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Crowd surge at Christmas event in Nigeria kills 35 children, with six remaining in hospital

Thirty-five children have died at an end-of-year school funfair in Nigeria after a crowd crush of more than 5,000 people.

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Nearly 300 school children abducted in one of Nigeria’s largest kidnappings

Nearly 300 children have been abducted by motorcycle-riding gunmen from their school in Nigeria, with activists blaming security lapses.

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‘Heinous violation of human rights’: More than 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria

More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted on Friday when unidentified gunmen raided a school in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria.

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‘Education is everything’: A Boko Haram survivor on why educating girls has the power to change the world

Education is everything. It is the key that unlocks doors. Unleashes potential. Unlocks dreams, writes Aishatu Alhajikabu.