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Orlando Julius obituary

Saxophonist, singer and bandleader whose fusions of highlife and American styles helped transform Nigerian music

The Guardian - UK

Nigerians react to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

Nigerians fear the billionaire Twitter owner’s philosophy of free speech absolutism could affect their freedom of speech

Al Jazeera

Roy Mbaeteka impressed Giants with his football IQ

Nigerian OL Roy Mbaeteka impressed the New York Giants with his understanding of schemes and blocking assignments.

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The lost Jews of Nigeria

The long read: Until the 1990s, there were almost no Jews in Nigeria. Now thousands have enthusiastically taken up the faith. Why?

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria's opposition to pick presidential candidate at end of May

Nigeria's opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday it will choose a presidential candidate at the end of May to contest elections set for February next year as it seeks to return to power after losing office seven years ago.

Reuters

The teenagers fighting Nigeria’s ‘bandits’ with knives and clubs

Across northwest Nigeria, individuals are turning to self-help as Nigeria’s security forces remain acutely understaffed.

Al Jazeera

Manhunt on for suspects as 100 die in Nigeria refinery blast

A Nigerian oil official says as many as 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria

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Boj: Gbagada Express review – a sensual Afrobeats celebration

The impressive debut from the founder of Nigeria’s alté scene is a mellow celebration that does away with posturing

The Guardian - UK

Explosion at Nigerian illegal oil refinery kills more than 100

Unemployment and poverty in oil-producing Niger Delta has made illegal crude refining an attractive but deadly business.

Al Jazeera

Explosion at Illegal Oil Refining Depot in Nigeria Kills over 100

An explosion at an illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria's Rivers state killed over 100 people overnight, a local government official and the NGO Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) said on Saturday. "The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it affected over 100 people who were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nigeria explosion: ‘More than 100 people killed’ in blast at illegal oil refinery

Victims were ‘burnt beyond recognition’ according to officials

The Independent UK

Blast at illegal Nigerian oil refinery kills more than 100 people

Charred bodies were left scattered among burnt palms, cars and vans on Sunday after a weekend explosion which killed more than 100 people at an illegal oil refining depot on the border of Nigeria's Rivers and Imo states.

Reuters

Blast in northeastern Nigeria injures 11 people, say police

A blast in the capital of Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Friday evening injured 11 people including children, police said, days after an explosion claimed by Islamic State killed 3 people at a marketplace in a rural town in Taraba.

Reuters

Nigeria's banditry: why 5 government strategies have failed

Heightened violence and insecurity in the north-west and north-central regions of Nigeria has become an existential threat to many.

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The Guardian - UK

More than 160 passengers still missing from train attacked in Nigeria

Boko Haram and local bandits suspected to have bombed rail tracks in Kaduna as dozens remain unaccounted for

The Conversation

Nigeria's pristine freshwater ecosystems need protection before they are lost

As human populations grow, pure freshwater systems are becoming rare around the world. Urbanisation and infrastructure development have had an impact on the natural environment in African countries, as elsewhere. Many species have become extinct.

Reuters

Islamic State claims Nigeria bombing, says about 30 killed or hurt

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that it said killed or injured 30 people at a market where alcohol was sold in Taraba State, Nigeria, marking an expansion of the area where the extremist group operates in the country.

Reuters

Nigeria's ruling party APC sets presidential primaries date

Nigeria's ruling party All Progressives Party (APC) has set its presidential primaries for May 30-31, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

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The Conversation

Three priorities Africa's newbie on the World Bank board should focus on

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently appointed a senior South African politician, Ayanda Dlodlo, to serve a two-year term as a member of the World Bank’s 25-person Board of executive directors. She will represent a constituency consisting of Angola, Nigeria and South Africa.

The Conversation

Nanotechnology has much to offer Nigeria but research needs support

Nanotechnology is one of the engines of the fourth industrial revolution. The global market of nanotechnology-enabled products stood at approximately US$1.6 trillion in 2014. In one estimate, the industry could generate 6 million jobs and account for 10% of global GDP by 2030.

Benzinga

Google Shares Its African Product Development Center Debut Plans

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google invested in its Africa product development center debut in Nairobi, looking to host 800 million internet users and a third of the world's youth population by 2030. Its peer, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), also invested in technology development hubs in Kenya and Nigeria, pumping $100 million and hiring hundreds of engineers…

Reuters

Blast kills three, injures 19 at Nigeria market

Three people were killed and 19 injured after an explosion at a crowded market in Nigeria's Taraba state in the east of the country, local police said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Twenty burnt to death in Nigeria road accident

Twenty people, including children, were burnt to death after a public mini-bus collided with a car on a highway in northern Nigeria, the road safety agency said on Tuesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cardinals sign Nigerian OL Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi

Ndubuisi came up through the International Pathway Program before signing with Arizona.

The Conversation

Why African scientists are studying the genes of African species, and how they do it

DNA is the blueprint of life. All the information that an organism needs to survive, reproduce, adapt to environments or survive a disease is in its DNA.

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