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Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school

Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers

The Independent UK

Nigeria bans exports of raw shea nuts used for cosmetic products to help grow local economy

The Nigerian government has announced a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material for making cosmetic products

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch says she no longer sees herself as Nigerian despite upbringing

Conservative party leader, who grew up in Nigeria and US, says she has not renewed her Nigerian passport in decades

The Guardian - UK

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It’s easier than you think to get the measure of Kemi Badenoch – just ask around in Nigeria

The Tory leader seems to see her country of origin as a useful punchbag. Yet people there have a clear view of her, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian VP who attacked Kemi Badenoch was accused of failures when Boko Haram kidnapped 200 girls

Allies of Kemi Badenoch have hit back at the Nigerian vice president Kashim Stettima after he publicly criticised the new Tory leader

The Independent UK

Nigerian government hits out at Kemi Badenoch after she criticised country

Vice-president Kashim Shettima hits out at the new Tory leader accusing her of "denigrating her country of origin” - while praising Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding

Prisoners fled when the walls of their jail collapsed in the country’s worst flooding in two decades

The Guardian - UK

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Dam Overflow Sparks New Crisis In Insurgency-hit Nigerian City

Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, with emergency officials fearing the situation could get worse.

International Business Times

Nigeria Government Reassures Public Of Sufficient Petrol Supply Amidst Fuel Price Concerns

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Heineken Lokpobiri said the government wanted to make it clear it was not controlling petrol prices because the sector was deregulated, and added they were working hard to quickly resolve the situation, following which the prices will stabilize.

International Business Times

Nigeria Weekend Suicide Bomb Attack Toll Climbs To 32

The death toll from multiple suicide bombings in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza over the weekend has risen to 32, the country's vice president Kashim Shettima said Monday.

International Business Times

Nigeria presidential election results 2023 by the numbers

Former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election.

Al Jazeera

Explainer: Key voting blocs ahead of Nigeria election

A close look at the four main voter constituencies and how they could affect Nigeria’s upcoming election results.

Al Jazeera

Factbox-Leading candidates in Nigeria presidential election

Nigeria's ruling party candidate and former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu was ahead in the vote count from Saturday's presidential election, a Reuters tally of provisional results in 12 out of 36 states showed.

Reuters

Nigeria 2023 election: All you need to know

There are 93.4 million eligible voters for February 25 polls, the sixth since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.

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Factbox-The candidates contesting Nigeria's presidential election

Nigeria will elect a new president on Feb. 25 to take over from Muhammadu Buhari in a contest pitting the old guard against a third-party candidate seeking to upset the established political order.

Reuters

Nigerian presidential candidates pledge peaceful campaign

Nigerian presidential candidates signed a pledge on Thursday to ensure peaceful elections in February, after previous ballots were marred by violence, voter intimidation and vote rigging.

Reuters

Nigeria's Tinubu picks Muslim senator as presidential running mate

Nigeria's presidential frontrunner Bola Tinubu on Sunday picked as his running mate a sitting Muslim senator and former governor of northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency that has killed and displaced thousands of people.

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