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26 Oct 2023
Now the 71-year-old Tinubu has a clear mandate to govern Africa's most populous nation, which is grappling with double-digit inflation, a foreign currency shortages and a weakening naira, widespread insecurity and crude oil theft.
13 Oct 2023
In Nigeria's South West region, wara cheese is more than a taste — it's a tradition cherished by many. But as its popularity soars, concerns over production standards and health risks loom large.
12 Oct 2023
The suspects, Joseph Joy Adanma and Vandora Oreoluwa Favour had during sex romp, tied Mr. Adeniyi Ojo, the son of Chief Emmanuel Ojo, a prominent figure in Ilorin, Kwara State to a hotel bed, stole his phones and other belongings, and killed him. The police intelligence team had tracked the stolen phones to their abode in Mowe, Lagos, where they were arrested.
9 Oct 2023
Amid souring relations between Paris and juntas in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, the plans of hundreds of students to study in France have been thrown into disarray.
8 Oct 2023
This is the scene in Idi-Araba, home to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, after Sunday's heavy downpour.
6 Oct 2023
The police authorities say Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who attended to Mohbad, Naira Marley, Sam Larry, and a friend are the prime suspects in the death of the late entertainer.
3 Oct 2023
Nigeria's major labor unions agreed to suspend a planned nationwide strike after talks with the government. DW looks at what led up to the planned action and how the situation could play out for workers and their unions.
1 Oct 2023
The Baghdad Gate project aims to provide job opportunities for Iraqi orphans. The initiative is run by a non-governmental organization called the Iraqi Home Foundation for Creativity.
23 Sep 2023
The Mega Plastic factory located in Ilupeju area of Lagos was gutted by fire on Saturday morning. An eyewitness told The Guardian that the fire incident started at about 6:30 a.m. Videos of the fire incident showed that the flames of the fire had covered the factory.
20 Sep 2023
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday he was seeking to re-establish constitutional order to address political and economic problems in neighboring Niger following a July coup and welcomed any support for the process.
15 Sep 2023
These are not the best of times for landlords and residents in Naiyeju, Ajiboro, Salvation, Olalekan Onigbinde, and Ayelabowo in Afenifere Community Development Area (CDA) of Igando, Lagos, following outflow of effluents from Lagos State School of Nursing and the Igando General Hospital.
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Tunde Onakoya, the Nigerian Chess expert who smashed the previous Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon has returned to Nigeria. The founder of Chess In Slums Africa broke a new record of 60 hours of playtime in New York’s Times Square last Saturday, which is still receiving confirmation from GWR.
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Israel's economy suffered a major contraction in the final quarter of 2023, following the terrorist attacks. Its economy shrank by 5.2% compared with the previous quarter. Much was related to the labor force disruption which resulted when around 300,000 reservists were called up to the country's armed forces.
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The German government revised its economic growth forecast for 2024 marginally from 0.2% to 0.3%, Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
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The central Mexican city of Celaya has become the scene of a brutal turf war between rival drug cartels. These criminal groups have taken advantage of its strategic position at the crossroads for transporting drugs into the United States. Kidnappings, shootouts with police and drive-by killings now occur on an almost daily basis in broad daylight. Nearly 500 people were killed in Celaya last year. The city's police officers (pictured) risk their lives every day and are forced to travel in armoured vehicles. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.
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We look at the US papers, who react to Ukraine being granted a $61 billion aid package. Also, five migrants die attempting to cross the Channel, just hours after the controversial Rwanda asylum bill is passed by the UK parliament.