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Nigeria’s PDP picks Atiku Abubakar to run for president in 2023

Former vice president to launch third presidential bid after winning People’s Democratic Party primary.

Al Jazeera

Report: WNBA Star Cambage Directed Racial Slur at Nigerian Players

The Australian center was involved in an incident during a scrimmage with Nigeria prior to her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

Abubakar wins primary race for Nigeria’s main opposition party

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party has elected Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for next year’s national election in Africa’s largest economy.

Tribune News Service

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Mexico vs. Nigeria, live stream, FIFA Friendly, TV channel, start time, how to watch

Mexico will meet Nigeria in a friendly matchup on Saturday night from AT&T Stadium.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Nigeria opposition picks veteran Abubakar as presidential candidate

Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party on Saturday elected former vice president and veteran politician Atiku Abubakar as its candidate to contest next year's presidential election to succeed incumbent Muhammadu Buhari.

Reuters

At least 31 die in church stampede in southern Nigeria

At least 31 people died in Nigeria on Saturday during a stampede at a church in the southern Rivers state, a police spokesperson said.

Reuters

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

Police say a stampede at a church charity event in southern Nigeria has left 31 people dead and seven injured

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Horror stampede sees 31 people 'including children' crushed to death at church service

A pregnant woman and three children are thought to be among the victims at King's Assembly Church in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Daily Mirror

Nigeria: At Least 31 Die in Church Stampede

At least 31 people died in Nigeria on Saturday during a stampede at a church in the southern Rivers state, a police spokesperson said. Hundreds of people, who had turned up to receive food at the annual “Shop for Free” charity program organized by the church early on Saturday, broke…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mistake of ignoring monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria

There are no clear answers to how humans are infected as the host animal has not been identified

The Hindu

Dozens killed in stampede at church event in Nigeria

The stamped happened as people gathered at the annual ‘Shop for Free’ charity event in Rivers state, police said.

Al Jazeera

Maharashtra: Banned drug worth Rs 11.50 lakh seized, two Nigerians held

The police are trying to ascertain the source of the drug and to whom it was meant to be sold.

The Hindu

Nigeria's Jonathan can contest presidential elections next year, court rules

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan can run in next year's presidential election, a court ruled on Friday, clearing doubts over his eligibility and paving the way for him to return to national politics.

Reuters

African Development Bank to send emergency fertiliser to W Africa

A source told Reuters that emergency volumes will be sourced from Nigeria and Morocco.

Al Jazeera

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At this year’s African Film Festival, ‘Visions of Freedom’ turns aspiration into possibility

This year’s festival featured films that interrogate race in France, reimagine artificial intelligence as an ally against social injustice, and show a Nigerian village’s struggle for water.

Evening Standard

Mexico vs Nigeria: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results - friendly preview today

The Jose Peseira era kicks off today as Nigeria face Mexico for an international friendly in the United States.

The Conversation

Domestic violence and work status: which Nigerian women are most at risk

One in four women in Nigeria has experienced abuse from her intimate partner in her life. Globally, the figure is one in three women.

The Conversation

Super Afro Soul: the music of Orlando Julius, titan of Nigerian music

Highlife crooner and Afrobeat singer Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode died, according to his wife Latoya Aduke, in his sleep on 15 April 2022.

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Daily Record

Calvin Bassey and the Rangers transfer clue hiding in plain sight as Steven Gerrard's intentions made clear

The Nigeria international's positional versatility is one of his calling cards and will likely challenge for multiple roles at any next club.

Al Jazeera

Oil-rich Niger Delta still ‘land of misery’: Goldman Prize winner

Chima Williams was recognised for his role in helping oil communities win a 13-year-old case against Shell at The Hague.

The Conversation

Monkeypox is endemic in Nigeria. But surveillance isn't what it should be

There has been an outbreak of monkeypox cases in a number of countries that are not endemic for the virus. Monkeypox is caused by an orthopoxvirus that is closely related to the virus that caused smallpox. Monkeypox is an animal virus that occasionally infects humans after they are bitten or…

The Conversation

Oil hazards aren't the main worry of Nigeria's coastal residents: toilets are

Nigeria’s coastal areas are known to present environmental hazards and risks. Oil exploration and exploitation is one source of these hazards. Oil spillage, gas flaring, air and water pollution and agricultural land contamination are serious problems in the region, with implications for human and environmental health.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox in the US: Where is the disease and will it spread?

Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

Reuters

Militants kill at least 50 in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno

At least 50 people were killed by militants on Sunday around the town of Rann in Nigeria's Borno state, in the country's northeastern tip near the border with Cameroon, witnesses told Reuters by phone on Monday.

Reuters

Some militant arms in Niger came from West African state stockpiles - report

Significant proportions of weapons and arms seized from Islamist insurgents in Niger came from West African state stockpiles, suggesting authorities are struggling to secure arms stores in the region, a report said on Monday.

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