Nigeria’s former president Buhari dead at 82
Buhari governed Nigeria with a strong hand as a military ruler in the 1980s before reinventing himself as a “converted democrat”, serving two terms from 2015 to 2023.
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Nigerian TikTok Celebrity Jailed for ‘Spraying’ Cash
Murja Kunya, a TikToker from northern Nigerian city of Kano with more than a million followers was sentenced by a federal high court in the city after pleading guilty to the offence, court documents show.
Amnesty Says over 10,000 Killed in Two Years in North, Central Nigeria
In a report, the global rights group blamed the government of President Bola Tinubu for failure to protect people in swaths of the country hit by raids by jihadists, and criminal gangs known as “bandits” who attack villages, killing and kidnapping residents.
Jihadists Reportedly Kill 15 Mourners in Northeast Nigeria
Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed Kwaple village, near the town of Chibok, on several motorcycles, opening fire on residents who had gathered to mourn the death of a community leader in the village, the sources said.
Nigerian Youth in The Spotlight at Lagos Contemporary Art Fest
Modern Nigerian artists have been on the rise since the 1980s and 1990s, when scattered across the diaspora wanted their homes “to reflect who they are and their culture,” said Nkiru Nzegwu, a professor of African studies at Binghamton University, in the United States.
Nigerians displaced as rents double in inflation-hit Lagos
With a population of more than 20 million, the country’s sprawling, ever-growing economic capital has for years struggled to keep up with housing demand, with some 3,000 people added to its population per day.
21 Killed in Vigilante Gang Ambush in Nigeria
At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said late on Friday.
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Lagbaja, Passes Away
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, passed away at the age of 56 on Tuesday night in Lagos.
S.Africa to Strip Pilloried Beauty Queen of ID Documents
South Africa is stripping a would-be Miss South Africa contestant, who was at the centre of a row over her nationality, of her national identity papers, the government said.
Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods, Scientists Say
A new analysis by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network of scientists found warming driven by the use of fossil fuels had exacerbated the flooding in Sudan.
