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Shocked people from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria herded on to coaches as 200 tents removed and streets cleaned

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos ‘pops with colour and sound’ in a dazzling departure from the colonial model

Learn about the recent prison break in Nigeria where over 100 inmates escaped due to heavy rain damage. Explore the challenges faced by the Nigerian prison...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Thursday closed down -213 (-1.93%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed down -174 (-1.78%). Cocoa prices Thursday gave up an early advance and fell sharply on increased cocoa supplies. Nigeria, the world's fifth largest cocoa producer, reported Thursday that its...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is down -451 (-4.09%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is down -202 (-2.06%). Cocoa prices today gave up an early advance and fell sharply on an increase in cocoa supplies. Nigeria, the world's fifth largest cocoa producer, reported today...

Manhunt under way after a downpour destroyed the perimeter fence of the medium-security prison in the town of Suleja.

In tonight's edition: Rwanda may be just a few months away from taking in migrants flown over from the UK under a controversial deal. Also, as trade picks up at the border between Niger and Nigeria, importers are happy to resume business after difficult losses of revenue. And we meet…

Africa's Sahel region now accounts for almost half of all deaths from terrorism worldwide. That was the stark warning heard at a high-level summit in Nigeria that aims to counter terrorism across Africa. It comes as the threat of Islamist extremist attacks is on the rise. International troops, notably French…

Binance's Nadeem Anjarwalla has reportedly been arrested in Kenya and will reportedly be extradited to Nigeria sometime this week following his "escape" from Nigerian custody.