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Nigerian court denies separatist leader bail

An attempt by Igbo separatists to secede as the Republic of Biafra in 1967, triggered a three-year civil war.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria: Nine dead after explosion in Kano

The national emergency service said the explosion in the northern city led to the collapse of a building and the deaths.

Al Jazeera

Pollution killing 9 million people a year, Africa hardest hit

Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team of scientists reported Tuesday.

Reuters

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Nigerian singer Obongjayar: ‘In life, you get through or you get trampled over’

After a hardscrabble childhood in Nigeria, the genre-defying artist chafed against his family when he moved to the UK – but the struggles find stunning voice in his music

The Guardian - UK

Seven cases of monkeypox now found in people across UK

The first case was a person who had recently travelled to Nigeria

Wales Online

Nigeria's accountant general faces corruption charges after arrest

Nigeria's economic crimes agency said on Monday night it had arrested the country's accountant general over charges of diverting public funds and money laundering to the tune of 80 billion naira ($193 million).

Reuters

Denver Art Museum removes looted Benin Bronze from its collection

DENVER — The Denver Art Museum has formally removed a looted Benin plaque from its collection — the first step toward repatriating a prized relic that the British plundered in West Africa more than a century ago.

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Nigeria court charges two students over 'blasphemy' death

Two students were on Monday charged in court with conspiracy and inciting public disturbance after a college student was beaten and burned by fellow students who accused her of blasphemy in the northwestern state of Sokoto last week.

Reuters

Inflation rises in Nigeria amid fuel scarcity and insecurity

The hike in inflation means purchasing power of Nigerians, some of whom live on $50 monthly minimum wage, is declining.

Al Jazeera

Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos

In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up to date information with their citizens. Social media can play an important role in disseminating urgent information.

The Conversation

Nigerian Entrepreneur Builds Electric Mini-Buses in Clean Energy Push

Nigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now going a step further to build solar battery-powered buses from scratch in a push to promote clean energy and curb pollution. Africa's top producer and exporter of crude oil has heavily-subsidized…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blasphemy in Nigeria's legal systems: an explainer

A court in Kano, northern Nigeria, recently convicted an atheist for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam. After a lengthy trial, Mubarak Bala pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked Islamic law expert AbdulRazzaq Alaro to…

The Conversation

Nigeria: Curfew declared in Sokoto after student killing protests

Deborah Samuel was beaten and burned by fellow students for alleged blasphemous statements about the Prophet Muhammad.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria's Sokoto state declares curfew over student killing protests

Nigeria's Sokoto state has declared an immediate 24-hour curfew to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of Deborah Samuel last week, a statement from the governor's office said.

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Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers step down ahead of 2023 presidential elections

There's political upheaval in Nigeria after ten government officials step down, signalling their interest in the 2023 elections. Also, Somalia prepares for a presidential poll this weekend after months of delays. Sunday's winner will have no shortages of challenges, as the country faces an Islamist insurgency, famine and drought. Finally,…

Reuters

Nigerian Christians demand justice for student killed over alleged blasphemy

Nigeria's largest grouping of Christian churches on Friday condemned the killing of a female student who was beaten and burned by fellow students for alleged blasphemy and demanded the authorities bring the culprits to justice.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria: Pastoralist crisis survivors get second chance at school

Globally, Nigeria has the highest rate of out-of-school children. A volunteer is working to reduce the numbers.

Al Jazeera

Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers resign to run in 2023 polls

The central bank governor and at least four of the ministers who resigned are looking to succeed Buhari as president.

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Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers resign to run in next year's election

Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers, including the junior petroleum minister, have resigned to run in next year's election, the information minister said on Friday, with the president pledging to replace them to keep government running.

Al Jazeera

The decaying underbelly of Calabar, Nigeria’s ‘cleanest city’

In the 2000s, Calabar emerged as a tourism hub in Nigeria but all that good work has been rubbished by heaps of litter.

The Independent UK

Child malnutrition mounts amid conflict in northeast Nigeria

Aid agencies are warning that acute malnutrition is on the rise in northeast Nigeria

Radio France Internationale

S2,EP 18: Nigeria's fuel hikes, Nairobi tackles rabies, & Sudan fishermen affected by climate change

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Nigeria, an unstable power supply and fuel hikes due to the Ukraine war has businesses struggling to cope; Nairobi is tackling rabies by ensuring dogs are vaccinated, and in Sudan,…

Reuters

Nigerian student beaten, burned to death over 'blasphemous' text messages

A female Nigerian student was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of posting "blasphemous" statements in a student Whatsapp group, two witnesses said.

Al Jazeera

Mob kills student over ‘blasphemy’ in northern Nigerian college

Cases of mob attacks because of alleged blasphemy happen intermittently in Nigeria, especially in the north.

Daily Mirror

Floyd Mayweather opponent targets Jake Paul fight in Nigeria after beating legend

Mayweather's latest exhibition sees him face former sparring partner Don Moore this Saturday and the unknown boxer wants to prove Paul is "not a boxer"

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