Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Rising ethnic violence raises concerns of a possible widespread conflict
Amnesty International report details torture and extrajudicial killings of pro-Biafran activists
Local officials dispute government’s assertion it has defeated the terror group
The mission marks Japan’s first external deployment with expanded powers in nearly 70 years
June Cheng, Onize Oduah | The process can be messy, but China and Nigeria are developing strong economic ties as Nigeria hopes to become the world’s next big economic surprise
Rights groups say violent crackdown on opposition has marred election process
UN official last week warned of genocide in ongoing civil war
Closure of the world’s largest refugee camp delayed on humanitarian grounds
Human rights groups fear consequences of ethnic repression, dangerous rhetoric, and isolation from the international community
Shiites say police planned to attack them; a larger crisis is feared
