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Now playing Next no comment Watch: Nigeria national surf competition in Lagos' Tarkwa Bay Some 30 surfers are competing in a national competition in Lagos' Tarkwa Bay, an area where many of the athletes were forced to move from just three years earlier. 22/05/2023
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Now playing Next Nigeria It could be days before official election result announced in Nigeria Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their polling stations as counting got under way late Saturday amid fears of vote tampering after a day of delays in Africa's most populous nation. 26/02/2023
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Now playing Next no comment Houses and roads submerged as Nigeria grapples with deadly flooding This year, more than 600 people have died and 1.3 million others have been forced to evacuate their homes, according to the latest government figures. 22/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news "Music as a weapon": Paris honours Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive exhibition to the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s, who "had a real love affair with France." 21/10/2022
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