Nigeria
Nigeria's president under pressure as insecurity spirals
Presidential elections are due to take place next February for a successor to Buhari. The former army general, first elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019, is...
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From coffee to toothpaste, Nigerians buy small as hardships bite
Consumer brands behind this "sachetisation of the economy" see it as a creative innovation, allowing consumption for all Nigerians, the majority of whom live on less than $2 a day.
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Amnesty urges probe into killings in southeast Nigeria
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian authorities to probe the death of seven young men in the country's restive southeast, where separatist tensions are on the rise.
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Gunmen attack Nigerian presidential advance team
President Muhammadu Buhari was not in the convoy when gunmen ambushed the vehicles late Tuesday, injuring two people, but the attack underscored Nigeria's precarious security situation.
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Nigeria police rescue dozens, including children, held in church
Police raided the Whole Bible Believers Church in southwestern Ondo State on Friday after a tip that children were being kept there against their will.
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Lagos film school helps focus Nollywood's global push
The joint project between EbonyLife production house, a Nigeria film powerhouse, and Lagos State government, wants to train students like Abah to make African stories for a wider international public.
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Two political veterans face off in fight for Nigeria's presidency
When Nigeria's opposition named veteran operator Atiku Abubakar as its 2023 election candidate, ruling APC party chief Bola Tinubu quickly welcomed a chance to compete against a "worthy" opponent.
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Gunmen abduct 30 wedding guests in northwest Nigeria
The victims, all mobile phone traders, were returning to Zamfara state capital Gusau late Saturday after the wedding of a colleague in neighbouring Sokoto state when they were seized, a union leader and a security source said.
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Death toll from attack on Nigeria Catholic church rises to 40: government
The attack by gunmen during mass at St. Francis' church in Owo last Sunday was a rare assault in a region usually considered safer than others in the country.
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Nigeria's ruling party picks candidate for 2023 presidential poll
No clear favourite emerged among the APC frontrunners vying to lead Africa's most populous country, including former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former transport minister Rotimi Amaechi and Senate president Ahmad Lawan.
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Nigeria's ruling party braces for key primaries
Frontrunners among the 23 candidates include former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former transport minister Rotimi Amaechi and Senate president Ahmad Lawan.
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Gun attack on church in southwest Nigeria leaves 21 dead
The bloodshed at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town during a Sunday service was a rare assault in Nigeria's usually safer southwest and shocked a country grown used to jihadist attacks and mass kidnappings in the north.
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Gunmen kill 'many' worshippers in Nigeria Catholic church attack
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town in Ondo State erupted during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria, where jihadists and criminal gangs operate in other regions.
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More than 100 million people forcibly displaced: UN
UNHCR said the numbers of forcibly displaced people rose towards 90 million by the end of 2021, spurred by violence in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Myanmar and Nigeria.
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Nigeria religious leaders demand justice following blasphemy killing
An angry mob of students stoned Deborah Samuel and burned her body on Thursday in the northwest city of Sokoto after she made a post on social media they deemed offensive towards the Prophet.
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Death toll in Nigeria building collapse rises to 10
The three-story building, which was mainly residential, collapsed late Sunday in the Ebute-Metta area of the sprawling city of over 20 million people.
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Eight dead, 23 rescued in Nigeria building collapse
The three-storey building collapsed late Sunday at Ebute-Metta area of the sprawling city of over 20 million people, Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP.
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Three killed, 19 injured in Nigeria bar attack
The blast occurred at the popular drinking spot selling moonshine near a cattle market in Iware village, outside the state capital Jalingo.
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Nigeria's VP announces run for president in 2023
He becomes the latest figure from the two main parties to join the race to lead Africa's most populous country and biggest economy.
