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Dozens killed and abducted in central Nigeria

In tonight's edition: Dozens of people have been killed and dozens more abducted by armed attackers in central Nigeria. Although organised mass raids are unusual in Plateau state, it shares a border with Kaduna state, which has seen an uptick in robberies and kidnappings. Also, Tunisia's political crisis intensifies with…

France 24

Nigerian vice president Osinbajo seeks ruling party ticket for presidential election

Nigerian vice president Yemi Osinbajo will seek the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) ticket to run for president next February, he said on Twitter on Monday, as he bids to succeed his boss Muhammadu Buhari in Africa's top oil producer.

Reuters

Gunmen attack kills at least 50 in Nigeria's Plateau state

At least 50 people were killed and dozens abducted by gunmen in Nigeria's Plateau state, residents and a community leader said on Monday, the latest in a spate of attacks by armed gangs in northern parts of Africa's most populous nation.

Reuters

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#ToxicWorkplaces: The future of youth employment in Nigeria

Since Nigeria declared its aspiration to be one of the world’s top 20 economies by 2020, I have been doing research on the damaging impact of urban restructuring and economic growth on marginalized urban women in Ibadan, Nigeria.

The Conversation

Badagry Museum, a sobering reminder of Nigeria's long slave trade history

It’s Saturday afternoon and pupils from a primary school in Lagos, Nigeria, have travelled with their teacher to the Badagry Heritage Museum to learn about the transatlantic slave trade.

Radio France Internationale

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime

Business Email Compromise scams are a type of crime where criminals hack into email accounts, pretend to be someone they’re not and fool victims into sending money to unintended places

The Independent UK

Nigerian students blocked in Ukraine

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. There’s information about Planète Radio’s ePOP video competition which you should all enter, and great music from composer, singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding. All that, and the new quiz question, too,…

Radio France Internationale

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Nigeria: Court dismisses eight charges against separatist leader

Nigerian authorities had introduced additional charges of ‘terrorism’ against Kanu earlier this year.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria to try separatist leader Kanu on terrorism charges

Nigeria's separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu should stand trial and answer to charges that include terrorism and broadcasting falsehoods, a High Court judge ruled on Friday.

Reuters

Why are African governments blocking phone lines of citizens?

Across Africa, an increasing number of governments are disconnecting phone lines in mass, citing domestic security.

Al Jazeera

Obasanjo: from a Nigerian village to the pinnacle of power on the continent

Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president and a pan Africanist extraordinaire, turned 85 on 5 March 2022.

The Conversation

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde review – Lagos magic

This energetic debut about dreamers, misfits and otherworldly beings creates a queer Nigerian phantasmagoria

The Guardian - UK

Family of Glasgow mum 'torched to death' by husband say kind-hearted Scots offering to care for her kids

Chinyere Ogudoro and her brother Ifeanyi Edoziem suffered fatal injuries during an alleged incident at her home when she travelled to Nigeria from Scotland.

Daily Record

Nigeria to hear all terrorism trials in secret, judge rules

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that all trials of terrorism cases in Nigeria will henceforth be held in camera.

Reuters

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Stolen artefacts in Glasgow museums to be returned as 'largest repatriation' agreed

Bronzes from Benin, Nigeria, a ceremonial sword from India and belongings of Native Americans who were massacred in South Dakota will now be returned to the descendants of the owners.

Daily Record

Explosive Calvin Bassey Nigeria claim denied as Rangers star gets backing from axed boss

There were widespread reports that Augustine Eguaveon was forced to play Bassey and Watford star Emmanuel Dennis.

Daily Mirror

Ex-Arsenal player Kelechi Nwakali accuses Huesca of sacking him for playing in AFCON

The 23-year-old spent three years at Arsenal and was an important member of Nigeria's international squad in this year's AFCON - starting all three group matches

Football London

Former Arsenal wonderkid releases statement as contract is terminated

The 23-year-old was on Arsenal's books for several years but didn't make an appearance for the first team

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Evening Standard

Ex-Arsenal player Kelechi Nwakali accuses Huesca of terminating his contract over Nigeria AFCON dispute

Spanish club Huesca have been accused by Nigeria midfielder Kelechi Nwakali of pressuring him to skip the Africa Cup of Nations and accept a transfer away, before terminating his contract.

Reuters

Gunmen kill 15 Nigerian soldiers in attack on base, sources say

Gunmen killed 15 Nigerian soldiers and wounded more than a dozen others during an attack on an army base in the northern state of Kaduna, two army sources said on Tuesday, in the latest attack on security forces by armed gangs.

Al Jazeera

Nigerian atheist jailed for blasphemy over Facebook posts

Mubarak Bala, a former Muslim, is accused of insulting Islam and attempting to ’cause a breach of the public peace’.

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian humanist jailed for 24 years after pleading guilty to blasphemy

Mubarak Bala’s case seen as part of a clampdown on voices critical of religious orthodoxy in a deeply conservative region

Al Jazeera

‘Bandits’ kill 10 soldiers in attack on Nigerian military facility

Over the last decade, groups of armed bandits have kidnapped and killed hundreds of people across northwest Nigeria.

The Conversation

How multinationals avoid taxes in Africa and what should change

In developing countries, and the sub-Saharan region especially, the scale of unmet basic needs is enormous. It is estimated that 3 billion people in the developing world subsist on less than US$2 a day per person.

Reuters

Nigeria bars calls from unregistered phones in attempt to boost security

Nigeria has repeated its demand for telecom companies to bar calls from unregistered phone lines, part of the government's policy to boost security amid an Islamist insurgency and a spate of kidnappings.

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