Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their boarding school in Nigeria have been released, authorities said.The girls were abducted by armed men who raided their state-run school in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State, the police said. Yusuf Idris, a spokesman for the regional governor Bello Matawalle, said Tuesday that all 279 girls had been safely returned and accounted for. The girls arrived early Tuesday at the Zamfara government's state house, where they were dressed in identical pastel hijabs. Idris said they were in a "good condition," although...…Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their boarding school in Nigeria have been released, authorities said.The girls were abducted by armed men who raided their state-run school in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State, the police said. Yusuf Idris, a spokesman for the regional governor Bello Matawalle, said Tuesday that all 279 girls had been safely returned and accounted for. The girls arrived early Tuesday at the Zamfara government's state house, where they were dressed in identical pastel hijabs. Idris said they were in a "good condition," although...WW…

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their boarding school in Nigeria have been released, authorities said.The girls were abducted by armed men who raided their state-run school in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State, the police said. Yusuf Idris, a spokesman for the regional governor Bello Matawalle, said Tuesday that all 279 girls had been safely returned and accounted for. The girls arrived early Tuesday at the Zamfara government's state house, where they were dressed in identical pastel hijabs. Idris said they were in a "good condition," although...…Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped at gunpoint from their boarding school in Nigeria have been released, authorities said.The girls were abducted by armed men who raided their state-run school in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State, the police said. Yusuf Idris, a spokesman for the regional governor Bello Matawalle, said Tuesday that all 279 girls had been safely returned and accounted for. The girls arrived early Tuesday at the Zamfara government's state house, where they were dressed in identical pastel hijabs. Idris said they were in a "good condition," although...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Seven people were killed when a Nigerian military plane crashed on approach to on Sunday, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Air Force said.“All 7 personnel on board died in the crash,” Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said on Twitter.He added that the Chief of the Air Staff has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident.“A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed short of our Abuja runway after reporting engine failure enroute [to] Minna. It appears to be fatal,” said the country’s aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, confirming the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Seven people were killed when a Nigerian military plane crashed on approach to on Sunday, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Air Force said.“All 7 personnel on board died in the crash,” Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said on Twitter.He added that the Chief of the Air Staff has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident.“A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed short of our Abuja runway after reporting engine failure enroute [to] Minna. It appears to be fatal,” said the country’s aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, confirming the...WW…

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Some of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram nearly seven years ago have finally escaped from their captors, a father of one of the girls told CNN.Halima Ali Maiyanga, one of more than 100 young women still missing, called her father to say she and others had managed to flee Boko Haram militants Thursday."She asked me. Is this my daddy? Is this my daddy, and she started crying. The crying was [so] much and I couldn't hear her very well. I was crying too. I never expected to hear from her again," Ali Maiyanga said."The whole family is so happy. Our house is full...…Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Some of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram nearly seven years ago have finally escaped from their captors, a father of one of the girls told CNN.Halima Ali Maiyanga, one of more than 100 young women still missing, called her father to say she and others had managed to flee Boko Haram militants Thursday."She asked me. Is this my daddy? Is this my daddy, and she started crying. The crying was [so] much and I couldn't hear her very well. I was crying too. I never expected to hear from her again," Ali Maiyanga said."The whole family is so happy. Our house is full...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ugandans headed to the polls on Thursday, following a tense presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths in the lead-up to the election.There was calm on election day itself, however, with a heavy military presence in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, as long lines of people waited patiently to cast their votes when polls opened at 7 a.m.Long-standing ruler President Yoweri Museveni, 76, is seeking a sixth term in office and is being challenged by 10 opposition candidates, including the hugely popular singer-turned politician Bobi Wine.Wine,...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ugandans headed to the polls on Thursday, following a tense presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths in the lead-up to the election.There was calm on election day itself, however, with a heavy military presence in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, as long lines of people waited patiently to cast their votes when polls opened at 7 a.m.Long-standing ruler President Yoweri Museveni, 76, is seeking a sixth term in office and is being challenged by 10 opposition candidates, including the hugely popular singer-turned politician Bobi Wine.Wine,...WW…

(CNN)The Nigerian army admitted on Saturday that soldiers were given both live and blank bullets when they were deployed to protests at Lekki toll gate on October 20. The admission seems to confirm a key finding of a into the shooting."The soldiers they were both given both live and blank bullets. In this particular case, we saw that these protests had been infiltrated by some hoodlums," Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo said in his testimony to the Lagos Judicial panel of inquiry into the incident."You had peaceful protesters no doubt. But there were also hoodlums who sought to take advantage. That...…(CNN)The Nigerian army admitted on Saturday that soldiers were given both live and blank bullets when they were deployed to protests at Lekki toll gate on October 20. The admission seems to confirm a key finding of a into the shooting."The soldiers they were both given both live and blank bullets. In this particular case, we saw that these protests had been infiltrated by some hoodlums," Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo said in his testimony to the Lagos Judicial panel of inquiry into the incident."You had peaceful protesters no doubt. But there were also hoodlums who sought to take advantage. That...WW…

This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death. The full names of some interviewees and the identities of others have been withheld for their safety.Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother's number.The person on the other end of the line -- a stranger -- broke the news that Ibanga's brother, Victor, had been shot dead at the Lekki toll gate, in Lagos, Nigeria, where he had been peacefully protesting against police brutality earlier that night."The person told me that the police took his body away," Ibanga, 24, told...…This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death. The full names of some interviewees and the identities of others have been withheld for their safety.Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother's number.The person on the other end of the line -- a stranger -- broke the news that Ibanga's brother, Victor, had been shot dead at the Lekki toll gate, in Lagos, Nigeria, where he had been peacefully protesting against police brutality earlier that night."The person told me that the police took his body away," Ibanga, 24, told...WW…

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 10 people have died in protests over police brutality in Nigeria, Amnesty International said Tuesday. The the human rights group told CNN police have used since the protests started last Thursday. "So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people since the start of protests against callous operations of SARS," SARS refers to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a that has been the target of nationwide protests demanding an end to police brutality. Police announced Sunday the unit will be dissolved."The excessive use of force by the police in response to the...…Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 10 people have died in protests over police brutality in Nigeria, Amnesty International said Tuesday. The the human rights group told CNN police have used since the protests started last Thursday. "So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people since the start of protests against callous operations of SARS," SARS refers to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a that has been the target of nationwide protests demanding an end to police brutality. Police announced Sunday the unit will be dissolved."The excessive use of force by the police in response to the...WW…

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 10 people have died in protests over police brutality in Nigeria, Amnesty International said Tuesday. The the human rights group told CNN police have used since the protests started last Thursday. "So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people since the start of protests against callous operations of SARS," SARS refers to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a that has been the target of nationwide protests demanding an end to police brutality. Police announced Sunday the unit will be dissolved."The excessive use of force by the police in response to the...…Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 10 people have died in protests over police brutality in Nigeria, Amnesty International said Tuesday. The the human rights group told CNN police have used since the protests started last Thursday. "So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people since the start of protests against callous operations of SARS," SARS refers to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a that has been the target of nationwide protests demanding an end to police brutality. Police announced Sunday the unit will be dissolved."The excessive use of force by the police in response to the...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Child rights agency UNICEF has condemned the sentencing of a teenager to 10 years in prison for blasphemy in northern Nigeria.Omar Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State in northwest Nigeria after he was accused of using foul language toward Allah in an argument with a friend.He was sentenced on August 10 by the same court that recently sentenced a studio assistant Yahaya Sharif-Aminu to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed, according to lawyers.Farouq’s punishment is in violation of the African Charter of the Rights and...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Child rights agency UNICEF has condemned the sentencing of a teenager to 10 years in prison for blasphemy in northern Nigeria.Omar Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State in northwest Nigeria after he was accused of using foul language toward Allah in an argument with a friend.He was sentenced on August 10 by the same court that recently sentenced a studio assistant Yahaya Sharif-Aminu to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed, according to lawyers.Farouq’s punishment is in violation of the African Charter of the Rights and...WW…