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Gunmen kill at least 13 people in a mosque shooting in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen have attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 13 people during morning prayers

The Independent UK

Nigerian Judge Delays Trial Over 2022 Church Massacre

A Nigeria court postponed on Tuesday the beginning of a highly anticipated trial over the killing of dozens of Catholic worshippers in a church massacre that rocked the nation's usually safer southwest region and drew international condemnation.

International Business Times

Nigeria to host top-tier boxing for first time as Amir Khan stages card in October

The event follows one in Ghana in June, also organised by former world champion Khan

The Independent UK

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At least 25 people are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest

At least 25 people are missing after a boat capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria

The Independent UK

Women’s basketball in Nigeria is on a winning streak: how to take it further

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, won a fifth consecutive title at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 3 August. The Conversation Africa asked Michael Gbemisola Aina, a technical commissioner of the Nigeria Basketball Federation who has researched basketball development in Nigeria, about what the win…

The Conversation

More than 40 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Sokoto

Officials say about 10 people rescued after accident in African country’s northwestern region.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria Arrests Leaders Of Terror Group Accused Of 2022 Jailbreak

Nigerian officials said Saturday they had arrested the alleged leaders of a jihadist group behind a 2022 jailbreak in the capital Abuja that temporarily freed hundreds of inmates.

International Business Times

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‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups

Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.

Al Jazeera

Five Things To Know About Nigeria's Oil Sector

Africa's biggest oil refinery will on Friday start direct and free shipping of fuel to retailers in Nigeria, a move expected to disrupt the oil sector in the continent's largest crude producer.

International Business Times

Fela and food: how Lagos restaurants are serving up the music star’s legacy

In Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial and creative capital, food is doing something unusual. It’s keeping alive the spirit of a musician.

The Conversation

US approves potential $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to bolster security

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country

The Independent UK

Child malnutrition is a sign of conflict to come: Nigerian study links climate change, food and violence

The pathway from climate change to violent conflict is not simple. There are the obvious immediate effects of global warming like water scarcity and crop failure. But beyond these, climate stress can pave the road to violence through indirect channels – a gradual rise in food insecurity and growing social…

The Conversation

‘Health champions’: Local women lead the fight against polio in Nigeria

In areas where male health workers are unwelcome or mistrusted, female vaccinators have carved out a space to thrive.

Al Jazeera

The polluted city struggling to enforce single-use plastic ban

Nigeria’s economic capital of Lagos is one of the world’s most plastic-polluted cities

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Soaring demand at food banks across Africa thanks to massive aid cuts

IN FOCUS: Food banks in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa say they are under increasing pressure, writes Nick Ferris – with aid cuts by Donald Trump’s US and other nations compounding the impact of the climate crisis and a spike in the cost of living

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not noise. It’s a message’: the misunderstood misfits of Nigeria’s underground rock scene

In a country that doesn’t always reward difference, defiant Nigerian musicians are reawakening their country’s rock and giving those on the margins the space to feel seen

The Conversation

How hot is your home? Nigerian study explores comfort levels in buildings

Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates. How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost housing in warmer African regions?

Radio France Internationale

Hobbled at home, Nigerian sportswomen dominate abroad

As Nigerian women dominate sports on the continent, they're facing off not just against top talent abroad but a domestic atmosphere of mismanagement and pay disparities – and even the risk of repression for speaking out.

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‘This is no life’: Trump deportees unable to return home left in limbo in Panama

People who left countries such as Afghanistan and Nigeria in fear of their lives feel abandoned in Central America

Al Jazeera

Nigeria sportswomen dominate again but pay remains an issue

Nigeria’s women lifted the AfroBasket and Africa Cup of Nations titles this summer, but pay remains a dirty word.

International Business Times UK

Rio Ngumoha's Family Roots: Nigerian Immigrant Parents, The Untold Story Behind Liverpool's Rising Star

Rio Ngumoha's journey from a Nigerian immigrant household in London to becoming Liverpool's youngest starter reveals the untold story behind his rise.

The Guardian - UK

Mayday, mayday! How will Nigeria and Nigerians survive now Kemi Badenoch has cut us adrift?

The Tory leader has declared she no longer identifies as Nigerian. There are no winners in divorce, but maybe, somehow, we can all be happy, says writer Nels Abbey

Marie Claire

Meghan Markle's 10 Best Evening Gowns

From LBDs to bold sequins.

The Independent UK

'God understands us': Inside a Nigerian church where deaf people find faith and community

A church in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos has become a community for people who are deaf

The Guardian - UK

‘At last I have peace’: Windrush-era grandmother has right to remain reinstated after 50 years

Comfort Olufunmilayo Olawo, 82, spent decades flying between UK and Nigeria on tourist visas every six months

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