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Jennifer Echegini: ‘Winning the Wafcon is on another level. The pride I felt’

The midfielder on her nomadic life, experiencing Nigerian celebrations and the national team’s World Cup prospects

The Guardian - UK

Conservative Anglican leaders meet in Nigeria, facing debate on a possible breakaway

Anglicans face a looming choice about whether their global church family can stay united

The Independent UK

Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries

Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

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Islamic militants increase attacks in Benin, Niger and Nigeria borderlands, group says

A new report says the Islamic militant groups are ramping up cross-border violence and tightening their grip in parts of Benin, Niger, and Nigeria

The Independent UK

The UK is shirking its responsibility to ensure one of the most basic rights

COMMENT: A year after the government announced significant cuts to the UK’s aid budget, Rupa Huq argues that we need to project access to water and sanitation for women and girls around the world

The Independent UK

'I had 15 minutes to change my life. I was one of 900 kids with a dream. I ran until I was sweating blood' Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen reveals incredible rise from street seller to adored world star

Football is brimming with rags-to-riches tales but few defy belief quite like that of Victor Osimhen

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Disability and access to justice in four African countries: strong laws, weak in practice

South Africa has a reputation as one of the most progressive countries on the African continent when it comes to disability rights.

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Africa’s militaries have always relied on imported weapons: why a shift to homegrown defence is now under way

Africa’s militaries are built on imported power. Foreign countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Turkey and France dominate Africa’s weapons market. Between them they supply everything from small arms to attack helicopters, unmanned systems and communications equipment.

The Conversation

‘The optics are terrible’: wedding guest list in spotlight as violence grips swathes of Nigeria

As senior politicians gathered for a lavish celebration, mass killings underscored the country’s deepening security crisis

The Guardian - UK

Armed group in Nigeria kills 38 people and abducts others during attack

Police in Nigeria say 38 people were killed and others were abucted in an attack last week in northwestern Zamfara state

The Independent UK

Nigeria: At least 38 killed after armed 'bandits' open fire in Zamfara village

At least 38 people were killed in a pre-dawn attack by armed men on Dutse Dan Ajiya village in Nigeria's Zamfara State. Local authorities reported the remote village, with limited access, was besieged by 'bandits' who opened fire indiscriminately. This incident highlights the ongoing violence in the region despite military…

The Times of India

Nigerian police say armed group killed 33 in fresh simultaneous attacks

Police say Islamic militants have killed at least 33 people in coordinated attacks in northwest Nigeria

The Independent UK

Streetlights in Lagos can boost safety and grow the economy. Why not everyone benefits

Nigeria is urbanising at a remarkable speed. Some of the world’s fastest growing cities are in the west African country.

The Conversation

Nigeria: At least 37 dead, several injured after toxic gas leak in mine

A toxic gas leak at a mining site in Nigeria's Plateau state has killed at least 37 people and hospitalized 26. Preliminary findings indicate a sudden discharge of lead oxide, sulfur, and carbon monoxide gases inside the mine. Authorities have closed the site and launched an investigation into the incident.

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Teenage killer gets life for stabbing man 12 times over stolen bicycle

Knife-wielding Jackson Uwagboe, 19, and two others carried out ‘brutal and sustained’ attack on Robert Robinson, 21, in Deptford, southeast London

The Conversation

Too little, too concentrated: why AI start-up funding in Africa needs rethinking

One year after the AI Summit in Paris, the international community will meet again this week in New Delhi for the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence, whose objective will notably be to support the diffusion of AI uses in developing countries. In Africa, AI and Tech investment remains concentrated in…

The Independent UK

Nigeria and Kenya lead Africa's push for electric vans assembled from Chinese EV kits

E-mobility companies in Africa are beginning local assembly of electric vans and taxis using Chinese-made kits and innovative financing to spread use of electric public transport across the continent

The Independent UK

A Nigerian fishing festival returns to the joy of the community, despite setbacks

Thousands of fishermen have descended on the Matan Fadan river, a UNESCO heritage site that snakes through lush vegetation in the village of Argungu in Nigeria’s northwest

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Nigerian rock artist wants people to pause and feel loved in the hustle and bustle of Lagos

In Nigeria's capital, a rock musician is taking to the streets with roses and a guitar to remind people to slow down and feel the love ahead of Valentine's Day

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s ridiculous’: Maro Itoje dismisses Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘colonisation’ comments

The England captain Maro Itoje said the Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments about immigration are ‘so far from the truth’

The Guardian - UK

‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy

With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulation

The Independent UK

Eddie Hearn expects Anthony Joshua to fight again but offers no guarantees

The former world heavyweight champion was injured in a car crash in Nigeria, which killed close friends Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele.

The Conversation

Why the US can destroy terrorist camps in Nigeria, but not terrorism – security scholar

US military airstrikes on Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025 attracted global attention. The focus was on the international legal implications and whether the Nigerian government had consented to the strikes.

The Independent UK

In 'My Father's Shadow,' family memory and Nigerian history are resurectected

The British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale were both toddlers when their father died

Radio France Internationale

US to deploy 200 troops to Nigeria for anti-jihad training mission

The United States is planning to send about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against what he called Islamic State targets.

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