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Meet the man rallying "Obi-dients" to shake up Nigeria's election

Peter Obi is hardly a political outsider, but the bespectacled former governor says he is looking to harness Nigerians' anger with the status quo to power his third-party presidential bid.

Reuters

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap four Catholic nuns on highway

Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns on a highway in Nigeria's oil-producing Imo state in the southeast, a local convent said on Monday, in the latest sign of widespread insecurity making road travel unsafe.

Reuters

Nigerians feel the pinch as food prices continue to spiral. There aren't easy solutions

Nigeria is grappling with rising food prices, as reflected in the spike in inflation. The annual inflation rate accelerated for a sixth straight month to 19.64% in July 2022, the highest rate since January 2017. The Conversation Africa asked economist Ndubisi Nwokoma about the spike, and what steps government can…

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Nigeria wants to ban motorcycle sales to dent terror attacks. Why it won't work

Insecurity in Nigeria has worsened. In the north-east region, despite gains recorded by the military, the activities of jihadist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province have continued unabated.

The Conversation

The deadly virus Nigerians fear more than COVID-19: Lassa fever

Inside a Nigerian hospital ward treating Lassa, a virus that infects 100,000 – 300,000 people in West Africa every year.

Al Jazeera

Paddlers shine brightly through the fog of gloom

In spite of the administrative muddle that impedes Indian table tennis, the team — led by the inspirational Sharath Kamal and backed up splendidly by G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula — scripted a golden chapter at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Hindu

No justification for fines imposed on Nigeria's media houses over bandits documentary

Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission recently imposed a fine of N5 million (about US$11,922) each on MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes and Telcom Satellites Limited for airing a BBC Africa Eye documentary titled The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara. It said the documentary “glorified the activities of bandits and undermines national security in…

The Conversation

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Biyi Bandele, a serial storyteller who elevated Nigerian culture

The writer, film-maker and theatre creator Biyi Bandele has passed away at the age of 54, news that has stunned the West African arts community where he was a creative icon who told classic Nigerian stories, sometimes in the Yoruba language, to a global audience.

The Conversation

Emirates to halt Nigeria flights over failure to recover funds

The airline says it’s suspending flights, effective 1 September, as it could not repatriate $85m stuck in the country.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria's Osun River: Sacred, revered and increasingly toxic

The Osun River flows through a forest designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Independent UK

Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights over blocked funds

The Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September 1 because the West African country has failed to repatriate millions of dollars of its funds

The Independent UK

Taiwo Awoniyi’s long journey to the Premier League finally at an end

Nigerian striker scored his first goal in the English top flight for Nottingham Forest – seven years after signing for Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn

A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge – pollution

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria's sharia blasphemy law not unconstitutional, court rules

A Nigerian court on Wednesday ruled that Islamic religious law does not violate the constitution, dismissing a test-case challenge from a singer who was sentenced to death two years ago on the charge of blasphemy.

Reuters

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Nigeria's breadmakers have been on strike: the head of their association explains why

The Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria, representing the interests of all breadmakers in the country, recently embarked on a national strike complaining about the “incessant increase in the prices of baking materials”. Bread is one of the most regularly consumed foods across Nigeria. The strike meant that it wasn’t being…

Daily Record

Joe Aribo shares post Rangers transfer mantra as Southampton star rolls out familiar Ibrox message

The Nigeria international netted his first goal for the Saints after dropping out of the starting XI.

The Conversation

What’s behind terrorist attacks on churches in Nigeria

In early June 2022, 40 people died, including children, in a mass shooting and bomb attack on a Catholic church in the city of Owo, southwestern Nigeria.

Reuters

Nigerian police urged to be 'humane' as they tighten security

Nigerian police are to tighten security at schools and hospitals and conduct stop and search operations in a bid to stamp out increasing gang attacks, they said on Sunday, at the same time as being urged to be "professional and humane".

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Nigeria's next president faces a collapsing security situation: five things he can do

Election season in Nigeria is an interesting time. It is, expectedly, characterised by heated contestations and conversations that are inherently partisan.

WEKU

My brother made it in Lagos — and taught me lessons about my life in London

The author Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her older brother's path to success after leaving the U.K. for their native Nigeria — and wonders whether she should consider joining him.

The Hindu

Nigerian woman with foreign travel history makes it fifth monkeypox case in Delhi

Four persons, including two women, are admitted to the LNJP Hospital with monkeypox while one patient was discharged from the facility.

Evening Standard

Nottingham Forest in £20m Emmanuel Dennis talks with Watford set to bank huge profit on Nigeria star

Watford are set to bank £20million by selling forward Emmanuel Dennis to Nottingham Forest.

The Conversation

How Burna Boy set the world alight with his mixed brew of influences

Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his third album, Outside, accompanied by mandatory fiendish good looks and charm. Grammy and BET awards helped firm up his status within a highly competitive global music industry.

Bangkok Post

Buried, murdered couple may have links to drug smugglers, say police

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The slain Vietnamese woman and Nigerian man recently found buried in Chok Chai district were lovers, and their deaths may be linked to transnational crystal methamphetamine trafficking, according to police.

The Conversation

Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria's perennial presidential candidate is back on the stump

Atiku Abubakar is the candidate for Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, in the 2023 presidential election.

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