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19 February – Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping 17 September - Over 100 people are killed in floods after two major rivers burst their banks. [1]13 October - At least 30 people are killed when a pipeline caught fire and explodes in southeast Nigeria after a raid by suspected petrol thieves.
A fire at an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Nigeria, kills at least 17 people. International relations. Israel and the United Nations. Israel withdraws from the United Nations Human Rights Council, accusing the UN body of "obsessively demonizing" and discriminating against the country.
Business and economy Irish paper production and packaging firm Smurfit Kappa release a statement explaining that one of its production facilities was seized a week earlier on August 21 by the Venezuelan government and its managers were arrested, with the company accused of not setting their prices at government-approved levels and smuggling. It says that the government have taken over ...
International relations Turkey–United States relations, 2016–present purges in Turkey The White House imposes sanctions on two Turkish officials over the detention of Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime An orb and two crowns, part of the Regalia of Sweden, are stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral. (BBC ...
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Sharibu subsequently was given to a Boko Haram fighter as a slave. [28] In August 2018 an audio was released of Sharibu pleading for her freedom. [ 29 ] In October 2018 her parents revealed that Boko Haram had threatened to kill her later that month, should the government not meet their demands.
Download QR code; Print/export ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) ... BBC. The New York Times: On This Day
BBC News Pidgin is an online news service in West African Pidgin English that was launched by the BBC World Service in 2017. [1] [2] It is based in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]Pidgin, first used by British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century, has become one of the most widely spoken languages in West Africa, with up to 75 million speakers in Nigeria alone.
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