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Nigerian Chess Champion Breaks Record In 60-Hour Marathon

Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya breaks record with 60-hour marathon in Times Square, raising funds for education in Africa.

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UTEP’s Praise Amaewhule ready to bring international hype to NFL

Growing up in Nigeria, Praise Amaewhule knew table tennis and soccer. After breaking UTEP's sack record, he's ready for his shot in the NFL.

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Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya plays the royal game for 60 hours — a new global chess record

Nigerian chess champion plays 60-hour marathon in NYC to raise $1M for African children's education.

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Nigerian chess champion breaks record after playing nonstop for 58 hours

Tunde Onakoya, who beat previous record of 56 hours, hopes to raise $1m for children’s education in Africa

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‘The model loved the departure from traditional portraiture’ – Kamzy Nuel’s best phone picture

The vibrant colours of Lagos take centre stage in this bold image by the Nigerian photographer

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Nigerian Chess Champion Aims To Break Record For Charity

Nigerian chess champion attempts record-breaking 58-hour chess marathon in Times Square to raise funds for children's education in Africa.

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Dubai Hands Full Operating License To Binance, Allowing Retail And Qualified Institutional Offerings

Binance scored a win in its bid to expand its global footprint as it has been granted a VASP license by Dubai despite the crypto exchange giant's legal woes in the U.S. and Nigeria.

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Nigerian Soldiers Rescue Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl After Decade

Nigerian soldiers rescue Lydia Simon, a Chibok abduction survivor after 10 years, along with her children. Concerns raised over lack of dedicated military ...

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Aindrea Emelife on bringing the Nigerian Pavilion to life at the Venice Biennale 2024

Curator Aindrea Emelife has spearheaded a new wave of contemporary artists at the Venice Biennale’s second-ever Nigerian Pavilion. Here, she talks about what the world needs to learn about African art

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Investigation: Are there really rising cases of cannibalism in Haiti or is it fake news?

Rumours that cannibalism is common in Haiti circulated in March on social media. FRANCE 24's Observers team looked into these reports and found that several of the videos upon which these rumours seem to be based actually have nothing to do with Haiti – even though several real instances of…

France 24

#BringBackOurGirls fought to keep global attention on Nigeria’s stolen Chibok girls. Ten years on it is still fighting

The campaign that came to prominence when 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their classes in 2014 has had an impact beyond its first rallying cries

The Guardian - UK

Women Entrepreneurs Driving Economic Growth Through Technology

Damilola Asaleye empowers women and drives green energy innovation in Nigeria, highlighting the potential of women entrepreneurs in boosting the global eco...

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TV tonight: how a bargain basement horse beat racing’s finest

He’s owned by a group of ordinary blokes from Darlington and won at York races in 2022 – can he do it again? Plus, Michael Palin heads to Nigeria. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Michael Palin in Nigeria online or on TV

Here's how you can watch Michael Palin in Nigeria, which hits screens on Tuesday, April 16.

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Nigeria's Inflation Reaches 28-Year High In March

Nigeria faces economic challenges as inflation hits a 28-year high, impacting citizens' purchasing power and economic stability.

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Binance Executive Reportedly Tracked In Kenya, Authorities Working On Extradition

The Nigerian government, which has been hot on the heels of an "escaped" Binance executive, has reportedly caught up and is now working to extradite the crypto giant's regional manager for Africa.

France 24

A decade after Chibok kidnappings, Nigeria struggles to halt child abductions

Jihadist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls on the night of April 14, 2014, from a school in Chibok, some 80 of whom have never been freed. Hundreds more children have since been abducted, with the Nigerian government seemingly powerless to stop the militants and criminal gangs behind the kidnappings.

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Deadly Crisis: Christianity Under Attack In Africa

Learn about the deadly crisis facing Christianity in Africa, with Nigeria as a hotspot for persecution. Radical Islam groups target and kill Christians, le...

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Nigeria’s Chibok girls kidnapping: 10 years later, a struggle to move on

In 2014, Rabiat and 275 other schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in the town of Chibok. Dozens are still missing.

The Guardian - UK

Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States review – gorgeously recognisable, but is that enough?

The British-Nigerian artist’s first solo London show in more than two decades is full of his signature beautiful African fabrics subverting familiar colonial figures – just like the last one

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Brickbat: Too Sweet? Too Harsh.

In Nigeria, Chioma Okoli faces up to three years in prison and a fine of 7 million naira (around $5,600 U.S.) after posting on Facebook that she found a tomato puree made by local company Erisco Foods Limited to be too sweet. Police have charged her under the nation's cybercrimes…

International Business Times UK

UK Senior Almost Loses Money To Nigerian Scammer Pretending To Be Gary Barlow

Janet Smith has decided to tell her story to raise awareness of online scammers and to make older individuals more alert.

The Guardian - UK

Ten years on from Chibok, what happened to the 276 Nigerian girls snatched from their school?

While some were freed or escaped, the authorities’ waning interest and ongoing mass abductions by militants has left campaigners and families of missing pupils in despair

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Nigerian Brothers Plead Guilty In Sextortion Ring Case

Two Nigerian brothers plead guilty to sextorting teenage boys, leading to a tragic suicide. International sextortion ring exposed, highlighting the pursuit...

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‘Bass on one shoulder, bow and arrows on the other’: life with Fela Kuti on history’s most dangerous tour

In 1979, my father Roy Ayers went on an extraordinary three-week tour with the Afrobeat pioneer amid extreme violence in Nigeria. Three band members recount the unforgettable trip

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