Nigeria
Dozens of Muslim worshippers killed in Nigeria crash
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Dozens of Muslim worshippers have been killed in a crash in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state. The victims were travelling to celebrate Eid-el-Maulud ...
A boat capsizes in Nigeria drowning at least 40 people, president says
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat carrying mostly farmers capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people, President ...
Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities ...
Posts mislead with claim about petrol prices falling across Nigeria
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Nigeria has been suffering from petrol shortages in recent months leading to long queues at fuel stations. Posts based on a news ...
Zoo animals escape as flood hits Nigerian state
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Officials from a zoo in north-east Nigeria have confirmed that some wild animals had escaped from captivity after flooding hit Borno state. ...
Posts mislead about ethnic links of new intelligence chiefs appointed by Nigerian president
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Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu has faced accusations of nepotism since he became president in May 2023. Recent posts on social media accused ...
Why Nigeria’s ‘Mr Flag Man’ has waited a year to be buried
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The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised ...
Beauty queen at center of South Africa xenophobia spat crowned Miss Universe Nigeria
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Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty pageant contestant who faced a wave of hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality, has ...
Children die in building collapse after Nigeria flooding
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Two children in north-western Nigeria have died after the building they were in collapsed, adding to the dozens who have lost their ...
Hounded South African beauty queen wins Nigeria contest
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After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned ...
