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Muhammadu Buhari thegrio.com
February 13, 2019
In Nigeria fake news can be so outlandish, yet widely believed, that the president recently felt compelled to declare that…
January 9, 2019
After five years, not all of the 276 girls who sparked the international #BringBackOurGirls campaign have been returned to their…
Nigeria
December 3, 2018
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari says rumors of his death have been greatly exaggerated and that no lookalikes have replaced him
Blac Chyna
November 20, 2018
Black Chyna marketing of self-hatred, then exporting it all the way back to the Motherland is no laughing matter
October 23, 2018
The new HBO documentary Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram, sheds a light on the mass kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian…
Joseph Blankson thegrio.com
August 6, 2018
When his boat got into an accident and capsized, Joseph Blankson didn't think twice about rescuing those who had fallen…
Nigeria
June 27, 2018
More than 200 people died in weekend clashes in central Nigeria between farmers and herders after attacks by "suspected militia…
sexual harassment
May 25, 2018
A Nigerian student exposed a university professor for sexual harassment who she said tried to coerce her into having sex…
Omarosa Manigault
May 1, 2018
Omarosa Manigault is spilling beans over President Trump's widely reported racially charged comments about developing nations that caused a side-eye even…
April 2, 2018
In parts of Africa, the HIV/AIDS rate is growing at an alarming rate: 170 people are infected with HIV every
Nigeria Boko Haram thegrio.com
March 21, 2018
Boko Haram extremists returned almost all of the 110 girls abducted from their Nigeria boarding school a month ago with…
Boko Haram tehgrio.com
February 22, 2018
On Wednesday, the Nigerian military rescued 76 schoolgirls and recovered the bodies of two others after a Boko Haram attack.
Boko Haram #BringBackOurGirls thegrio.com
February 22, 2018
The top stories for February 22, 2018 range from more Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria to Trump proposing arming teachers…
Boko Haram tehgrio.com
February 21, 2018
An attack by Boko Haram extremists in a northern Nigerian town has left approximately 50 girls missing. The town is…
David Ukesone theGrio.com
January 30, 2018
David Ukesone, a 71-year-old man from Nigeria, claims that the crew of a flight bound for Chicago hit him, tied…
July 29, 2017
Wale put up a recent Instagram post that has caused a social media backlash. The reason? People misinterpreted his actions
May 25, 2017
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia hospital says its staff has successfully delivered sextuplets and the three boys and three…
May 7, 2017
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Five Boko Haram commanders were released in exchange for the freedom of 82 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped
October 13, 2016
Twenty-one of the schoolgirls who were captured by Boko Haram in 2014 have been freed, according to the Nigerian president's…
May 22, 2016
In 2007, Taofick Okoya founded a Nigerian brand of dolls called Queens of Africa with the idea of empowering young