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Everything you need to know as Nigeria and Tunisia clash after winning starts at the Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle and his Tunisia counterpart, Sami Trabelsi, played down Nigeria's failure to reach next year's World Cup as a potentially decisive factor in the Africa Cup of Nations clash between the sides on Saturday night in Fez.

It's starting to get slapstick in the exchanges between the Nigeria boss Eric Chelle and the country's hacks. He's trying to escape the past. And they really won't let him.

Country’s foreign minister says his president signed off on US air attack – key US politics stories from 26 December at a glance

Nicki Minaj's UN speech on Christian persecution in Nigeria preceded Trump's Christmas airstrikes. Officials call the claims exaggerated, while the rapper stays silent on the strikes.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday fell -0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) fell -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) fell -0.05%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -0.08%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26 ) closed...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday ended the day little changed, but fell about -0.6% on the week. The dollar traded on a weak note despite Tuesday's stronger-than-expected US GDP report of +4.3% and the reduced odds for Fed easing. The markets initially reduced the odds for a -25...

Eric Chelle swaps two for Super Eagles’ second game at the Africa Cup of Nations

Nigerian government reaffirms that this is not about religion.

Some even celebrated ‘mass killing’ and the president’s ‘resolve’ in attacking Islamic State targets

US forces carried out precision airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria's Sokoto State on Christmas Day, killing several militants in a move ordered by President Trump to protect Christians.