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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.

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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.

The Times of India

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

Evening Standard

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 Conversation

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

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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

The Independent UK

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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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 Conversation

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

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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.

Radio France Internationale

Cambridge University museum set to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria

A Cambridge University museum will shortly return around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, the UK's weekly newspaper the Observer has reported.

Radio France Internationale

King Charles III to host state visit for Nigerian president in March

Britain's monarch King Charles III will play host to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu when the African leader makes a state visit to Britain on March 18-19, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup knockout tie legends

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the knockout tie in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. There’s the Sound Kitchen Mailbag, your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner”, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a tasty musical dessert on Erwan…

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Extremists massacred 162 people in a Nigerian village after issuing a call to prayer

Attackers arrived on motorbikes to the Nigerian villages of Woro and Nuku, going door to door, shooting and setting homes ablaze

The Conversation

How diverse voices are transforming the UN’s climate science

An environmental expert from Nigeria, a climate policy consultant from Kenya, an oceanographer from Indonesia and an Indigenous social development specialist from the Philippines will are among dozens of experts in the UK this month as the UN’s top climate body meets to rewrite the the rules for compiling the…

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: Extremists kill 162 in Nigeria and Britain sanctions Sudan commanders

Here are five of the biggest stories from around the world today. Armed extremists kill at least 162 people in Nigeria amid ‘security crisis’ One dead and three injured after bus crashes into pedestrians in Dublin Britain sanctions Sudan commanders over war crimes and rape Global Sumud Flotilla to set…

The Guardian - UK

‘They killed my sons’: chief of Nigerian village where jihadists massacred hundreds recounts night of terror

Umar Bio Salihu, 53, the local head of Woro in Kwara state, says gunmen ‘just came in and started shooting’

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria deploys army to Kwara state after deadly mass shootings

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deployed an army batallion to the western state of Kwara after gunmen killed at least 162 people in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent months.

The Independent UK

Nigeria sets up new military command to slow spread of Islamic militants after deadly attack

The Nigerian government has announced a new military operation to tackle Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in western Kwara state

The Independent UK

What to know about the attacks in Nigeria that killed over 160 people

Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in attacks on two villages in Western Nigeria, according to a lawmaker

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