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Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 40 worshippers from church

Gunmen abducted 40 people from a church in a remote village in northern Nigeria, a local Christian group said on Monday, in the latest attack against worshippers.

Reuters

Tight security as Nigeria presidential election result challenged

Police blocked roads in the centre of Nigeria's capital on Monday as judges started hearing opposition petitions disputing president-elect Bola Tinubu's victory in February's presidential election.

Reuters

Flooding in Nigeria is on the rise – good forecasts, drains and risk maps are urgently needed

Nigeria is one of the most flood-prone countries in west Africa. Many areas experience annual flooding. This happens during heavy rainfall and one of the reasons is poor drainage systems.

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Remote teaching in Nigeria and South Africa got a COVID wake-up call -- how to capitalise on it

Universities had to deal with many anxieties and uncertainties during the early days of the COVID pandemic. One of these was how to move all of their teaching online. For some, the process was fairly simple as they had already been offering blended online and in-person lessons.

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Nigeria court hears opposition's presidential vote challenge

A Nigerian court has opened hearing on suits filed by opposition parties to challenge the incumbent party’s victory in the country’s Feb. 25 presidential election

The Independent UK

Bring back stranded Srikakulam workers from Nigeria, MP urges Centre

Srikakulam Member of Parliament Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on May 7 asked the Union Government to take steps immediately to bring back 23 workers from Srikakulam who were stranded in Lagos of Nigeria for the last few days.

The Hindu

UK ‘was urged to investigate’ Nigerian politician before organ trafficking plot

Exclusive: Former US intelligence analyst says he warned authorities about activities of Ike Ekweremadu

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Ghana’s regions: why creating new territories has caused problems

Ghana split four administrative regions between June 2017 and February 2019 to create six new ones. The process proceeded calmly in some regions, but was so contentious in others that the government had to deploy security forces to prevent clashes. Eventually, all six regions were created. The conflicts were unexpected.…

The Conversation

Napoli chief gives brutal response to Man Utd's chances of signing Victor Osimhen

Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has been linked with a summer move to Manchester United after his goalscoring heroics helped Napoli claim their first Scudetto since 1990

Daily Mirror

Nigeria begins hearing presidential election challenge next week

Nigeria's election tribunal will on Monday start hearing opposition petitions challenging president-elect Bola Tinubu's victory in the disputed February presidential vote, court records showed on Friday.

Reuters

How UK police busted Nigerian senator’s organ harvesting plot at the last minute: ‘It was like a movie’

The 21-year-old victim was plucked from the streets of Lagos and promised a better life – but the reality was much different, as Thomas Kingsley reports

The Independent UK

Victim hits back as Nigerian politician jailed for UK organ trafficking plot: ‘My body is not for sale’

The judge told the defendants: ‘You each played a part in that despicable trade’

The Independent UK

Nigerian politician jailed for nine years in UK over organ trafficking plot

Judge says Ike Ekweremadu was ‘driving force’ in scheme to take kidney for his sick daughter from man brought to London

The Guardian - UK

Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies

The Nigerian military says it has rescued two young women who were kidnapped nine years ago by the jihadi militant group Boko Haram

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Al Jazeera

Joy, rebuke for Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage over Charles’ coronation

Mixed reactions have trailed the announcement that Savage, a Grammy-nominated singer, will perform at coronation.

Football London

Victor Osimhen issues firm response to transfer speculation as Chelsea face £100m Napoli demand

Napoli won their first Serie A title in 33 years with Victor Osimhen scoring a crucial goal in the 1-1 draw against Udinese - with Chelsea and Manchester United both being linked with a move for the Nigerian striker

USA Today Sports Media Group

Raiders add DL David Ebuka Agoha as part of NFL International Pathway Program

Nigerian EDGE David Ebuka Agoha joins Raiders

The Conversation

Nigeria's fuel subsidy: it's time to kill it and spend the money in ways that benefit the poor

Nigerians are being hit from all sides by a combination of factors that are making their lives increasingly difficult. These include rising cost of living which is reflected in double-digit inflation, stagnant wages, non-payment or the late payment of salaries, a cash crunch and fuel scarcity.

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Reuters

Nightmare in Sudan: African expats struggle to find way out

Nigerian law student Umar Yusuf Yaru was relaxing in his apartment when he first heard gunfire last month in his Khartoum neighbourhood.

Reuters

Nigerian niqab-wearing chef seeks to break stereotypes about Muslim women

(This May 4 story has been corrected to change the name of Muslim face veil in the headline and paragraph 1, reword paragraph 1 to clarify that not all Muslim women wear niqabs, and add explanation of hijab in paragraph 5)

Irish Mirror

Asylum seekers whose applications fail are mainly deported to Britain, Nigeria or Pakistan

Exclusive: The Department of Justice revealed some people who are ordered to leave Ireland don’t alert the authorities about their departure after they receive a deportation order – so are not reflected in the numbers

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nigeria Evacuates Hundreds of Citizens from Hard-hit Sudan

Hundreds of Nigerians fleeing the fighting in Sudan were evacuated and brought back to the West African nation late Wednesday after days of delays that left many of them stranded in the desert and at the Egyptian border. More than 370 Nigerians, many of them students, arrived in the capital…

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Nigeria's elections faced five serious challenges - how to fix them before the next polls

Nigerians will see their new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, sworn in late May. A number of court cases are still being pursued against the election outcomes from votes cast earlier this year, but these aren’t expected to affect the inauguration.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: 258 Million People Faced Acute Food Insecurity in 2022

More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The Global Report on Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian organizations founded by the…

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Nigeria and digital banking: a revolution still waiting to happen

At the end of 2022 the Central Bank of Nigeria launched new banknotes. At the same time it also capped withdrawal of the new banknotes. The rollout of the currency change was shambolic. But it also led people to turn to digital financial services such as the use of point…

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