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Nigeria’s last elephants – what must be done to save them

Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the animals are facing unprecedented threats to their survival. In about 30 years, Nigeria’s elephant population has crashed from an estimated 1,200-1,500 to an estimated 300-400 today. About 200-300 are…

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

Biden Thanks Nigerian President For Binance Exec's Release – What Role Did White House Play?

U.S. President Joe Biden thanked his Nigerian counterpart after Binance compliance chief Tigran Gambaryan was freed from Nigerian custody last week, but the question is, did the White House play a key role in the former IRS agent's laborious journey to freedom?

International Business Times · Oct 30, 2024

Exploring the Thrills of the Aviator Game in Nigeria

Understanding the Aviator Game on Nigeria's Gambling Market Aviator, developed by Spribe game provider, is a popular crash game gaining traction in Nigeria, attracting a growing number of enthusiasts. Celebrated for its straightforward gameplay ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 29, 2024

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Building collapse in Nigeria's capital leaves at least 7 dead

At least seven people have died when a building collapsed in Nigeria's capital Abuja over the weekend

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

Libyan FA punished for hold-up of Nigeria squad before Cup of Nations qualifier

Nigeria will require a point from their last two matches next month to advance to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after continental football chiefs awarded them a 3-0 victory over Libya and fined the Libyan federation €46,000 for shambolic organisation in the prelude to a qualifier between the sides…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 28, 2024

Chad Hunts Attackers After 40 Killed In Boko Haram Raid

An attack by jihadist group Boko Haram killed around 40 Chadian troops overnight near the Nigerian border, prompting an army operation to hunt down the militants, the government and local sources said on Monday.

International Business Times · Oct 28, 2024

Why could a silent asthma epidemic be sweeping Africa?

Millions of adolescents in Africa could be living unknowingly with asthma as cases go undiagnosed, researchers find.

Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2024

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Climate Change-worsened Floods Wreak Havoc In Africa

Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria.

International Business Times · Oct 28, 2024

"This is a fired-up performance - a man determined to prove everyone wrong": Paul McCartney rails against the critics, John Lennon, Fela Kuti and muggers on Wings' classic Band On The Run

Recorded in Nigeria as his bandmates deserted him, Band On The Run might just be the best post-Beatles work by any Beatle

Louder · Oct 28, 2024

David Oyelowo: ‘Like a lot of immigrants, my dad was all about work, work, work’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Golden Globe-winning actor and star of ‘Selma’ is currently tearing up the National Theatre stage in ‘Coriolanus’. But it’s a rare trip back home for the British-Nigerian actor who made his name in ‘Spooks’ but was forced moved to America in 2007 because of his struggle…

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024

Michael Eboda: ‘The Powerlist to celebrate Black Britons grew out of necessity’

INTERVIEW : As the annual list of influential Black Brits approaches its 20th anniversary, CEO and publisher Michael Eboda speaks to Nadine White about triumphs, challenges and more

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

No to Vegemite but yes to 'spag bol': Nigerian family become citizens

Almost 100 people became citizens at Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 25, 2024

American Cryptocurrency Executive Released From Nigerian Detention

American cryptocurrency executive Tigran Gambaryan released from Nigerian detention after money laundering trial. Nigeria's crypto economy and challenges w...

Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case

An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

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Fortune · Oct 23, 2024

Binance exec released from Nigerian prison after 8 month detention

Charges against Tigran Gambaryan were dropped so he could receive medical treatment for his deteriorating health.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 23, 2024

Climate change worsened deadly floods in African regions, scientists say

Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months – killing hundreds of people and displacing millions – were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday.

International Business Times · Oct 23, 2024

Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods, Scientists Say

Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday.

inkl · Oct 23, 2024

Oreoluwa Alade: Pioneering Physics and AI Research with Global Impact

In the evolving world of science and technology, few young researchers are capturing attention quite like Oreoluwa Alade, a Nigerian-born physicist and PhD candidate at North Dakota State University (NDSU).

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The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024

Poverty in Lagos isn’t just about money – here’s why

Lagos is Nigeria’s economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2024

Yoruba vs Igbo: how a 1977 football cup caused ethnic tensions to boil over in Nigeria

Football is a game of passion, and passions can become particularly inflamed when the sport represents larger political struggles. In Nigeria in 1977, an Africa-wide football contest fuelled the ethnic rivalry between the Yoruba and the Igbo people to the point that the military had to intervene. The game was…

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2024

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast

Survivors and relatives try to find peace after 170 mostly young people died after a tanker exploded in Jigawa State.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Nigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claims

Exclusive: More than 100 nurses write to Wes Streeting after being accused of cheating in tests to practise in UK

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

‘My dream has been shattered,’ says Nigerian nurse accused of cheating after arriving in UK

Nurse says she has lost ‘my name, my integrity’ after being accused of using proxy to sit tests to work in Britain

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2024

What the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today

Some 79 countries around the world continue to enforce blasphemy laws. And in places such as Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, violation of these measures can result in a death penalty.

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