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Odion Ighalo gives Victor Osimhen transfer go-ahead after causing him to reject Man Utd

Victor Osimhen has been tipped to join Manchester United in a £107m transfer move from Napoli and Odion Ighalo - who stopped him joining the Red Devils in 2020 - has given his fellow Nigerian a glowing review

Daily Mirror

Nigeria postpones election for new state governors

An official says Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the nation’s March 11 gubernatorial election citing logistical challenges

The Independent UK

Nigerian woman who ran prostitution ring extradited to Italy

A Nigerian woman who has been wanted in Italy since 2010 has been flown from Abuja back to Rome where she has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes including running a prostitution ring, Italian police said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Lagos in focus as Nigerians elect new state governors

Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election, with the main focus on the race to lead Lagos, the country's economic heartbeat and wealthiest state.

Reuters

Nigerian politician accused of organ-harvesting plot ‘feared scam’

Ike Ekweremadu tells Old Bailey court he became suspicious of Lagos street trader offering kidney

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian politician accused of organ-harvest plot tells court of ‘scam’ concerns

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was giving evidence at the Old Bailey in central London.

The Independent UK

World Bank halts Tunisia program amid migrant crackdown

The World Bank suspends work with Tunisia over a spike in racist attacks fuelled by an inflammatory speech by President Kais Saied. In Nigeria, the opposition party leads peaceful protests in condemnation of the electoral commission's handling of last month's flawed presidential election. And a few hours after the Michelin…

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U.S. Hailed Nigeria Election Results While Election Observers Cried Foul

When and how Washington congratulates foreign leaders on contentious election victories matters.

Foreign Policy

Nigerian politician paid doctor to find organ donor for his daughter, court told

Ike Ekweremadu denies offering to reward his sick daughter’s prospective kidney donor.

The Independent UK

Protests against Nigeria's election results intensify

Thousands of opposition supporters protested Monday against the country’s presidential election results, as calls for a revote intensified

The Independent UK

Nigerian politician accused of organ trafficking to UK paid doctor to find donor, court hears

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, tells Old Bailey he paid Dr Obinna Obeta £1,800 to find kidney donor for his daughter

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria needs to take science more seriously - an agenda for the new president

Nigerians voted to elect a new president on 25 February and he will be sworn in on 29 May 2023. One of his responsibilities must be to lead the country in taking science more seriously. Science should be the fulcrum of Nigeria’s development.

The Conversation

‘Change will come’: Africa’s ‘dinosaur’ leaders win polls, but their young challengers won’t fade away

Last week’s win for the ruling party in Nigeria is a familiar result across the continent, but their oppositions are far from routed

The Guardian - UK

Six Nigerian states challenge election result in Supreme Court

Six states in Nigeria on Friday asked the Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election, the latest twist in several challenges facing the ruling party’s victory in the vote.

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Police: Illegal refinery blast in Nigeria kills at least 12

The Nigeria Police Force says at least 12 people have died in an explosion and fire near an illegal oil refinery site in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta region

The Independent UK

6 Nigerian states ask court to void presidential vote result

Six states in Nigeria on Friday asked the country’s Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election

Reuters

Nigeria oil pipeline blast kills at least one in Niger Delta

A crude oil pipeline explosion killed at least one person and injured another on Friday, authorities on the scene said, while members of the affected community in Emohua said they feared many more had died in the blast.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian opposition renews calls to overturn election results

Opposition candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have called for Nigeria's presidential election result to be overturned after official results awarded victory to the ruling party's champion, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday.

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Nigeria opposition renews calls to annul election result

Nigeria's opposition renewed calls for the election result to be overturned on Thursday, a day after the country announced its new president-elect.

Al Jazeera

How violence robs Nigerians of their votes

Violent groups have been used by established political parties in Nigeria for decades to influence the voting process.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Nigeria’s election: A fresh start? Not this time

Editorial: Those who hoped the presidential race would be an inflection point for the country have been disappointed

The Independent UK

Nigeria opposition renews calls to overturn election result

Nigeria’s opposition has renewed calls for the election result to be overturned a day after the country announced its new president-elect

Al Jazeera

Peter Obi says he will prove he won Nigeria election

Defeated candidate Peter Obi pledges to legally challenge the results a day after Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared winner.

The Conversation

The Lake Chad Basin is a security nightmare. 5 guidelines for finding solutions

It is now 14 years since Boko Haram and other armed groups began to operate in the Lake Chad Basin. The region, which includes Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, has become unstable and the people who live there are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

The Conversation

Nigeria's election was nearly derailed by technology - but biometric devices weren't the problem

Technology nearly derailed the conclusion of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission could not fulfil its promise to transmit election results from the polling units on its result viewing portal (IReV). This led to calls by some political parties for cancellation and fresh elections. The…

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