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Major Nigerian coke bust leads to arrests

Nigeria's drug enforcement agency has broken up an international cocaine trafficking ring that used the continent's most populous country as a transit point for internationally bound shipments of life-devastating narcotics. Also, opponents of Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed rally in the latest in a series of pro-democracy demonstrations sparked by growing…

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Dozens dead after boat capsizes in Nigerian river

A boat capsized in a river in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state, leaving dozens dead

The Independent UK

Along Nigeria’s ‘spiritual highway’, prayer camps create a new urban future

The highway between Lagos and Ibadan was built in 1978 at the height of Nigeria’s oil boom. Lagos is the country’s largest city, with an estimated population of over 20 million, and Ibadan the third-largest and home to a globally renowned university.

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Angélique Kidjo makes Hollywood history as first Black African on Walk of Fame

Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo celebrates her global legacy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first dedicated to a Black African. Also, in Nigeria, the town of Ogijo has more lead-recycling factories than anywhere else in Africa, supplying the American auto industry at a heavy cost…

France 24

Wafcon 2026 review: Glory for Cameroon, Nigeria flop and Malawi cause a stir

Monique Ngock starred as Cameroon triumphed for the first time in a tournament of compelling surprises, even if crowd figures disappointed

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian Influencer Busted Over Alleged Role in $28 Million Cocaine Shipment Bound for UK

Nigerian influencer Afolabi Kazeem Micheal, known as 'KC Luxury', was arrested in Lagos for allegedly leading a cocaine trafficking network. Authorities seized $28 million worth of cocaine destined for the UK.

International Business Times UK

Nigeria election campaign begins as voters grapple with inflation crisis

Campaigning kicks off in Nigeria Wednesday, five months ahead of elections set to be dominated by crushing inflation and President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms.

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Global Rubella Vaccination Reached 73 Percent of Infants and 15 Countries Still Have No Program at All

CDC reports that global rubella vaccine coverage rose to 73 percent and that modeled birth defect cases fell by 73 percent, but 15 countries have no program.

Medical Daily

Cameroon beats Malawi to win Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time

Cameroon defeated tournament debutant Malawi in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, winning the trophy for the first time. The Indomitable Lionesses, who failed to qualify for the previous edition of the tournament, had lost on their last three appearances in the final – all…

France 24

Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium.

The Conversation

The Sahara once held a lake 48% larger than all five Great Lakes combined, but Mega-Chad vanished about 5,000 years ago

Roughly 6,000 years ago, the middle of what is now the southern Sahara held a lake larger than all five North American Great Lakes combined, spread across about 361,000 square kilometres of open water. Today, only Lake Chad remains as the surviving surface-water remnant of that much larger system, shared…

The Times of India

Galatasaray respond to Victor Osimhen offer after surprise Arsenal 'talks' over £38m deal

Gunners are not the only club being linked with a move for the prolific Nigeria international

Evening Standard

India's Petronet says no clarity on September LNG supplies from Qatar

Petronet LNG of India faces challenges in securing a reliable Qatari natural gas supply for September due to Qatar's force majeure announcement, affecting 56 cargoes. To compensate, Indian firms are diversifying their LNG imports from Oman, the US, Nigeria, and Angola. Existing contracts indicate that any late Qatari deliveries could…

The Economic Times

Nigeria kidnap victims escape 'hellfire' captivity beaten, malnourished

ILORIN (NIGERIA) - Visibly frail and malnourished children and women lay on rows of hospital beds, their bodies bearing the scars of six months of captivity deep in the Nigerian bush.

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Nigeria’s border closure failed to stop smuggling. Here’s why

Border closures don’t always produce the intended objectives. The idea is usually to control illegal movements and prohibited goods, lessen informal trade, reinforce customs operations, and regain control of national borders. But history shows that in cases as diverse as England, the Asante Kingdom, the US and colonial Nigeria/Benin, stiffer…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Chiwetel Ejiofor: 'All roads lead home in the end...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on values, roots, peace and family

Quote of the day by Chiwetel Ejiofor focuses on home, roots, heritage, values and identity. His words remind people that work and life can take them to different places, but their foundations remain important. The quote encourages people to stay grounded, remember where they come from, maintain balance and value…

Radio France Internationale

Outsiders Malawi beat Ghana to reach WAFCON semi-finals and World Cup

Malawi have completed one of the biggest surprises in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations history, coming from behind to beat Ghana 2-1 and secure both a place in the semi-finals and qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a true art form’: Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye on high fashion and life at Udinese

The former Watford player talks about his off-field pursuits, lessons from the World Cup and unfinished business

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Ghana and Mali battle for place in last eight at Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana and Mali fight for a place on Thursday in a last-eight showdown with tournament debutants Malawi. Both sides go into the Group D clash at the Stade Rachid Moulay in Casablanca aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the second tournament on the trot.

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages in ‘largest single-day recovery’

President hails operation to rescue captives held in dense forests of Kainji Lake national park in north-central region

The Independent UK

How 308 kidnap victims were rescued in Nigeria

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Nigeria security forces free over 300 abducted people in largest-ever rescue operation

Nigeria president Bola Tinubu hailed the rescue operation

France 24

Nigeria rescues more than 300 kidnapping victims in major operation

Nigerian authorities announced the rescue of 308 people abducted by armed groups, including 163 villagers seized during a deadly attack earlier this year, calling it the country's largest single-day hostage rescue operation.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria approves $4.5bn refinancing of state-owned oil company

Nigeria has approved a new $4.5 billion loan to replace a 2023 loan of $3.3 billion.

The Economic Times

Their shares fell from 5% to 0.63%. Now twin daughters are fighting with billionaire dad for $43.5 million

A Nigerian billionaire Muhammadu Indimi is seeking to join an appeal regarding a hefty judgment imposed on his company. His twin daughters were awarded $43.51 million due to a disagreement over owed dividends. The company maintains that the changes in shareholding were both legal and previously resolved.

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