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Nigerian niqab-wearing chef seeks to break stereotypes about Muslim women

(This May 4 story has been corrected to change the name of Muslim face veil in the headline and paragraph 1, reword paragraph 1 to clarify that not all Muslim women wear niqabs, and add explanation of hijab in paragraph 5)

Reuters

Nigeria's elections faced five serious challenges - how to fix them before the next polls

Nigerians will see their new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, sworn in late May. A number of court cases are still being pursued against the election outcomes from votes cast earlier this year, but these aren’t expected to affect the inauguration.

The Conversation

Dreaming sky high, Nigerian man builds airplane from trash

Bolaji Fatai has never set foot in an airplane, but that hasn't stopped him from building his own remote-controlled model aircraft from trash and sending it soaring over the sprawl and chaos of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

Reuters

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‘A precision approach to activism’: distance runners join fight against Africa’s air pollution

Citizen scientists in Lagos, Cape Town and Accra are gathering air-quality data on runs to help curb a key cause of early death

The Guardian - UK

Flights disrupted as Nigerian aviation workers strike over pay, conditions

Domestic flights in Nigeria were being disrupted on Monday, local airlines said, as aviation employees in Lagos blocked roads to the country's busiest local airport to begin a two-day strike in protest over working conditions and wages.

Reuters

AP PHOTOS: Joyous Holy Week celebrations around the world

From dressing as Roman soldiers in Antigua, Guatemala, to carrying palm fronds on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Christians around the world are celebrating Holy Week

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson jokes he was given Partygate fine for ‘eating lunch at his desk’

Former prime minister told audience in Lagos that his fine from police for breaking Covid laws was ‘bizarre’

The Guardian - UK

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How much CO2 is caused by transportation in the EU?

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about transportation-caused CO2 emissions across the European Union. There’s the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, “Music from Erwan”, and a new poem written and read by listener Ibironke Oyewole from Lagos, Nigeria. All that, and the new…

Radio France Internationale

Senior Nigerian politician and wife guilty of organ harvesting plot

The Old Bailey heard that a street trader from Lagos had been brought to the UK with the intention of transplanting one of his kidneys for cash.

The Independent UK

Wealthy couple guilty of plotting to bring man to UK to harvest kidney for daughter

A wealthy Nigerian senator and his wife faced a shocking trial at the Old Bailey, accused of plotting to traffic a young man to the UK to harvest his kidney for their daughter

Daily Mirror

Wealthy Nigerian senator and wife guilty of plot to harvest organs as sick daughter cleared

Court hears 21-year-old street trader from Lagos was brought to UK and offered £7,000 for kidney

The Independent UK

UN: Many African children at risk from lack of clean water

In Nigeria’s teeming city of Lagos, children in the Makoko area swim and play in filthy water surrounded by garbage

The Independent UK

US aid worker and French journalist held hostage in Sahel region released

In tonight's edition: An American aid worker held by Islamist extremists for more than six years and France's last hostage, a journalist abducted almost two years ago, have both been freed. The unexpected release of Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois came on Monday as the men arrived in Niger's capital.…

France 24

Nigeria's two big parties dominate governorship elections

Nigeria's two biggest parties won the majority of states in weekend governorship polls, official figures showed on Monday, maintaining their political dominance following elections in which European Union observers said 21 people died from violence.

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Lagos governor re-elected in victory for Nigeria ruling party

The governor of Lagos easily won re-election in low turn-out local voting, figures showed on Sunday, a victory for Nigeria's ruling party just weeks after the commercial capital backed the opposition in a disputed presidential election.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria counts votes after tense local elections

Vote counting was underway in Nigeria on Sunday following local elections marred by reports of violence, bribery and signs of low turnout.

Reuters

Nigerians vote in delayed governorship elections with Lagos state in play

Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday to elect new state governors, with many focusing on the race in commercial hub Lagos and how the electoral body conducts voting after criticism of its handling of last month's disputed presidential election.

The Independent UK

Nigerian politician accused of organ-harvest plot is a ‘victim’, court hears

It is alleged a 21-year-old street trader from Lagos was to be rewarded for donating a kidney to Sonia Ekweremadu in an £80,000 private procedure.

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At least six dead in Nigeria train-bus collision

In tonight's edition: Lagos launches an emergency blood drive as six people are killed and dozens injured after a train crashes into a passenger bus. Also, there are concerns that life could get even more restrictive for LGBT people in Uganda as its parliament takes up a bill that would…

The Independent UK

Nigeria bus crashes into train; 6 dead and dozens injured

Six people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in Lagos, Nigeria

Reuters

Train rams into public bus in Nigeria's Lagos, killing six

A train rammed into a public bus in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos on Thursday, killing six people and injuring dozens of others, as the bus driver tried to beat the train signal, emergency services and the state governor said.

The Independent UK

Nigerian family accused in court of failing to ‘step up’ for organ donation

It is alleged a 21-year-old street trader from Lagos was to be rewarded for donating a kidney to Sonia Ekweremadu in an £80,000 private procedure.

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote

Electoral commission says it is pushing back polling due to problems with digital voting system

Reuters

Lagos in focus as Nigerians elect new state governors

Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election, with the main focus on the race to lead Lagos, the country's economic heartbeat and wealthiest state.

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian politician accused of organ-harvesting plot ‘feared scam’

Ike Ekweremadu tells Old Bailey court he became suspicious of Lagos street trader offering kidney

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