News: Nigeria

We have started to collect the most important news related to Nigeria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Nigeria: news

UK and US considered Nigeria naval blockade over Saro-Wiwa execution

Tuesday, December 31st 2019, 0:33
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals.
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Gay in Nigeria: 'Everybody sees me as an abomination'

Monday, December 30th 2019, 1:57

Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to be worse.
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Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages'

Friday, December 27th 2019, 16:52
related countries: Syria

The killings are said to have been revenge for the death of the Islamic State group leader in Syria.
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Nigerian table tennis players home from Bosnia camp

Saturday, December 21st 2019, 22:37
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia

The two Nigerians say Croatian police mistook them for illegal migrants and forced them into Bosnia.
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Letter from Africa: How talk of witches stirs emotions in Nigeria

Tuesday, December 17th 2019, 1:40

A section of the Nigerian criminal code forbids witchcraft, and it is punishable by a jail term.
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Nigerian spent eight years awaiting trial before being freed

Friday, December 13th 2019, 11:23

Babagana Aliyu spent eight years in prison without being convicted of a crime.
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Yinka Ilori: My Nigerian narrative of art and design in London

Saturday, December 7th 2019, 0:11
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Yinka Ilori is a London-based artist whose technicolour work is inspired by his Nigerian heritage.
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Omoyele Sowore: Nigeria journalist detained hours after release

Friday, December 6th 2019, 15:29

His detention by security services comes after a court ordered his release on Thursday.
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Nigerian prison scam: Head of high-security jail arrested after $1m fraud

Tuesday, November 26th 2019, 21:45

A prison doctor was also arrested over an alleged role in enabling a scammer to operate while in jail.
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Nobel winner Wole Soyinka’s journey with prostate cancer

Tuesday, November 26th 2019, 0:05

Nigerian author and Nobel prize winner Prof Wole Soyinka was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014.
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Internet fraud: Nigerian scammer 'pulls off $1m heist' from prison

Tuesday, November 19th 2019, 19:41

Officials say Hope Olusegun Aroke was able to visit hotels and functions while in a police hospital.
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Lion removed from house opposite school in Lagos, Nigeria

Monday, November 18th 2019, 15:57
related places: Lagos

The creature was reportedly being used to guard a house in the Nigerian city of Lagos.
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Polio in Nigeria: 'I opposed vaccinations until my son caught polio'

Wednesday, November 13th 2019, 1:51

A Nigerian father who used to chase health workers away from his home has a change of heart.
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How decoding African DNA could help fight disease

Tuesday, November 12th 2019, 1:27

Only 2% of genetic samples used for medical research are from black African people, so many medicines are not developed with Africans in mind.
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Crystal Chigbu: The mum making prosthetic limbs for Nigerian children

Monday, November 11th 2019, 0:05

Crystal Chigbu was inspired to help children in need after her daughter's leg was amputated.
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Omoyele Sowore: Anger over detention of Nigerian journalist

Saturday, November 9th 2019, 23:39

The Nigerian state security service claims that nobody has come to collect Omoyele Sowore on bail.
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'I was kidnapped and now only travel by train'

Thursday, November 7th 2019, 1:36

To avoid Nigeria's notorious kidnapping gangs thousands of commuters pack on to trains in the capital.
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Nigerian police free 259 from illegal detention in mosque

Tuesday, November 5th 2019, 17:57

Police rescue 259 people being held in an illegal detention centre inside a mosque compound.
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Nigerian army investigates torture video

Monday, November 4th 2019, 13:30

Soldiers are alleged to have tied up and killed a suspect before burying him in a shallow grave.
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Capturing the heart of Nigeria - and Mandela's socks

Monday, November 4th 2019, 1:07

How a self-educated boy rose to become a celebrated photographer recording key historical moments.
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Landlords in Nigeria can demand $20,000 rent upfront

Sunday, November 3rd 2019, 1:12

Young Nigerians struggle to rent decent accommodation as a huge lump sum payment is needed.
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Nigerian police rescue 15 people chained in 'prayer house'

Friday, November 1st 2019, 10:28

The victims were brought there by relatives who believed spiritual treatment could help cure them.
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Nigeria's border crisis fuelled by rice

Thursday, October 31st 2019, 0:45

Nigeria has closed its borders bringing checkpoints to a standstill and affecting West African trade.
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Nigeria's Buhari saga: The fake wedding, the president and the family feud

Friday, October 18th 2019, 23:19

Recent events involving Nigeria's President Buhari and his wife hint at tensions in the presidential villa.
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Life in a Nigerian torture 'school': I was treated like an animal

Thursday, October 17th 2019, 19:00

Police discovered more than 70 men and boys in shackles when they raided the private Islamic school.
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Ben Enwonwu: The Nigerian painter behind 'Africa's Mona Lisa'

Thursday, October 17th 2019, 8:52
related countries: United Kingdom

Nigeria's Ben Enwonwu had a complex relationship with the UK and was criticised for "Africanising the Queen".
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Men and boys chained up at Nigeria 'school'

Tuesday, October 15th 2019, 11:44
related places: Katsina

Police say dozens of males were freed in a raid on the institution in Katsina state, Nigeria.
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'Tortured' and shackled pupils freed from Nigerian Islamic school

Tuesday, October 15th 2019, 10:53

Police find 67 pupils with chains on their ankles at an Islamic boarding school in the north.
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Keeping alive the Igbo talking flute in Nigeria

Saturday, October 5th 2019, 23:04
related places: Igbo, Oja

This Nigerian music teacher wants to preserve Igbo traditions, such as the 'Oja'. talking flute.
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Nigeria and South Africa: When two African giants meet

Thursday, October 3rd 2019, 1:28
related countries: South Africa

Nigeria's president visits continental rival South Africa weeks after condemning attacks on foreigners there.
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James Johnson: 'My struggles as an intersex footballer'

Monday, September 30th 2019, 23:01

James Johnson, who was born intersex, was called up to Nigeria's women's team.
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Nigerian 'torture house': Kaduna school was 'like hellfire'

Sunday, September 29th 2019, 14:41
related places: Kaduna

Nearly 500 men and boys were rescued from a Nigerian school, where many were chained up and starved.
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Nigerian 'torture house': Kaduna school was 'like hellfire'

Sunday, September 29th 2019, 13:49
related places: Kaduna

A survivor of the Nigerian "torture house" raided by police has described being there as "living in hellfire".
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Nigerian 'torture house': Hundreds freed in Kaduna police raid

Friday, September 27th 2019, 15:40
related places: Kaduna

Nearly 500 men and boys were tortured, sexually abused, chained up and starved, police said.
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Italy migrant cleared of fine for sweeping local street

Wednesday, September 25th 2019, 17:02

Officials scrap a penalty imposed on a Nigerian man who chose to sweep for money instead of begging.
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South Africa apologises to Nigeria over xenophobic attacks

Tuesday, September 17th 2019, 9:07

An envoy expresses the country's "sincerest apologies" following a wave of violence targeting foreigners.
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Nigerian magician Babs Cardini: 'I want to be the best'

Saturday, September 14th 2019, 23:55
related places: Lagos

Nigerian magician Babs Cardini wows audiences on the streets of Lagos.
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'I fled Boko Haram and had to leave my son behind'

Friday, September 13th 2019, 23:40
related places: Asibi

Nigerian mother Asibi faced an impossible choice when she was forced to flee Boko Haram.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Military denies detaining thousands of children

Tuesday, September 10th 2019, 16:15

Nigeria is detaining thousands of children allegedly linked to militants Boko Haram, a report says.
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'American football helped me fight racism in US'

Saturday, September 7th 2019, 23:53
related countries: United States

Samson Ebukam is a Nigerian-born American football player who used sport to overcome bullying in US.
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Nigeria: Why is it struggling to meet its tax targets?

Saturday, September 7th 2019, 23:08

Nigeria says more people than ever are paying tax - but government revenues are not growing
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South Africa closes embassy in Nigeria after xenophobic violence

Thursday, September 5th 2019, 15:41
related countries: South Africa

South Africa says its diplomatic staff in Nigeria have received threats of reprisal attacks.
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa condemns 'anti-foreigner violence'

Wednesday, September 4th 2019, 6:03
related countries: South Africa

Looting and violence targeting foreigners is "totally unacceptable", President Ramaphosa says.
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Premier League: Why Nigeria's passion for English football continues

Sunday, September 1st 2019, 5:39

As England's Premier League continues to grip Nigeria, the football phone-ins are intense listening.
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Letter from Africa: Nigerian anger over South African xenophobia

Wednesday, August 28th 2019, 23:03
related countries: South Africa
related places: Anti

Anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa are souring the country's relations with Nigeria.
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US names Nigerians in massive fraud investigation

Friday, August 23rd 2019, 16:37
related countries: United States

Eighty people - most described as Nigerian citizens - are accused of stealing millions of dollars.
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Nigerian government ordered to pay $9bn to private gas firm

Friday, August 16th 2019, 22:58

Gas company P&ID has been locked in a legal dispute with the Nigerian government for almost a decade.
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Ibraheem Zakzaky: Nigerian IMN leader flown to India for treatment

Monday, August 12th 2019, 20:22
related countries: India

Supporters of Ibraheem Zakzaky have staged weeks of protests to demand his release.
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Turkish sailors kidnapped off coast of Nigeria are released, reports say

Friday, August 9th 2019, 20:18
related countries: Turkey

The 10 men kidnapped from a Turkish container ship last month are reportedly in good health.
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Islamic Movement in Nigeria: The Iranian-inspired Shia group

Monday, August 5th 2019, 17:16
related countries: Iran

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is challenging the ban, arguing that it is a peaceful movement which has borne the brunt of state-orchestrated violence.
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Boko Haram: A decade of terror explained

Monday, July 29th 2019, 23:26

How the death of one man 10 years ago sparked an unending campaign of terror in Nigeria and beyond.
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Dozens of mourners 'killed by Boko Haram' at a funeral in north Nigeria

Sunday, July 28th 2019, 21:10
related places: Borno

At least 65 people are killed as suspected Boko Haram militants target a funeral in Borno state.
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Kidnapped Turkish nationals freed in Nigeria's Kwara state

Sunday, July 28th 2019, 9:45
related countries: Turkey
related places: Kwara

The construction workers were captured by unknown gunmen, amid a wave of abductions in the country.
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Turkish sailors held hostage by armed pirates in Nigeria

Tuesday, July 16th 2019, 18:13
related countries: Turkey

They were kidnapped by pirates - reportedly for ransom - although eight managed to escape.
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Nigerian parliament: Violent clashes at Shia protest

Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 17:07

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria are demanding their leader is released from jail.
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Arimah's 'naked until married' story wins Caine Prize

Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 10:36

Lesley Nneka Arimah's story imagines a parallel Nigeria where women go unclothed until they marry.
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'I want to change Nigeria's narrative through photos'

Saturday, July 6th 2019, 23:40

Dayo Adedayo has taken four million images of Nigeria.
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