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. terrorble
    Boko Haram’s Mass Kidnappings Are SpreadingThe Nigerian extremist group has reportedly abducted 80 people in Cameroon.
    By Katie Zavadski
  19. international affairs
    Why Isn’t There Better Coverage of Boko Haram’s Huge Attack in Nigeria? Access, for one thing. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  20. very bad things
    Boko Haram May Have Killed Up to 2,000 NigeriansA whole town razed to the ground.
    By Katie Zavadski
  21. horrible things
    Instead of Returning Missing Nigerian Girls, Boko Haram Kidnapped 25 MoreTalk of a cease-fire seems to be crumbling.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. bring back our girls
    Nigeria Claims Boko Haram Will Release the Kidnapped SchoolgirlsThere’s reportedly been a cease-fire.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. journalism
    How West African News Outlets Are Covering the Ebola Outbreak Dispatches on price-gouging, distracted lawmakers, and Donald Trump.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. very sad and scary things
    Could History’s Worst-Ever Ebola Outbreak Spread Outside of West Africa?670 people have already died from the disease.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. international affairs
    Boko Haram Kidnaps the Vice–Prime Minister of Cameroon’s Wife The Nigeria-based militant group recently carried out several attacks across the border.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  26. bring back our girls
    Reminder: Those Girls Boko Haram Kidnapped in April Are Still MissingDespite promised rescue efforts.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  27. bring back our girls
    More Than 60 Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Have Reportedly Escaped Boko HaramAlmost three months after being kidnapped.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. very sad things
    Boko Haram Suspected of Another Mass Kidnapping in Nigeria 60 women and girls, and 31 boys were abducted from a village over the weekend.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  29. bring back our girls
    Boko Haram Kidnapped 20 More Nigerian Women Near ChibokAlthough the hashtag has faded, the militant group continues to terrorize the country.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. bring back our girls
    Nigeria Locates Missing Girls, Can’t Rescue Them“We can’t kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. bring back our girls
    80 U.S. Troops Sent to Find Nigerian Girls“The force will remain in Chad until its support in resolving the kidnapping situation is no longer required.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. conversations
    How Do I Explain the Stolen Nigerian Girls to My 3rd Grade Daughter?Trying to explain the Boko Haram kidnappings to my third-grade daughter.
    By Stella Bugbee
  33. horrible things
    Boko Haram Releases Video of Missing Nigerian GirlsThe terrorist group says it wants prisoners released in exchange for the young women.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. bring back our girls
    Amnesty: Nigeria Had Notice Before KidnappingAccording to a new Amnesty International report.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. nigeria
    Boko Haram Kills 300 in Nigeria As Search for Missing Girls ContinuesThe terrorist group reportedly stormed a village, according to local leaders.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. very sad and scary things
    Obama, Kerry: U.S. Will Help Find Nigerian GirlsBetter late than never.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  37. bring back our girls
    Who Is Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau?Meet the man behind the terror.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. nigeria
    Boko Haram Admits Kidnapping Girls in NigeriaThe tragedy of the missing schoolgirls in Nigeria continues.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. human rights
    Kidnapped Nigerian Girls: ExplainerA primer on the international tragedy.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. international news
    Militants Gun Down Sleeping Students at Nigerian CollegeJust awful.
    By Adam Martin
  41. U.S.’s Nigerian Embassy Warns of Hotel AttacksIncludes Sheraton, Hilton popular with foreigners.
    By Andre Tartar
  42. scary things
    Car Bomb Blasts U.N. Building in Nigeria [Updated]An “undetermined” number are dead.
    By Noreen Malone
  43. the future
    Seven Billion People, Here We ComeThe U.N. predicts that the world’s population will reach 7 billion by October, and 10 billion by 2100.
    By Dan Amira
  44. crimes and misdemeanors
    The Cheney Family’s Next Vacation Destination: Not NigeriaBecause he would probably be arrested on bribery charges.
    By Dan Amira
  45. neighborhood news
    Chinese Shoplifting TortureShoplifting in Flushing will cost you.
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. world cup
    Maradona Seems to Have This Under ControlArgentina is pretty fantastic.
    By Will Leitch
  47. world cup
    World Cup Preview: Group BOur look at Argentina, Greece, Nigeria, and South Korea.
    By Will Leitch
  48. art
    See a Slideshow of Pieter Hugo’s Spooky Nollywood PhotographyNollywood = Nigerian Hollywood.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  49. old crime
    Inspired by Nigerian Scam Artists, Grandma Turns to Life of CrimeIs Nigerian Syndrome the new Stockholm Syndrome?
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. terror plots
    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: The Blame Game BeginsWho was responsible for allowing a man on our terror watch list to board a plane with a bomb on Christmas Day? Washington is closing in on some scapegoats.
    By Chris Rovzar
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