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Death toll in Nigeria church massacre rises to 40

ABUJA: Forty people were killed in a massacre at a Catholic church in Nigeria's Ondo State on Sunday and 61 survivors are still being treated in hospital, the state governor said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Nigeria says suspects Islamic State of carrying out church massacre

The Nigerian authorities suspect the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) of carrying out a massacre in a Catholic church on Sunday that killed at least 22 people, Interior Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said on Thursday.

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Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone LIVE! Osimhen goal - AFCON qualifier result, match stream and latest updates today

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone - LIVE!

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In Nigeria, COVID lockdown sires shelter for abuse survivors

Since August 2020, it has provided accommodation to 153 women including minors but now needs more space to do more.

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Nigeria's university strikes: winners, losers and ways forward

Lecturers in Nigerian public universities have embarked on strikes 16 times since 1999. Cumulatively, the public universities have lost about 50 months of their academic calendar to these actions in the last 23 years. The reasons for the strikes generally relate to funding and salary issues.

The Conversation

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: AFCON qualifier prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h today

Nigeria host Sierra Leone today to begin their qualification campaign for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Evening Standard

Seven stowaways and a hijacked oil tanker: the strange case of the Nave Andromeda

The long read: In October 2020 an emergency call was received from a ship in British waters. After a full-scale commando raid, seven Nigerians were taken off in handcuffs – but no one was ever charged. What really happened on board?

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Alex Iwobi has earned chance to take key Everton responsibility under Frank Lampard

Alex Iwobi was one of the highlights for Everton towards the end of 2021/22 and is continuing to impress with his international performances

Liverpool Echo

Lagos ex-governor wins Nigeria ruling party's nomination

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling APC party has picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2023 presidential elections. Buhari cannot run again, as he will already have served two presidential terms. Also, Belgium's King Philippe expresses his "deepest regrets" to DR Congo during a landmark…

France 24

More than 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say

Among the dead were many children, one official said. The presiding priest was abducted as well.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lagos ex-governor wins Nigerian ruling party's nomination

A former governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, has been nominated to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate in next year’s presidential election

The Independent UK

Calvin Bassey's soaring Rangers reputation sees bullish Nigeria captain fires back at international sceptics

The defender ended the season in top form at Ibrox and lifted the Scottish Cup.

Daily Record

Tinubu, ex-governor of Lagos, in pole position for Nigerian presidency

When reporters asked Bola Tinubu last month if his health was good enough for him to serve as president of Nigeria, he responded that he wasn't applying for a job as a professional wrestler or as a cement mixer.

Reuters

Nigeria's ruling party picks candidate for 2023 election

Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress or APC party on Wednesday picked former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2023 election to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down after two terms.

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Al Jazeera

Nigeria: Ruling party picks Tinubu for 2023 presidential ticket

The 70-year-old will slug it out against the opposition’s 75-year-old candidate to succeed 79-year-old President Buhari.

The Conversation

How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria's textile industry

Nigeria’s cotton production has fallen steeply in recent years. It once supported the largest textile industry in Africa. The fall is due to weak demand for cotton and to poor yields resulting from planting low-quality cottonseeds. For these reasons, farmers switched from cotton to other crops.

Reuters

Nigeria ruling party picks ex-governor of Lagos Tinubu to run for president

Nigeria's ruling party on Wednesday picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate to run for president in elections scheduled for February 2023.

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Nigerians with disabilities seek inclusion in electoral process

People with disabilities in Africa’s largest democracy say they want to exercise their right to vote or be voted for.

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The Conversation

Training local leaders in mediation can reduce violence: positive results in Nigeria

Violence and insecurity are plaguing the northern parts of Nigeria. Banditry, kidnapping and other forms of indiscriminate violence have risen sharply during the pandemic.

Reuters

In Nigeria's disappearing forests, loggers outnumber trees

Deep in a forest in Nigeria's Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete, and as it fell with a crackling sound, he surveyed the forest for the next tree.

The Guardian - UK

NHS hiring more doctors from outside UK and EEA than inside for first time

Jeremy Hunt questions ‘morally dubious’ recruitment as thousands hired from poorer countries

Sports Illustrated

WNBA Commish: Australian Team Hasn’t Provided Liz Cambage Video

The league says it hasn’t been able to fully investigate Liz Cambage’s reported use of discriminatory language against Nigerian basketball players.

The Conversation

There's violence every election season in Nigeria: what can be done to stop it

Violence is one of the recurrent features of Nigeria’s electoral history and democratic journey since independence in 1960. The country invariably sees an escalation of violence in the period before, during and after elections.

The Independent UK

Infants among 22 worshippers killed in Nigeria church attack

A Nigerian emergency official says that two infants are among the 22 worshippers killed in an attack on a church in southwestern Nigeria that has shocked the West African nation

Reuters

Nigeria church attack killed 22 and injured 50 - official

Sunday's attack on St Francis Catholic Church in the Nigerian town of Owo killed 22 people and injured 50, an official from the National Emergency Management Agency said on Tuesday.

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