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Nigeria's 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome

As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since the current wave of liberal democracy formally started in 1999, there are at least 10 key issues that are likely to drive and determine the outcome. Political scientist, Jideofor Adibe, explores them all.

The Conversation

Nigeria sets date for first census in 17 years

(This Jan. 21 story has been corrected to change one of the main ethnic groups to Hausa from Fulani in paragraph 3)

Reuters

Nigerian author Ayòbámi Adébáyò: ‘I don’t want to be read for some kind of anthropology’

Six years after her acclaimed debut Stay With Me, the writer is back with a novel that shines a light on the social inequalities of her homeland. She talks about motherhood, politics and marriage

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Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change

Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry.

The Conversation

‘Classic centre-forward’ - Inside look at Lorient’s Terem Moffi after West Ham make £20m bid

West Ham United submitted a bid worth up £25million after add-ons for Lorient striker Terem Moffi earlier this week and here is the inside track on the 23-year-old Nigerian forward

Football London

‘Obi understands’: young Nigerians swell support of presidential hopeful

The Guardian - UK

Finding a pathway to peace in times of heightened conflict

In tonight's edition: Frustration about a regional taskforce deepens in eastern DR Congo. Protesters who accuse it of having little impact on the M23 militia operating around Goma are teargassed by police. Also, we hear from the Principles for Peace Executive Director, Hiba Qasas, as a new international peacemaking covenant…

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Attacks on electoral commission spark concerns for Nigeria polls

Experts say the new wave of attacks takes insecurity in Nigeria into uncharted territory ahead of the elections.

Al Jazeera

Priest found 'burnt alive' in home after botched burglary attempt by gunman

Rev Isaac Achi was killed in the north of Nigeria after a gunman was unable to break into the compound where he was living and instead set fire to the building with the priest dying inside

Daily Mirror

Nigeria’s currency redesign and withdrawal limits: questionable policy and bad timing

The Central Bank of Nigeria launched new banknotes in November 2022. The new notes came into effect on 15 December 2022.

The Conversation

Murder, kidnapping and arson: Nigerian pirates switch targets from ships to shore

More security around the country’s coast means attacks on commercial vessels have dropped – but small fishing communities are facing brutal assault

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria elections: Edited video of presidential hopeful Peter Obi goes viral

Less than a month ahead of presidential elections in Nigeria, some social media users are sharing a doctored video of candidate Peter Obi, in which he allegedly exaggerates poverty statistics in his favour during his time as governor of Anambra State. We tell you more in this edition of Truth…

France 24

Nigeria presidential hopeful Obi pledges to fight corruption

A leading Nigerian presidential candidate is pledging to fight the endemic corruption that has stifled growth for many years

The Independent UK

Nigeria's university system needs radical reform: student loans for more than 100 million people might be a good place to start

Amid strikes by Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, one thing is clear: the current funding model for the country’s public universities is broken. The government’s new Higher Education Bill aims to fix it.

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Who is Terem Moffi? Lorient’s Nigerian striker profiled after West Ham make £20m bid

West Ham United have made a £20million bid to sign striker Terem Moffi from Ligue 1 side Lorient and here is a look at the 23-year-old who is flying in France this season

Reuters

Catholic priest burned to death, another shot in north Nigeria

Gunmen burned a Catholic priest to death and shot and injured his colleague in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, the latest violence raising concerns about security ahead of an election next month.

ABC News

Nigeria's female bouncers show their strength fighting stereotypes

Emem Thomas employs women of a certain weight and shape to her Dragon Squad security team, creating a safe space for plus-size women to excel in a traditionally male-dominated field.

France 24

How men can help by becoming allies in the push for equality

As self-described misogynist, Andrew Tate, finds himself in jail, Annette Young talks to Sophie Gallagher, the UK author of 'How Men Can Help' about the dire need for men to become allies in making the world a more equal place. Also how Nepal is one of the most dangerous countries…

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Nigeria's female bouncers show their strength fighting stereotypes

For years, Emem Thomas' body drew snarky remarks from slimmer classmates in southern Nigeria that shattered her confidence and natural affability.

Daily Mirror

Armed men kidnap 32 passengers from Nigeria train station leaving several injured

Armed men attacked the station in Igueben town in Edo State, abducting an unknown number of people waiting to board, said Chidi Nwabuzor, the police spokesman for Edo State, in a statement

Reuters

Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station

Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria's southern Edo state, the governor's office said on Sunday.

Salon

Five key elections coming in 2023

Argentina, Nigeria and Turkey will hold crucial elections, with inflation, corruption and democracy on the ballot

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian cruise to TikTokCore: five new music genres to listen to in 2023

Will 2023 be the year for Jersey drill or Nigerian cruise? We look at the new pop genres about to burst through to the mainstream

Tribune News Service

Six climate breakthroughs that made 2022 a step toward net zero

The damage caused by climate change over this past year was at times so immense it was hard to comprehend. In Pakistan alone, extreme summer flooding killed thousands, displaced millions and caused over $40 billion in losses. Fall floods in Nigeria killed hundreds and displaced over 1 million people. Droughts…

The Conversation

Nigeria has a coastal litter problem: it's time to clean up

Bottles. Plastic bags. Surgical facemasks. These are just some of the 29,029 items we found along the 180km Araromi coastline Nigeria in nine months while studying marine litter. The litter weighed in at a hefty 465.54kg.

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