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266,824 Hajj Pilgrims Arrived in Madinah

A total of 266,824 pilgrims from across the globe have so far arrived in Madinah to perform this year’s holy Hajj pilgrimage, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. Figures from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah showed that 215,580 pilgrims have arrived through the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S2,EP21: Nigeria's okada ban, Sudan's mental health, & child gold mining in Zimbabwe

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Lagos, the okada ban is giving commuters and taxi drivers a major headache; Sudan's youth are on the streets for the revolution but it's taking a toll on their mental…

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria's latest lithium find: some key questions answered

High-grade lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. In 2019 the total production volume of lithium, not high grade, in Nigeria reached 50 metric tons This is small compared to Zimbabwe which produced 1,200 metric tons the same year. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked geologist Ibrahim Garba for his insights.

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Nottingham Forest 'really interested' in Rangers star club are 'resigned to losing'

The Nigeria international has been one of Rangers' standout performers over recent seasons after establishing themselves as contenders in the Scotland Premiership and in Europe

Nottingham Post

Nigerians blame fuel shortage on Ukraine war, fixed prices

Nigeria is grappling with widespread fuel shortages that are forcing motorists to spend hours in lines to buy gas and causing prices to surge for transportation and basic commodities

The Independent UK

Joe Aribo Rangers transfer suitors 'named' as Crystal Palace joined by English Premier League rivals in signing race

The Nigeria international looks to be a player in demand this summer with three clubs chasing a deal.

Daily Record

Ike Ekweremadu: Nigerian politician accused of trafficking child to UK to harvest organs

Senator and wife remanded in custody, despite lawyer’s plea he has ‘led a blameless life as a public servant’

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Nigerian historian and thinker Toyin Falola on decolonising the academy in Africa

Nigerian intellectual and historian Toyin Falola’s latest book is called Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, and Voice. It sets out to respond to the urgent need to eliminate the vestiges of colonialism (the domination of foreign powers) in the academy and in research methodologies where African perspectives continue to…

The Conversation

'Child organ harvesting plot' in UK sees man and woman arrested by police

Beatrice Ekweremadu and Ike Ekweremadu, from Nigeria, have been charged with conspiring to arrange to bring a child to the UK in order to harvest organs.

Daily Record

Nigerian politician accused of trying to bring boy, 15, to UK to harvest organs

Ike Ekweremadu and wife Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu appear in court in London after Heathrow arrest

The Guardian - UK

Court challenge puts spotlight on sharia law in Nigeria

A Nigerian court on Thursday will hear a challenge against sharia law in the mostly Muslim northern state of Kano, in a case that is set to reignite debate on the place of religious laws in a country whose constitution is neutral on religion.

Reuters

The human beings behind the word 'migrant' and the objects that connect them to home

The Daily Mirror has launched a new project called People Move. We will share portraits of people who will tell their story of an object they managed to bring with them on their journey to safety

Daily Mirror

Q&A: How Osi Umenyiora Is Finding NFL Players in Africa

The Giants’ Super Bowl hero on his program’s early success, the future of football in Africa, the state of the NFL and more.

Sports Illustrated

Widows in Nigeria are sometimes treated badly: culture is no excuse to violate rights

Nigeria is home to about 15 million of the world’s 258 million widows. Widowhood in an ethnically and religiously diverse country like Nigeria, with three major ethnic groups and over 250 minorities, is complex.

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Benzinga

Tantech Subsidiary Wins Six-Vehicle Order

Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TANH) subsidiary, Shangchi Automobile Co Ltd, won a new 6-vehicle order. The order for customized, high-end midibuses is expected to be delivered to the customer in Nigeria in July 2022. Shangchi Automobile's diesel light midibuses feature a manual 5-speed transmission and can seat 11 passengers. The midibus has features…

Al Jazeera

Nigeria’s Supreme Court engulfed in rare welfare complaints row

More than a dozen justices at the 16-member court have lodged a letter of protest over their working conditions.

The National (Scotland)

Rangers star Calvin Bassey pinpoints Nigeria disappointment that was key to his incredible campaign

CALVIN BASSEY reckons being overlooked for international duty in January was a key point in his remarkable campaign that saw him rise to prominence…

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Forest signing Liverpool old boy could deal Steven Gerrard transfer blow

The Nigeria international looks set to replace Aston Villa loanee Keinan Davis in the first major change to the side that started the Championship play-off final

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The Conversation

Africa's smaller cities are usually overlooked: they shouldn't be

Often when one thinks or writes about urbanisation in Africa, mega-cities or primary cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kampala, come to mind. Little, however, is written about places like Gabés in Tunisia, Touba-Mbacké in Senegal, or Ibadan in Nigeria. Yet these are just three of an estimated 885…

The Conversation

Sex workers in Nigeria deserve fair treatment from the media

In most African societies today, social, cultural, economic and political forces continually place women in the back seat. While there is much focus on the physical abuse of women, there are other ways through which abuses are sustained. One is how the media represent the realities of sex work and…

Nottingham Post

Liverpool can make millions from Nottingham Forest transfer in 'advanced' talks

The Nigeria international never played a minute of Premier League football for Jurgen Klopp's side be could be about to see Liverpool receive a cash windfall

Daily Mirror

Liverpool set for transfer windfall as Taiwo Awoniyi closes in on Premier League return

The Nigerian international forward is set to return to the Premier League after a prolific season at Union Berlin, meaning that Liverpool are set to cash-in on a clause

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Forest in 'advanced' talks to complete stunning £17m transfer

The Nigeria international scored 15 goals in the Bundesliga for Union Berlin last season and led the line for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations in January

Radio France Internationale

Football chiefs launch poster for Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco

African football bosses on Monday unveiled the poster to be displayed around cities in Morocco for the 2022 women's Africa Cup of Nations which starts on 2 July.

The Guardian - UK

From New Zealand to Nigeria: the global toll of the cost of living crisis

Unsparing inflation across basics from food and energy to housing is pushing millions into poverty, as our correspondents report

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