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Cristiano Ronaldo watches on as Bruno Fernandes steals spotlight again amid Man Utd saga

Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to miss Portugal's 4-0 win over Nigeria on Thursday night due to sickness as Bruno Fernandes bagged a first-half brace ahead of the World Cup

Daily Mirror

Nigerian athletes face up to 10 years in prison over fraud scheme after FBI investigation

Two promising track and field athletes from Nigeria are set to be jailed for 10 years after their involvement in a "complex fraud scheme" unearthed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Daily Mirror

Portugal vs. Nigeria, live stream,TV channel, time, lineups, how to watch

Portugal will meet Nigeria in an international friendly match at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Portugal before heading out to Qatar.

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Portugal boss laughs at Cristiano Ronaldo question amid Man United ace's absence from Nigeria clash

The Man United forward will miss his country's World Cup warm-up game ahead of their opening clash with Ghana.

Manchester Evening News

Arsenal and England’s Bukayo Saka helps provide Nigerian children with life-changing operations

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has teamed up with the charity BigShoe to cover 120 life-changing operations for children in Nigeria.

Evening Standard

Leicester’s Ashleigh Plumptre: ‘I love everything about being in Nigeria’

The defender on playing for the club in her heart and learning more about her heritage through representing the country of her grandfather

The Guardian - UK

Asake, the breakout pop star from Nigeria who owned 2022

Asake’s first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn’t really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria’s teeming Afrobeats scene. The 27-year-old genre-blending Nigerian singer and rapper has a tongue-in-cheek delivery and jocular persona. He writes nonsensical, self-deprecating rhymes with hip-hop influenced consumerist themes and could easily be…

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Nigeria charges 26 men from oil tanker in suspected crude theft

A Nigerian court has charged 26 men with conspiracy to commit a maritime offence and attempting to illegally deal in crude oil after authorities accused their supertanker of sailing in Nigerian waters without authority.

Reuters

Three UK foreign secretaries ‘failed to call for release of Briton held in Nigeria’

Nnamdi Kanu was unlawfully detained and tortured in Kenya before being taken to Nigeria, high court told

The Guardian - UK

Africa has vast gas reserves – here’s how to stop them adding to climate change

The question of whether Africa should be allowed to exploit its gas reserves, estimated at more than 17.56 trillion cubic meters (620 trillion cubic feet) in 2021, has been much discussed at the latest UN climate change summit, COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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Biafran separatist leader's brother challenges UK in London court

A lawsuit accusing the British government of refusing to acknowledge that jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu was the victim of extraordinary rendition to Nigeria began at a court in London on Tuesday.

Reuters

The world's most populous countries as population hits 8 billion milestone

Countries in the African continent are currently experiencing the fastest population growth

Manchester Evening News

Jihadists execute 26 women for being 'witches' after claiming children suddenly died

The fate of the other female detainees in Nigeria is currently unknown and the relatives did not specify how the women died but the term they used often refers to Boko Haram jihadists slitting victims' throats

Daily Mirror

Nigeria has too many prison inmates awaiting trial. Technology could achieve swifter justice

Nigeria’s prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centres. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. They have been arrested and charged, but not yet convicted or cleared.

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Tunisia World Cup 2022 guide: Star player, fixtures, squad, one to watch, odds to win

Tunisia had a strange AFCON this year, only qualifying as a best-third-place team after beating Mauritania but then knocking out Nigeria before quarter-final loss to Burkina Faso.

Wales Online

World's population will hit eight billion people today

Much of the growth is coming from developing nations in Africa

The Independent UK

World Population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges

The United Nations says the world's population is reaching the 8 billion mark on Tuesday

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As the 8 billionth person is born, here's how Africa will shape the future of the planet's population

In mid-November 2022 the eight billionth person will be born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The first is that the global population has been expanding at its slowest rate since 1950. The growth rate dropped below 1% in…

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‘HIV can kill faster than the drug abuse’: Nigeria opens first needle exchange to tackle infection

The programme, seen as a shift in attitudes in a zero-tolerance country, is aimed at curbing the spread of blood-borne disease

Glasgow Live

Efe Ambrose reflects on 'incredible' Celtic spell that had 'everyone in Nigeria' supporting Hoops

The defender is now playing in Greenock with Morton and has reflected on his time at Celtic, a period in his career that he cherishes with a great deal of fondness.

The Guardian - UK

‘I think of suya and I’m on a Lagos beach with Mum’: celebrating Nigeria’s spice dish

Exploring the myths, mysteries and memories of west African barbecue

Daily Record

Efe Ambrose has no Celtic exit regrets as he opens up on heart scare and almost signing for Manchester City

The former Parkhead defender has embarked on a remarkable career but is now settled in Scotland and wants to get Morton to the Scottish Premiership

Al Jazeera

Can fasting, prayers and luck aid Ghana’s World Cup campaign?

Despondence and disarray are rife in the Ghana team as the World Cup approaches.

The Independent UK

12 killed in Nigeria gasoline tanker explosion, police say

Police in Nigeria say 12 people have been killed in the north-central state of Kogi when a gasoline tanker exploded after a crash along a major road

Irish Mirror

Shels legend hails former World Cup teammate Damien Duff for bringing club to 'next level'

Richie Baker and Damien Duff played together at the 1999 Under-20 World Cup in Nigeria. Now Duff is hoping to bring the FAI Cup back to Tolka Park for the first time since 2000, when Baker starred for the Reds.

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