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Nigeria

“I am not afraid to die,” Falz speaks to CNN on #EndSars protest in Nigeria

Oct 24, 2020 6,705

Firebrand lawyer cum rapper Falz speaking on the ongoing #EndSars protest has told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that…

Oct 8, 2020 6,624

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled spending plans of 13 trillion naira ( $34bn; £29bn) for next year…

Jan 28, 2020 25,585

Government worker Iorliam Shija sits in one of the ramshackle bars along the banks of the Benue river in central…

Jan 20, 2020 12,944

Heavily armed jihadists have carried out an "extremely violent" attack on a vital aid facility housing United…

Nov 14, 2019 16,664

Both prosecution and defence will appeal over former Nigeria international Dickson Etuhu's sentence after he was…

Nov 10, 2019 16,621

In a move Nigeria's president hailed as a "landmark moment", Africa's largest oil producer approved legislation…

Oct 24, 2019 6,211

Police in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Adamawa say they have raided a house where 15 people were being kept in…

Oct 10, 2019 9,009

By Bheki Mngomezulu, The Conversation Nigeria is a major player in West Africa while SA is a major player in the…

Jul 18, 2019 13,492

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, who spent his early years living in Nigeria, has posted a…

Jul 18, 2019 9,366

A Nigerian imam, who saved 262 Christians from killer herdsman by hiding them in his mosque and home, has been…