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100 years of pop music in Nigeria: what shaped four eras

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and social human activities. For musical practice this meant near death. Performing music is, after all, one of the oldest forms of social human engagement.

The Conversation

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Iwobi reveals private Frank Lampard talks that inspired Everton transformation

Alex Iwobi speaks exclusively to the ECHO about the moment that rejuvenated his Everton career and the impact Frank Lampard and Blues fans have had on him

Liverpool Echo

Nigeria and Cameroon vie for familar ground at Cup of Nations

History sides with Nigeria in their clashes with Cameroon at the Cup of Nations. The Super Falcons have won 10 of the 14 encounters since the inception of the tournament in 1991.

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Record numbers of disadvantaged UK students apply for university

Ucas data also shows surge in applications from Nigeria, India and China but fall in nursing applications

The Guardian - UK

Startups Eye Metaverse, NFTs, to Solve Africa’s Economic Woes

It might sound like science fiction, but a Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur thinks he has found a way for Africans to escape problems like inequality and bad governance - a virtual nation born online. His is among a number of African-led virtual projects that aim to help the world's poorest continent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

India’s high on population but low on development indicators

NEW DELHI: India is poised to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation, but it is third from the bottom on most development indicators among 10 most populous countries, with only Pakistan and Nigeria consistently below it. In fact, when it comes to sex ratio at birth, India is…

The Times of India

Herder-farmer conflict in the Sahel needs a new description: why 'eco-violence' fits

The Sahel – a 5,000km long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily.

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Football fan spends three years making video game in frustration at teams being ignored

Victor Daniyan, from Nigeria, has painstakingly created a version of Pro Evolution Soccer that incorporates leagues, team names, kits and player avatars from the top leagues in his country

Daily Mirror

Police hunt gunmen who killed at least 15 in Soweto bar shooting

In tonight's edition: People in Soweto accuse authorities of not doing enough to protect them after 15 people are gunned down in an attack on a bar in the South African township. In Nigeria, the presidential candidate for the ruling party picks a Muslim senator as his running mate. Lastly,…

France 24

Latest Nigerian jailbreak could usher new era of insecurity – experts

Armed gunmen attacked a prison and freed several Boko Haram members. Analysts fear it will lead to a ripple effect.

Al Jazeera

Bengaluru: African peddlers held, MDMA worth Rs 1.5 lakh seized

BENGALURU: Two Ugandan women and two men from Nigeria were arrested and MDMA crystals worth Rs 1.5 lakh recovered from them. Namutebi Shamariha, 25, had come to India on a tourist visa in 2020 and Nanfuka Phiona, 27, on a medical visa in 2021. They stayed on illegally in Hennur…

The Times of India

Nigeria jailbreak raises more questions over insecurity

Nigerian authorities on Monday admitted shortcomings in security at a jail in the nation’s capital after an attack that resulted in the escape of hundreds of inmates last week

The Independent UK

Bodies of 17 people recovered after Nigeria boat accident

The boat had set sail on Friday evening, but was carried into a barge by the tide and capsized.

Al Jazeera

World population to hit eight billion mark this year, but growth rate is slowing: UN

The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on 15 November, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023, but growth rate is declining.

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Bodies of all 17 on board recovered after Lagos boat accident

Seventeen bodies have been recovered in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos after a boat accident that led to a frantic search for passengers, the inland waterways agency said.

Zenger

Historic Handover: Looted Benin Bronzes Returned By Germany

“Over 1,100 valuable bronzes from West Africa found their way into the collections of German museums.”

Radio France Internationale

Women's Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa, Nigeria and Botswana into quarters

Uchenna Kanu bagged a brace on Sunday night as defending champions Nigeria walloped Burundi 4-0 to advance to the quarter-finals at the women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Reuters

Nigeria's Tinubu picks Muslim senator as presidential running mate

Nigeria's presidential frontrunner Bola Tinubu on Sunday picked as his running mate a sitting Muslim senator and former governor of northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency that has killed and displaced thousands of people.

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The Independent UK

Nigeria's troubled northwest battles child malnutrition

Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed groups have been targeting rural communities

The Independent UK

This is how Nigerians are fighting an epidemic with highest number of child pneumonia deaths in the world

Nigerian photographer Yagazie Emezi travels across her home country to document the ongoing epidemic of child pneumonia

Sports Illustrated

How Gbemisola Abudu Is Building an NBA Footprint in Her Native Nigeria

The NBA Africa vice president and country head of NBA Nigeria is determined to create a foundation of strong leaders by teaching young people the life skills basketball has to offer.

The Hindu

Nigerian soccer joins video game big league as local stars get avatars

A young coder in Nigera frustrated that they showcased football clubs and footballers from across Europe but not the stars and strips of his native country, made his own soccer video game

Evening Standard

Tems at Somerset House review: So much onstage charisma and musical talent

The hugely talented Nigerian singer-songwriter was cheered on by the crowd but coming shortly after a nasty bout of illness, she struggled to hit the high notes in the second half

Financial Times

Niger: the west’s bulwark against jihadis and Russian influence in Africa

The country is emerging as a critical ally in a neighbourhood of failing states

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria's Super Falcons swoop past Botswana's brave defence

This was one the Nigerian women had to win in order to stay in contention in the Africa Cup of Nations, a competition they have won on nine previous occasions. Despite a spirited display by Botswana's Mares, Nigeria did more than enough.

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