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At least 35 presidential hopefuls have joined the race to succeed Muhammadu Buhari who will step down in February 2023. DW looks at some of the main contenders to lead the West African country.
Two Nigerian women who were sexually abused as children have been working to help prevent other girls from experiencing the same trauma. They tell DW their stories, which empower them to support other victims of abuse.
Two Nigerian women who were sexually abused as children have been working to help prevent other girls from experiencing the same trauma. They tell DW their stories, which empower them to support other victims of abuse.
Nigeria suffers yet another school kidnapping The school's owner, Abubakar Tegina, witnessed the attack. "I personally saw between 20 and 25 motorcycles with heavily armed people. They entered the school and went away with about 150 or more of the students," Tegina, who lives around 150 meters from the school, told the Reuters news agency. Tracking Nigeria's human traffickers Fleeing poverty Our investigation began in Benin City, capital of Edo State. Almost everyone we spoke to has at least a friend or a family member in Europe. More than three-quarters of illegal prostitutes in Italy are fr...
About 200 children were at the school at the time of the attack and "an unconfirmed number" were taken, authorities said. The incident is the latest in a series of mass abductions in Nigerian schools by armed gangs.