Nigeria Protest

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  UK Expands Jail Capacity As 400 Arrested Over Anti-Immigrant Riots

  The unrest has prompted India, Australia, Nigeria and other countries to warn their citizens to stay vigilant.

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  Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Was Threatened With Shutdown in India; MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Denies Claim

  Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."

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  Nigerian Army Uses Donald Trump's Video To Justify Shooting Protesters

  Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.

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  Watch Macron Loosen Up On Nigeria Trip With Visit To Legendary Nightclub

  In 1977, Nigerian soldiers burned down the legendary concert hall where Fela Kuti performed his protest music that popularized the Afrobeat genre and earned him millions of loyal followers around the world.

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  Ruling Party Protest Disrupts Nigerian Election Count

  Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party today sought to disrupt the results of the general election, accusing the head of the electoral commission of bias.

• Cameroon Kills 107 Boko Haram Fighters Accused of Mass Murder

  Cameroon said on Friday its army killed 107 Boko Haram fighters, while a police officer told AFP at least 30 civilians were murdered by the Islamist guerrilla group before the ambush.

• Nigerian Soldiers Block Roads, Burn Buses in Lagos Protest

  Nigerian soldiers blocked roads, fired shots into the air and burned several buses in Lagos on Friday after a soldier was killed in a bus accident, an episode residents said recalled the country's former military dictatorship.

• Nigerian Police Retract Apparent Ban on Schoolgirls Protests

  Nigerian police said on Tuesday that protesters were free to march in the capital Abuja, after an uproar over comments by the police commissioner in which he appeared to ban demonstrations over more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by rebels.

• Bring Back Our Girls Group Challenge Nigerian Police Ban

  Supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants headed to court on Tuesday to challenge a police ban on protest marches in the Nigerian capital, calling the decision illegal.

• 'Bring Back Our Girls' Protests Banned in Nigeria's Capital

  Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, police said today, as activists vowed to challenge the "illegal" move.

• Nigerian Police Ban Protests Over Kidnapped Girls

  Nigerian police said Monday they have banned protests in the capital demanding that the government rescue more than 200 girls still held captive by Boko Haram militants.

• Nigerian Schools Close to Protest Kidnappings

  Scores of protesters chanting "Bring Back Our Girls" marched Thursday to Nigeria's presidential villa to demand more action to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants, but President Goodluck Jonathan did not meet with them, leaving a proxy to deliver a lecture that further angered the demonstrators.

• Protest at Nigeria's Presidency for Safe Release of Kidnapped Girls

  Protesters on Thursday were taking their call for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to Nigeria's president, as US military personnel headed to Chad as part of the rescue effort.

• Hundreds Protest in Ghana for Nigerian Girls

  Hundreds of women here on Sunday staged a peaceful protest against the kidnapping of the over 200 students from a school in Nigeria by extremist Islamic militant group Boko Haram.

• Mass Protest in Northern Nigeria Over Missing Girls

  Hundreds of people joined a protest in the traditional stronghold of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria on Friday, accusing the government of indifference to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by the Islamists.