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Nigerian LGBTQ+ activists campaigning and demanding to be seen and heard
Now despite the strides towards equality around the world, homosexuality remains a crime in some 69 countries, almost half of them in Africa.
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Nigeria’s battle to reclaim looted Benin Bronzes
To Nigerians, the Benin Bronzes are more than just sublime sculptures and carvings, they are spiritual diaries that tell the story of an ancient kingdom.
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Nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted in northern Nigeria have been released
Nigeria’s President has ordered a massive military operation following the safe return of nearly 300 schoolgirls who were kidnapped last week – the latest in a string of abductions.
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More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys rescued after kidnapping
More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys kidnapped last week are being reunited with their families – apparently safe and well.
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Nigerian musician Rema now making political waves
He’s become one of the biggest names in Afropop with a huge following across Africa. Nigerian superstar Rema is now making political waves. His latest song Peace of Mind reflects on a difficult year for the world, and for his homeland, especially the popular movement that’s taken to the streets.
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Over 400 students missing in Nigeria after gunmen attacked secondary school
Hundreds of Nigerian school children are missing after a gunmen attacked their school on Friday.
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Nigerian security forces ‘open fire’ on protesters in Lagos
Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, has had a round-the-clock police curfew after demonstrators came under fire from security forces last night.
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Street children left struggling to survive during Nigeria lockdown
With nearly half of the country’s population living hand-to-mouth, for them lockdown has had a particularly high price. And no group is more vulnerable than the millions of children – who call the streets their home.
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Africa set to be declared polio free after massive effort in Nigeria
Now, in some all-too-rare good news, Africa looks set to be declared free of polio – after the World Health Organisation announced the continent hasn’t seen a wild case for three years.
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Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy: ‘Why can’t it be the United States of Africa?’
Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy cites Bob Marley and Fela Kuti as some of his biggest influences – his grandfather was a manager of the Afrobeat pioneer.
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Nigeria postpones election five hours before polls open
Just five hours before polling stations were due to open in Nigeria, the country’s presidential election was cancelled and rescheduled for next weekend.
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Davido on Afrobeats and a future career in Nigerian politics
Davido’s been described as the alpha male of Afrobeats, one of the most followed African stars on social media, with videos attracting more than 100 million views.
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May promises Nigeria help to combat terror
Theresa May has promised to help Nigeria combat terror attacks by the extremist Boko Haram group, announcing a new security partnership to give the country’s armed forces more specialist equipment and training.
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Funeral held for drowned Nigerian migrants
A funeral has been held in Salerno, Italy, for 26 young Nigerian women who died at sea, but only two of the women have so far been identified. They died when the boats they were travelling in sank off the coast of Libya. Salerno’s prosecutor’s office said that around 100 migrants died when the boats…
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Mother fears daughter could face FGM in Nigeria
Female genital mutilation has been illegal in the UK for more than three decades, and the Government has pledged to wipe it out worldwide “in a generation”. But Channel 4 News has been speaking to one woman, a bank worker living in Scotland, who claims that if she and her children are deported to Nigeria,…
