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10 Feb
On this edition of the Nutmeg on GuardianTV, Ayomide Sotunbo went on the street to ask Nigerians their expectations on the AFCON 2023 final between the host country Côte d'Ivoire and four-time winner Nigeria.
7 Feb
Ayomide Sotubo on this edition of The Nutmeg previews the Nigeria Vs South Africa match with Hogan Niyi and Olaniyi Adeoluwa.
1 Feb
Ayomide Shotubo and Hogan Niyi preview the Nigeria Vs Angola match at the ongoing AFCON 2023. The two countries will meet at the quarter-final of the on going tournament on Friday.
31 Jan
Ayomide Shotubo and Tochukwu Dike talk about fan violence and vandalism that followed after some teams exited the group stage shockingly at the ongoing AFCON 2023 tournament.
21 Jan
The European Court of Justice has ruled that women, as a whole, can be regarded as belonging to a social group and thus entitled to asylum if subjected to domestic or sexual violence. NGOs have welcomed the decision.
12 Dec
This question is mostly for residents of Lagos or those who have at some point in their life resided in Nigeria’s former federal capital: what comes to your mind when you hear the phrase ‘Lagos is no man’s land?’
10 Dec
Hebron is the richest and most populated city in the West Bank. Tensions between Israeli settlers and Palestinian locals have been on the rise there since the October 7 Hamas attacks and Israel's retaliatory air strikes on Gaza. Israeli soldiers multiply patrols in the Old City of Hebron to protect some 800 Israeli settlers who occupy houses around the Cave of the Patriarchs, a sacred shrine to both Jews and Muslims.
8 Dec
While the world watches Israel's war with Hamas and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, surely anything that eases tensions is to be welcomed? So why won't Israel's government call time on attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, settlers who since October 7 have stepped up their push to forcefully expel Palestinians from their land?
5 Dec
Protest rallies were held in many cities across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
25 Nov
In a special edition marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, we report on a programme here in France which is educating men accused of domestic abuse, about how to rewire their behaviour. Also Annette Young speaks to Sal Naseem, a former director for London at the Independent Office for Police Conduct and who is now an inclusive culture specialist. He is campaigning publicly about the need to address male violence.
22 Nov
The world's eyes are on Gaza at the moment, and rightly so. But violence is also continuing in the occupied West Bank. Even before the October 7 Hamas attacks, 2023 was already the deadliest year for Palestinians there in two decades. Now, violent confrontations are happening almost every day.
18 Nov
The UN on Friday warned of soaring human rights violations in Sudan's Darfur region and said they were “verging on pure evil,” amid escalating fighting seven months into the war between the army and paramilitaries.

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