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Nigerian city celebrates its abundance of twins with annual festival

With the highest concentration of twins in Nigeria, Igbo-Ora is the west African nation's self-proclaimed twin capital. The city is organises an annual "Twin Festival", where twins from Igbo-Ora and elsewhere gather to celebrate their existence.

17/10/2022

Nature

Donkey penises seized in Nigeria smuggling operation

Nigeria is trying to curb the export of donkey parts, which has drastically diminished the country's population of the work animals.

12/09/2022

Scenes

Meet the blind director making films in Nigeria

In partnership with Media City

"There is something in me that wants a job to be done properly. I want to lead these people, and I feel I can lead them to victory."

05/09/2022

Culture news

Are enough of the Benin Bronzes being returned?

The artefacts were looted from the kingdom of Benin by British soldiers in the 1800s, now they're returning home.

25/08/2022

Culture news

This is Durbar Festival: Nigeria's most vibrant horse parade

The end of Eid al-Adha in Nigeria is celebrated each year at the Durbar Festival, which features huge horse parades all across the country. But why are horses so significant in Nigerian culture?

15/07/2022

World

At least 21 killed in gun and bomb attack at church in Nigeria

“No matter what, this country shall never give in to evil and wicked people, and darkness will never overcome light," said Nigeria's president, responding to the attack.

06/06/2022

Nigeria

Nigerians fleeing Ukraine war 'freed from Polish detention camps'

The Nigerian government says at least six Nigerian nationals are still waiting for asylum applications to be processed.

21/04/2022

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Nigeria destroys more than one million expired COVID-19 vaccines

Officials blamed "vaccine nationalism" in developed countries for hoarding vaccines until they "were about to expire" before donating them.

23/12/2021

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Nigeria destroys around 1M expired COVID vaccines

Nigeria destroys around 1M expired COVID vaccines

22/12/2021

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In poor Lagos district, 'slum party' brings hope and life

A collective of 10 young Nigerian performers seeks to improve the lives of Orowonshoki's residents through dance at the "Slum Party", hoping to change the reputation of an area once blighted by gang violence.

03/12/2021

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At least 36 dead after high rise building collapses in Lagos

A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria's largest city.

02/11/2021

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India: Building collapse and rescue operations after deadly floods.

Rescue workers evacuate residents as floods wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, northern India.

20/10/2021

Money

Crypto trading is thriving in Nigeria despite official disapproval

Authorities in Nigeria, including its central bank, are actively discouraging crypto use. But that is not stopping traders in Africa's leading economy.

12/10/2021

Art

British Museum accepts Nigerian artist's gift but keeps looted bronzes

The British Museum has a gigantic collection of stolen artefacts from multiple continents. One Nigerian artist set out on an exchange to get theirs back.

01/10/2021

Tech News

Twitter access restricted in Nigeria following government suspension

Access to Twitter was restricted in Nigeria, a day after the government announced the suspension of the social network's activities in Africa's most populous country.

05/06/2021

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Gunmen kill one and abduct students from school in Nigeria

Nigerian media report gunmen abducted around 200 students from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School.

31/05/2021

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More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks

More than 165 passengers were on the boat. Twenty-two have so far been rescued and five bodies recovered, including a baby less than a year old.

27/05/2021

Nigeria

Nigeria's Chief of Army staff dies in plane crash

Attahiru had been appointed to the position earlier this year by President Muhammadu Buhari.

22/05/2021

Nigeria

Boko Haram leader 'seriously wounded' in attempted suicide attempt

Abubakar Shekau reportedly tried to kill himself to avoid capture after being surrounded by rival jihadists.

21/05/2021

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Nigeria: Gunmen abduct 30 students in school school attack

The latest abduction took place late Thursday night at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, police said.

12/03/2021

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Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed

The girls were abducted from their boarding school by gunmen last Friday.

02/03/2021

Nigeria

Police and army in bid to rescue 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe and took the girls away, say police.

27/02/2021

Nigeria

Police confirm abduction of at least 317 girls in Zamfara state

Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said.

26/02/2021

Nigeria

Energy giant Shell liable for Nigeria oil spill, Dutch court rules

Environmental groups hail appeals court ruling ordering Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to compensate farmers whose land was polluted

29/01/2021

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Schoolboys kidnapped in northwest Nigeria released

More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped last week in an attack on their school in northwest Nigeria have returned home.

19/12/2020

Nigeria

300 schoolboys kidnapped in Nigeria have been freed - state governor

The abduction of more than 300 boys bears chilling similarities to the kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in 2014. About 100 of those girls are still missing.

17/12/2020