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    Some Uber Drivers Are Using a Phony GPS App to Raise FaresSome riders have reportedly paid twice as much as they should have as a result.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  2. 21 of the Schoolgirls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Reunite With Their FamiliesThe Nigerian government is reportedly negotiating for the release of 83 more.
    By Jen Kirby
  3. acts of terror
    At Least 80 People Killed in Multiple Boko Haram AttacksDeadly suicide bombings come a week after the Nigerian president declared the terrorist group “technically” defeated.
    By Jen Kirby
  4. Nigerians Protest Social-Media BillEven bad tweets don’t deserve prison time.
    By Brian Feldman
  5. awful things
    Multiple Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens in Nigeria; Boko Haram Suspected “All the people in the mosque died. Not a single one escaped.”
    By Nathan Pemberton
  6. international affairs
    Hundreds Reportedly Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Major Nigerian CityThe casualties included militants and Nigerian troops.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  7. terrorble
    Boko Haram’s Mass Kidnappings Are SpreadingThe Nigerian extremist group has reportedly abducted 80 people in Cameroon.
    By Katie Zavadski
  8. international affairs
    Why Isn’t There Better Coverage of Boko Haram’s Huge Attack in Nigeria? Access, for one thing. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  9. very bad things
    Boko Haram May Have Killed Up to 2,000 NigeriansA whole town razed to the ground.
    By Katie Zavadski
  10. horrible things
    Instead of Returning Missing Nigerian Girls, Boko Haram Kidnapped 25 MoreTalk of a cease-fire seems to be crumbling.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. bring back our girls
    Nigeria Claims Boko Haram Will Release the Kidnapped SchoolgirlsThere’s reportedly been a cease-fire.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. journalism
    How West African News Outlets Are Covering the Ebola Outbreak Dispatches on price-gouging, distracted lawmakers, and Donald Trump.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  13. very sad and scary things
    Could History’s Worst-Ever Ebola Outbreak Spread Outside of West Africa?670 people have already died from the disease.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  14. international affairs
    Boko Haram Kidnaps the Vice–Prime Minister of Cameroon’s Wife The Nigeria-based militant group recently carried out several attacks across the border.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. bring back our girls
    More Than 60 Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Have Reportedly Escaped Boko HaramAlmost three months after being kidnapped.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  16. very sad things
    Boko Haram Suspected of Another Mass Kidnapping in Nigeria 60 women and girls, and 31 boys were abducted from a village over the weekend.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  17. bring back our girls
    Boko Haram Kidnapped 20 More Nigerian Women Near ChibokAlthough the hashtag has faded, the militant group continues to terrorize the country.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. bring back our girls
    Nigeria Locates Missing Girls, Can’t Rescue Them“We can’t kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. bring back our girls
    80 U.S. Troops Sent to Find Nigerian Girls“The force will remain in Chad until its support in resolving the kidnapping situation is no longer required.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. horrible things
    Boko Haram Releases Video of Missing Nigerian GirlsThe terrorist group says it wants prisoners released in exchange for the young women.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. bring back our girls
    Amnesty: Nigeria Had Notice Before KidnappingAccording to a new Amnesty International report.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. nigeria
    Boko Haram Kills 300 in Nigeria As Search for Missing Girls ContinuesThe terrorist group reportedly stormed a village, according to local leaders.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. very sad and scary things
    Obama, Kerry: U.S. Will Help Find Nigerian GirlsBetter late than never.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. bring back our girls
    Who Is Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau?Meet the man behind the terror.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. nigeria
    Boko Haram Admits Kidnapping Girls in NigeriaThe tragedy of the missing schoolgirls in Nigeria continues.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. human rights
    Kidnapped Nigerian Girls: ExplainerA primer on the international tragedy.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. international news
    Militants Gun Down Sleeping Students at Nigerian CollegeJust awful.
    By Adam Martin
  28. U.S.’s Nigerian Embassy Warns of Hotel AttacksIncludes Sheraton, Hilton popular with foreigners.
    By Andre Tartar
  29. scary things
    Car Bomb Blasts U.N. Building in Nigeria [Updated]An “undetermined” number are dead.
    By Noreen Malone
  30. the future
    Seven Billion People, Here We ComeThe U.N. predicts that the world’s population will reach 7 billion by October, and 10 billion by 2100.
    By Dan Amira
  31. crimes and misdemeanors
    The Cheney Family’s Next Vacation Destination: Not NigeriaBecause he would probably be arrested on bribery charges.
    By Dan Amira
  32. neighborhood news
    Chinese Shoplifting TortureShoplifting in Flushing will cost you.
    By Jessica Pressler
  33. old crime
    Inspired by Nigerian Scam Artists, Grandma Turns to Life of CrimeIs Nigerian Syndrome the new Stockholm Syndrome?
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. terror plots
    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: The Blame Game BeginsWho was responsible for allowing a man on our terror watch list to board a plane with a bomb on Christmas Day? Washington is closing in on some scapegoats.
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. terror plots
    Averted Northwest Airlines Bomb Was Powerful, But Very Hard to IgniteThank goodness?
    By Chris Rovzar