Monday, April 15, 2024

Video - Crowds flock to Lafia town in Nigeria to celebrate culture and religion



Crowds gathered in Lafia town in central Nigeria to celebrate the Durbar Festival, a colorful religious and traditional fete that features performances from horse-riding men in robes and turbans. The event is one of the ways locals mark the Eid-al Fitr Islamic festivities celebrated after the end of Ramadan.

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Video - Abductions in Nigeria surge despite raft of measures by authorities



kidnappings in Northern Nigeria have grown into an industry worth millions of dollars.

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kidnappers say they will kill all 287 school if $622,000 ransom not paid

 

Video - Concerns over electricity rate hike in Nigeria



An increase in electricity prices by nearly three times has sparked a backlash in Nigeria. The decision to remove electricity subsidies is part of President Bola Tinubu's reform drive to ease pressure on the economy as the government targets up to 2.6 billion U.S. dollars from the subsidy removal.

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Video - Families of missing Chibok girls remain hopeful of reunion in Nigeria



About 90 girls kidnapped from a government secondary school in Chibok, in Nigeria’s Borno State in 2014 remain missing. A total of 276 girls were taken. Many abductees have returned home and are trying to resume normal life. However, relatives of the girls still missing anxiously wait and hope for a reunion with their kin.

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Video - Families and victims in Nigeria reeling from impact of kidnappings

Video - Kaduna state abductions raise Nigeria's insecurity crisis

 

Video - Mass abductions negatively impact food production in Nigeria



Farmers in northern Nigeria have abandoned their commercial farms and turned to small-scale subsistence farming close to their homes to avoid being the victims of kidnapping. Insecurity in the region is an issue. Kidnappings for ransom are increasingly common.

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