Jihadists kill 17 people in raid on remote village in northeast
Jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State group killed 17 people in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria after villagers refused to pay...
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Protests at banks and ATMs break out amid ‘cash scarcity’ concerns
Issued on: 17/02/2023 – 14:12 Destroying ATMs, breaking into banks and setting up blockades in the street: angry protests erupted on February 15 in several...
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Number of displaced people passes 100 million for first time, says UN
Issued on: 23/05/2022 – 03:43 Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time...
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Senegal sink Egypt, Ghana beat Nigeria and more
Issued on: 30/03/2022 – 00:56 Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup...
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Gunmen kill more than a dozen villagers in northwest Nigeria
Issued on: 22/03/2022 – 07:30 Police in northwest Nigeria said gunmen from gangs of cattle thieves on Sunday killed 16 people in an attack on...
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Meet the TikToker using humour to break down stereotypes of Africa
Issued on: 16/02/2022 – 17:37Modified: 17/02/2022 – 11:35 “How do you have internet when you live in huts?” “Do you have clean water?” African TikTokers...
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Tunisia stun Nigeria to enter quarter finals with shock 1-0 win
Issued on: 23/01/2022 – 22:57 Tunisia shocked Nigeria and Burkina Faso edged Gabon on Sunday to set up an Africa Cup of Nations last-eight showdown,...
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles to face Ghana in 2022 World Cup play-offs
Issued on: 22/01/2022 – 17:37 Nigeria, the top performers so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, were paired with arch rivals...
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Early goal gives confident Nigeria 1-0 lead over Sudan
Issued on: 15/01/2022 – 16:17 Nigeria lit up a hitherto staid Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday when they beat Egypt 1-0, thanks to a...
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Hundreds killed in multiple gun raids in northwestern Nigeria
Issued on: 09/01/2022 – 11:58 Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state, a government spokeswoman...
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‘Lipgloss Boy’ Enioluwa Adeoluwa shatters expectations of masculinity in Nigeria
Issued on: 11/11/2021 – 17:33 Enioluwa Adeoluwa, affectionately known as Lipgloss Boy or Beauty Boy, has become one of Nigeria’s most popular influencers. He has...
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Workers trapped after high-rise under construction collapses in Nigeria
Issued on: 01/11/2021 – 18:22 A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Monday, killing at least three people with dozens...