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Nigeria boss Jose Peseiro has explained why he opted to snub Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers for his African Cup of Nations squad.

Crammed inside a church in the central Nigerian town of Bokkos, hundreds of survivors of deadly Christmas weekend attacks desperately await aid as they mourn their loved ones killed in the latest spiral of violence in the troubled region.

The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was "deeply alarmed" by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities.

High-salt, processed noodles have become a favourite cheap meal, especially in developing countries, but nutritionists warn of the health costs

In Nigeria, nearly 200 villagers were killed last weekend in a series of attacks across Plateau state. In DR Congo, several people were wounded in an opposition protest banned by the government, and five candidates are now calling for a re-run of last week's national elections. And what happened this…

Rivers State crisis has yet to be resolved fully despite alleged intervention by President Tinubu.

A series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria over the last few days have killed nearly 200 people, local authorities said on Wednesday, in the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation.

Nigerian officials and survivors say at least 140 people were killed by gunmen in weekend attacks on remote villages in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state

17 targetted communities during ‘senseless and unprovoked’ attacks on Saturday and Sunday