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Nigeria’s Leader Suspends Chief Justice 3 Weeks Before Vote

January 25, 2019The Associated PressComments Off on Nigeria’s Leader Suspends Chief Justice 3 Weeks Before Vote

The decision by President Muhammadu Buhari, who seeks a second term in the Feb. 16 vote, sent Africa’s most populous country into a constitutional crisis.

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Nigeria Military Raids Newspaper, Seizes Computers and Arrests Journalists

January 7, 2019January 8, 2019DIONNE SEARCEY and EMMANUEL AKINWOTUComments Off on Nigeria Military Raids Newspaper, Seizes Computers and Arrests Journalists

The army said the newspaper, Daily Trust, which had been critical of the military, had jeopardized national security by reporting on a planned operation.

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Artwork Taken From Africa, Returning to a Home Transformed

January 3, 2019JASON FARAGOComments Off on Artwork Taken From Africa, Returning to a Home Transformed

A pivotal report calls for thousands of artworks to leave French museums and return to West Africa. An artist, a historian and a philosopher debate what should happen — and what these objects could mean to young Africans who have never seen them.

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Shehu Shagari, Former Nigerian President, Dies at 93

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018ALAN COWELLComments Off on Shehu Shagari, Former Nigerian President, Dies at 93

Mr. Shagari sought to revive democratic rule, but military officers deposed him during a 1983 economic crisis caused by plummeting oil prices.

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Nigeria Says Soldiers Who Killed Marchers Were Provoked. Video Shows Otherwise.

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018DIONNE SEARCEY and EMMANUEL AKINWOTUComments Off on Nigeria Says Soldiers Who Killed Marchers Were Provoked. Video Shows Otherwise.

A close review of video from the largest and most deadly of the protests, as well as interviews with witnesses, clearly shows the military opening fire on unarmed demonstrators.

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How Elite Nigerian Soldiers Turned a Religious March Into a Massacre

December 17, 2018NYT > WorldComments Off on How Elite Nigerian Soldiers Turned a Religious March Into a Massacre

Nigeria’s military said it acted in self-defense. Our visual investigation shows that this claim doesn’t hold up, and reveals how an elite military unit used machine guns on unarmed marchers in October, killing dozens.

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Global Health: The Fight Against Malaria Has Reached a Standstill

November 19, 2018DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.Comments Off on Global Health: The Fight Against Malaria Has Reached a Standstill

Deaths from the disease plummeted from 2000 to 2013, but are now stuck at over 400,000 a year. Donor giving is flat, and some countries are not doing enough to protect their citizens.

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As Nigerian Fashion Booms, Women Lead Its Coverage

November 4, 2018ADENIKE OLANREWAJUComments Off on As Nigerian Fashion Booms, Women Lead Its Coverage

Spurred by the leadership of entrepreneurial women and Nigeria’s cultural cachet around Africa and the world, the country’s fashion magazine industry has found a receptive audience.

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