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Benin’s failed coup: three factors behind the takeover attempt

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west Africa since 2020, this bid triggered a military response from Benin’s neighbours.

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Mohamed Salah confirms when he will leave Liverpool after Egypt talks over early AFCON release

Salah is set to miss Egypt’s pre-tournament friendly against Nigeria

Evening Standard

Organ-harvesting operation in hotel and mortuary shut down after more than 100 bodies were discovered

A manhunt is underway after authorities in Nigeria raided a property and made the grim discovery.

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Benin coup leader's location and fate of hostages unknown after failed takeover

The apparent leader of a failed coup in Benin is on the run and the fate of hostages remains unclear a day after a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government of the West African nation

The Independent UK

100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released; more still being held

The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released

The Independent UK

Terror threat in Nigeria: what the killing of a general tells us about the fight against ISWAP

The killing of Nigeria’s Brigadier General Musa Uba, in mid-November 2025, by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, risks boosting the morale of insurgents while demoralising Nigerian troops fighting insurgency.

The Conversation

France offers more support for Nigeria as 100 abducted schoolchildren released

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were kidnapped at gunpoint from a Catholic school last month, as France has pledged more support for the country.

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Nigeria has jailed Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu: why it risks backfiring

The terrorism conviction and life sentence handed down by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, brings an end to a ten-year legal battle. But it opens up a larger political and security question for Nigeria.

The Conversation

Gillian Hopwood obituary

Architect who with her husband, John Godwin, designed more than 1,000 modernist buildings in post-independence Nigeria

The Guardian - UK

William Troost-Ekong exclusive: Nigeria captain reveals why is he retiring before AFCON

Ex-Watford defender has called time on his Super Eagles career ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations

Evening Standard

Nigeria bombshell as captain William Troost-Ekong retires from internationals before AFCON

Super Eagles lose influential figure ahead of Africa Cup of Nations this month

Evening Standard

God in Nigeria: the country’s novelists help us understand the complexity of Christianity

In African literature, Christianity has usually been shown as a foreign religion brought to the continent by European missionaries and colonisers. But in the past few decades, Nigeria’s writers have dealt with it in a far more complex way as Christianity is rooted in, and transformed by, local realities, ranging…

The Conversation

The US will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians

The State Department says the United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in mass killings and violence against Christians in the West African country

The Independent UK

‘He asked me what I’d done sexually with a woman’: how Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor turned her asylum grilling into a film

The rising star has made her debut film, Dreamers, a semi-autobiographical love story set in an immigration detention centre. She talks about fleeing persecution in Nigeria – and what she learned from French new wave

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Tolu Coker: the London-Nigerian designer everybody’s talking about

Everybody from Little Simz to Tyla are wearing her designs

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria’s defence minister steps down as abductions trigger security emergency

Nigeria’s defence minister has resigned, as the country continues to grapple with a deepening security crisis marked by a surge in mass kidnappings of schoolchildren.

The Guardian - UK

Dreamers review – deep sense of empathy powers emotionally vivid refugees’ drama

A traumatised Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Britain meets a kindred spirit in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s evocative tale

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria under pressure as gunmen kidnap more than 30 people across two states

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped nearly three dozen people across three attacks over the weekend, security sources said Monday, as authorities face renewed scrutiny over mass abductions in recent weeks.

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The Conversation

Nigeria’s low-cost private schools are the only option for millions: is closing them a good idea?

Nigeria’s basic education landscape consists of public (government) schools and a diverse private sector. Private schools in Nigeria refer to educational institutions that are run by private individuals, religious organisations, foundations or business enterprises. These schools are diverse in terms of size, cost, ownership models and target populations, ranging from…

Radio France Internationale

French energy major sells stake in Nigerian exploration blocks to Chevron

French energy group TotalEnergies announced on Monday that it had signed an agreement to sell a 40-percent stake in two Nigerian offshore exploration licences to Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of US oil major Chevron.

Benzinga

TotalEnergies Sells 40% Stake In Nigeria Offshore Blocks To Chevron

TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) on Monday disclosed that TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has agreed to sell a 40% interest in the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses to a Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) company, Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited.

The Independent UK

Yakubu says voodoo claims brought shame to Nigeria after World Cup failure

Nigeria were beaten in the CAF play-off final on penalties before Chelle made the outrageous claim

The Independent UK

Parents of abducted children plead with the Nigerian government for news of rescue

Hundreds of parents in Nigeria are pleading for the rescue of their children abducted from a Catholic school last week

The Conversation

News influencers are reshaping the media – insights from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like Facebook and YouTube to inform themselves. By news creators, we mean individuals who create and distribute content mainly through social and video networks and have some impact on…

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria declares security emergency after wave of mass kidnappings

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of additional personnel after a wave of mass kidnappings.

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