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Flood warnings in Nigeria over release of water from Cameroon dam
Potential for flooding in 11 Nigerian states as west and central Africa struggles to deal with...
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More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding
Prisoners fled when the walls of their jail collapsed in the country’s worst flooding in two...
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Crocodiles and snakes ‘washed into communities’ as flood hits Nigerian zoo
Park in Borno state says more than 80% of its animals have been killed and urges...
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At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck
Official says dead given mass burial after after collision in Agaie area of north-central Niger stateA...
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South African beauty queen crowned Miss Nigeria after nationality row
Chidimma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian, had been competing in South African competition, but withdrew after...
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How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
With ‘hustle kingdoms’ teaching young people the tricks of the trade, there has been a surge...
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‘A revolution is building’: can young people force change across Africa?
Africa has the youngest population of any continent, and recent protests in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda...
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Bullets and teargas reportedly fired at journalists covering protests in Nigeria
At least 50 press arrested on Saturday in Abuja and almost 700 demonstrators detained since unrest...
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Why are Nigerians protesting? Young people were roused by events in Kenya
A demonstration against the president about the cost of living crisis has spread, after youth groups...
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Up to seven reportedly dead in Nigeria after clashes between police and citizens
Anti-government protests held in Abuja, Minna, Katsina and Lagos despite official efforts to stifle itAs many...
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Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72
Nicknamed the ‘Elegant Stallion’, the revered star died after performing at a private party in LagosOnyeka...
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Demonstrators in Nigeria gather days early for anti-government protests
Crowds converge on Suleja over economic hardship and record inflation amid warnings against mass actionHundreds of...
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Twenty-two students dead after school in Nigeria collapses during classes
More than 154 people were initially reported trapped under the rubble but police say 132 have...
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Ecowas warns of ‘disintegration’ as juntas split from west African bloc
Breakaway union by military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger exposes growing fissures within the...
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Child malnutrition crisis in Nigeria amid rural violence and soaring food inflation
MSF says it is overwhelmed in country where 31.8 million people are suffering from hunger An...
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At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria
Authorities say 19 more were seriously injured in blasts at wedding, hospital and funeral in country’s...
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Nigerian unions shut down national grid and airports as indefinite strike begins
Electricity substations shut down, flights suspended and parliament gates blocked in protest over minimum wageNigeria’s main...
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Nigeria takes up case of its Teesside University students ordered out of UK
High Commission to meet leaders at university after currency crash in home country meant students couldn’t...
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Nigeria to host first Lassa fever treatment trials for 40 years
The viral disease kills 5,000 people a year in west Africa, and has been described as...
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Nigeria’s rushed reversion to old national anthem met with incredulity
Post-colonial anthem dropped in 1978 reinstituted with little debate amid escalating economic crisisNigeria has reverted to...