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Air strike 'kills dozens of mourners' in Niger
BBC NEWS
Thirty-seven people have died in an air strike in southern Niger during military operations targeting Boko Haram, local officials say.
Amaka Igwe: movie producer and visionary
By Dickson Igwe
Amaka Igwe’s life and death are a lesson to all people, everywhere, on the vital importance of having a vision and a purpose. Amaka Igwe was the iconic visionary behind the Nigerian film industry: Nollywood. Nollywood is composed of hundreds of businesses that employ thousands of directors, writers, creators, actors, managers, and workers. It is a major component of Africa’s growing economy.
Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: UK spy plane breaks down
BBC NEWS
A UK spy plane sent to help search for more than 200 girls abducted by militant Islamists in Nigeria has developed a technical fault.
Nigeria kidnapped girls 'shown' in new Boko Haram video
BBC NEWS
A new video released by Islamist militants Boko Haram claims to show around 130 girls kidnapped from a school in Nigeria last month.
Boko Haram admits abducting Nigeria girls from Chibok
BBC NEWS
Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram says it carried out the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in April.
Nigeria abductions: Parents say girls still missing
BBC NEWS
Mystery surrounds the fate of more than 100 teenage girls who were abducted from a school in the remote north-east of Nigeria.
Corruption: the Nigerian model of living in hell
By Dickson Igwe
This is the first of a series of stories warning of the destructive consequences of corruption to Virgin Islands prosperity and development. Corruption is a diabolical monster, robbing present and future generations. The Nigerian corruption model is stated in this first article. The story warns leaders contemplating corruption of corruption’s disastrous consequences. It uses the Nigerian model of corrupt governance.