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Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state

Gunmen killed at least 38 villagers in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state, residents and a local community group said on Tuesday, a region chronically marred by armed violence.

Reuters

Nigeria's economy in 2022: winners and losers

At the start of 2022, Nigerians hoped that, with less than two years to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the government would ramp up its efforts to reduce poverty and unemployment.

The Conversation

Niger Delta decries slow cleanups, decades after oil spills

Residents say response slow, rehabilitation of Nigerian oil-rich state’s environment must speed up.

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Senator wants review of U.S. security assistance to Nigeria following abortion report

U.S. Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has requested a review of U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria following Reuters reporting on an illegal abortion program and killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military.

Reuters

Woman dies after crush at concert that left four critical

Nigerian artist Asake said he was “praying” for those injured during the incident

Manchester Evening News

2 Peacekeepers Killed, 4 Wounded in Mali Attack

Two UN peacekeepers from Nigeria were killed and four others wounded in an attack Friday on a peace patrol in the town of Timbuktu in northern Mali, the United Nations said. The UN Security Council said a member of Mali's security forces was also killed in the attack. UN spokesman…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Who is Asake? The Nigerian singer-songwriter who sold out the O2 Brixton Academy in minutes

Asake released his debut album Mr. Money with the Vibe this year

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One arrested and three in critical condition after Brixton Academy show crush

Nigerian artist Asake’s show was cut short following the incident on Thursday night.

The Independent UK

German FM to personally return 20 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Germany’s foreign minister will personally take 20 artifacts looted by Europeans during colonial times back to Nigeria when she visits Africa’s most populous country next week

The Independent UK

Nigerian singer Asake ‘praying’ for those injured in Brixton Academy show crush

Police said they are urgently investigating what happened in the ‘extremely upsetting incident’.

The Independent UK

Who is Asake? Nigerian Sungba singer 'Mr Money' who sold out gigs before 'crowd crush'

Musician Asake was set to headline the Brixton O2 Academy but the gig was abruptly brought to a halt as thousands of fans attempted to storm the venue

Daily Mirror

Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery - is history up for sale?

The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The country hopes to market itself as a major destination for Afro-descendant tourists in the diaspora. Neighbouring Nigeria and its population of 220 million potential…

The Conversation

Nigerian chess prodigy, 12, who won championship living in homeless shelter given asylum in US

Adewumi fled Nigeria along with his family in 2017, fearing attacks from Boko Haram

The Independent UK

Cambridge University to return over 100 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

Move to see restitution of 116 historical objects taken by British during the sacking of Benin in 1897

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University of Cambridge to hand back looted 'Benin bronzes' to Nigeria

Significant historical objects were plundered by the British Army during the sacking of Benin City in 1897

The Conversation

6 moments in African football in 2022 that will be talked about for years to come

2022 was a significant year for African football. It was a benchmark for the women’s game and a year that may mark the first real move into African football as a business rather than football as development. It ended with some thrilling matches at the men’s World Cup in Qatar,…

The Conversation

Forced mass abortions are a new and disturbing phenomenon in Nigeria

Nigeria classifies abortion as illegal except under certain medical circumstances. A recent investigation by Reuters news agency has alleged that, since 2013, the Nigerian military has run a secret mass abortion programme in the north-east of the country, where it is at war with the militant Islamic organisation Boko Haram.…

Reuters

Pentagon calls for investigation into Reuters report of Nigeria child killings

The U.S. military on Tuesday called on Nigeria to conduct an independent investigation of allegations in a Reuters report that the Nigerian army killed children in its fight against insurgents.

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Reactions to Reuters report on Nigerian military killing children

A Reuters investigation published on Monday revealed that the Nigerian military and allied security forces have slaughtered thousands of children during their gruelling 13-year war against Islamist extremists in the country's northeast.

The Conversation

2022 was a rollercoaster for Nigeria – 4 essential reads on what went down and how to fix it

For Nigeria and Nigerians, the year 2022 was a rollercoaster ride of sorts. As a year preceding the country’s general elections in 2023, it was expected to hold a lot of political drama.

Reuters

UK says Reuters report of Nigeria child killings is of "immense concern"

A British government minister said on Tuesday that a Reuters report that the Nigerian army killed children in its fight against insurgents was of "immense concern" and would be raised with Nigeria.

Reuters

Nigeria scraps COVID-19 tests for international travellers

Nigeria on Monday removed COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers and it was no longer mandatory to wear masks on flights and inside airport buildings, the airlines regulator said.

Reuters

Gunmen attack electoral office in southeast Nigeria, kill policeman

Gunmen bombed the headquarters of the electoral commission in Nigeria's southeastern Imo state on Monday and killed a policeman during a gunfight, police spokesman Michael Abattam said.

The Conversation

Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup 2022 – blame their disdain for football school structures and development

Nigeria’s national men’s football team is absent from this year’s World Cup in Qatar. It is only the second time since its first appearance in the tournament in 1994 that the Super Eagles failed to qualify. Sports scientist and FIFA physical fitness instructor Isiaka Oladele Oladipo explains why the team…

Reuters

Nigerian government rejects Reuters report on abortion programme

The Nigerian government rejects a Reuters report published last week about a secret programme of abortions run by the military in the country's northeast, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Monday.

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