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Nigeria train kidnappers using victims as human shields -president

Armed gangs who kidnapped dozens of passengers in an attack on a train in northern Nigeria are using civilians as human shields, making it difficult for the military to carry out a rescue mission, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday.

Reuters

Nigeria: Five dead after Lagos building collapse

Building collapses frequently happen in Africa’s most populous country.

Al Jazeera

Building in Nigeria's commercial hub collapses; 5 dead

A three-story residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least five people with many feared trapped

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Five dead after building collapse in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos

A three-storey residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, killing at least five people with many feared trapped, emergency response services said.

Evening Standard

US Embassy in Mali Issues Security Alert, Warns Citizens of Possible Terrorist Attack

The US Embassy in Mali issued a security alert on Friday, advising its citizens that a terrorist attack may be planned in Bamako through the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. The attack may be targeting locations frequented by Westerners, including embassies, hotels, and restaurants, the embassy noted.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The radio show championing justice for abuse victims in Nigeria

Helped by pro-bono lawyers, the show Silent Voices exposes perpetrators and helps support women and child victims.

Al Jazeera

OPEC Fund to Finance Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

The OPEC Fund for International Development agreed with Morocco to finance the second phase of feasibility studies of a submarine gas pipeline with Nigeria, said Moroccan authorities. The legal documentation relating to the $14.3 million financing granted by the OPEC Fund to the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)…

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A gloomy May Day awaits Nigerian workers

Imagine you live alone and walk into a local food market in Lagos, the Nigerian commercial capital, to buy a week’s worth of basic food items. In less than 15 minutes, you would find that you’ve spent at least 10,000 Naira (or US$24 at the official exchange rate of US$1…

The Conversation

Nigerian workers struggle as cost of living outstrips incomes

Food inflation in Nigeria increased by 15% during the 11 months from April 2021 to March 2022, adding pressure on the cost of living for salary earners whose incomes have not risen for close to three years.

The Conversation

Met officer who went on Nigerian Big Brother given final warning

Gross misconduct panel rules against PC Khafilat Kareem, who was told not to appear in reality TV show

The Guardian - UK

UN chief to make West Africa trip to Senegal, Niger, Nigeria

The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will head to West Africa on Saturday to join Muslims marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan and to highlight the impact of the Ukraine war on the African continent

The Independent UK

Infographic: How expensive are everyday items in Nigeria?

Since 2016, the Nigerian economy, Africa’s largest, has suffered two recessions; prices of necessities have soared.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria's Senate passes bill to bar kidnap ransom payments

Nigerian lawmakers have passed legislation to bar the payment of kidnap ransoms at a time when the West African nation is struggling to stem the rise of armed violence and kidnaps for ransom in its troubled northwest and central regions

The Independent UK

The Nigerian entrepreneur who runs ‘an Amazon for blood’

Temie Giwa-Tubosun’s business uses data and technology to get urgent blood supplies to hospitals and to save lives.

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Horrific images of starving skeletal lions kept captive at disgusting zoo

Shocking footage taken by international NGO Wild at Life has revealed the state of some captive lions which have been likened to “walking skeletons” at a zoo in Nigeria

The Independent UK

No mourners at burial of 50 victims of Nigeria refinery fire

Days after more than 100 people died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria, authorities and gravediggers returned to the site in a forest to bury about 50 unclaimed bodies that were burned beyond recognition

The Guardian - UK

Non-verbal black teenager who has never left UK detained at immigration centre

Boy who went missing from hospital arrested and held at Gatwick facility after being wrongly recorded as Nigerian

Al Jazeera

Nigeria outlaws ransom payments, kidnap now punishable by death

Senate outlaws the paying of ransoms to kidnappers and made abduction punishable by death.

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Nigerian Senate outlaws ransom payments, sets death penalty for abductions

Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday passed a bill imposing jail terms of at least 15 years for paying a ransom to free someone who has been kidnapped, and made abduction punishable by death in cases where victims die.

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Husband accused of setting Glasgow mum on fire claims 'I did not kill my wife'

Mother-of-four Chinyere Ogudoro, who lived in Castlemilk, suffered fatal injuries during a horrific incident when she returned to her native Nigeria to visit family.

Daily Record

Husband denies murdering Scots wife by setting her on fire after trip home to Nigeria

Her husband Benjamin Ogudoro, 50, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is said to have set his wife and brother-in-law alight as they slept.

The Conversation

The legacy of Nigerian music star Orlando Julius must not be overlooked

If there is one musician as commonly associated as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with the West African musical movements Afrobeat and Afrobeats (never mind Afro-Blues and Afro-Soul), this is the preserve of Orlando Julius Ekemode. Given Fela’s immense stature it would seem impossible to speak of another musician from whom he gained…

The Independent UK

Nigeria buries remains after illegal refinery blast

Remains of more than 100 workers and traders who died after an illegal refinery exploded in southeast Nigeria were buried on Tuesday in an official ceremony after an incident that shocked the region

Reuters

Nigeria conducts mass burial for victims of illegal refinery explosion

Dozens of charred bodies were buried in mass graves on Tuesday in Nigeria's Imo state as the stench of decomposing flesh hung in the air after more than 100 people were killed during a weekend explosion at an illegal oil refinery.

The Guardian - UK

Orlando Julius obituary

Saxophonist, singer and bandleader whose fusions of highlife and American styles helped transform Nigerian music

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