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Cop27 first-timers from Pakistan, Nigeria and Spain share their experiences

Cop27 attendees who fought hard to be heard share their highs and lows from Egypt

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal and England's Bukayo Saka pays for 120 children to have life-changing operations

Arsenal and England winger Bukayo Saka has shown he is a class act yet again by paying for 120 children to undergo surgeries in Kano, the second largest city in Nigeria

Daily Mirror

Portugal 4-0 Nigeria: Bruno Fernandes strikes twice in routine build-up to World Cup 2022

Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Portugal thrashed Nigeria 4-0 in a World Cup warm-up game in Lisbon.

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Nigerian soldier kills aid worker, injures UN helicopter pilot

A Nigerian soldier shot and wounded a United Nations helicopter co-pilot on Thursday before going on to kill a humanitarian worker and a fellow soldier at a military base in northeastern Nigeria, the army and a witness said.

Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo watches on as Bruno Fernandes steals spotlight again amid Man Utd saga

Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to miss Portugal's 4-0 win over Nigeria on Thursday night due to sickness as Bruno Fernandes bagged a first-half brace ahead of the World Cup

Daily Mirror

Nigerian athletes face up to 10 years in prison over fraud scheme after FBI investigation

Two promising track and field athletes from Nigeria are set to be jailed for 10 years after their involvement in a "complex fraud scheme" unearthed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Daily Mirror

Portugal vs. Nigeria, live stream,TV channel, time, lineups, how to watch

Portugal will meet Nigeria in an international friendly match at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Portugal before heading out to Qatar.

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Portugal boss laughs at Cristiano Ronaldo question amid Man United ace's absence from Nigeria clash

The Man United forward will miss his country's World Cup warm-up game ahead of their opening clash with Ghana.

Manchester Evening News

Arsenal and England’s Bukayo Saka helps provide Nigerian children with life-changing operations

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has teamed up with the charity BigShoe to cover 120 life-changing operations for children in Nigeria.

Evening Standard

Leicester’s Ashleigh Plumptre: ‘I love everything about being in Nigeria’

The defender on playing for the club in her heart and learning more about her heritage through representing the country of her grandfather

The Guardian - UK

Asake, the breakout pop star from Nigeria who owned 2022

Asake’s first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn’t really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria’s teeming Afrobeats scene. The 27-year-old genre-blending Nigerian singer and rapper has a tongue-in-cheek delivery and jocular persona. He writes nonsensical, self-deprecating rhymes with hip-hop influenced consumerist themes and could easily be…

The Conversation

Nigeria charges 26 men from oil tanker in suspected crude theft

A Nigerian court has charged 26 men with conspiracy to commit a maritime offence and attempting to illegally deal in crude oil after authorities accused their supertanker of sailing in Nigerian waters without authority.

Reuters

Three UK foreign secretaries ‘failed to call for release of Briton held in Nigeria’

Nnamdi Kanu was unlawfully detained and tortured in Kenya before being taken to Nigeria, high court told

The Guardian - UK

Africa has vast gas reserves – here’s how to stop them adding to climate change

The question of whether Africa should be allowed to exploit its gas reserves, estimated at more than 17.56 trillion cubic meters (620 trillion cubic feet) in 2021, has been much discussed at the latest UN climate change summit, COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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Biafran separatist leader's brother challenges UK in London court

A lawsuit accusing the British government of refusing to acknowledge that jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu was the victim of extraordinary rendition to Nigeria began at a court in London on Tuesday.

Manchester Evening News

The world's most populous countries as population hits 8 billion milestone

Countries in the African continent are currently experiencing the fastest population growth

Daily Mirror

Jihadists execute 26 women for being 'witches' after claiming children suddenly died

The fate of the other female detainees in Nigeria is currently unknown and the relatives did not specify how the women died but the term they used often refers to Boko Haram jihadists slitting victims' throats

The Conversation

Nigeria has too many prison inmates awaiting trial. Technology could achieve swifter justice

Nigeria’s prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centres. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. They have been arrested and charged, but not yet convicted or cleared.

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Evening Standard

Tunisia World Cup 2022 guide: Star player, fixtures, squad, one to watch, odds to win

Tunisia had a strange AFCON this year, only qualifying as a best-third-place team after beating Mauritania but then knocking out Nigeria before quarter-final loss to Burkina Faso.

Wales Online

World's population will hit eight billion people today

Much of the growth is coming from developing nations in Africa

The Independent UK

World Population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges

The United Nations says the world's population is reaching the 8 billion mark on Tuesday

The Conversation

As the 8 billionth person is born, here's how Africa will shape the future of the planet's population

In mid-November 2022 the eight billionth person will be born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The first is that the global population has been expanding at its slowest rate since 1950. The growth rate dropped below 1% in…

The Guardian - UK

‘HIV can kill faster than the drug abuse’: Nigeria opens first needle exchange to tackle infection

The programme, seen as a shift in attitudes in a zero-tolerance country, is aimed at curbing the spread of blood-borne disease

Glasgow Live

Efe Ambrose reflects on 'incredible' Celtic spell that had 'everyone in Nigeria' supporting Hoops

The defender is now playing in Greenock with Morton and has reflected on his time at Celtic, a period in his career that he cherishes with a great deal of fondness.

The Guardian - UK

‘I think of suya and I’m on a Lagos beach with Mum’: celebrating Nigeria’s spice dish

Exploring the myths, mysteries and memories of west African barbecue

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