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          Nigeria

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          Why Burna Boy is the first African artist to sell out stadium shows in the UK and the US

          Arts & CultureAugust 05, 2023
          Afrobeats singer Rema performs at the Slottsfjell Festival 2023 in Norway. Photo: Redferns

          Visa 'bottleneck' puts UK Afrobeats concerts in jeopardy

          UKAugust 03, 2023
          Nigerien security forces prepare to disperse pro-junta demonstrators gathered outside the French embassy in Niamey. Reuters

          Niger coup raises fears of long-term instability

          AfricaAugust 03, 2023
          Supporters of mutinous soldiers demonstrate in Niamey, Niger, last week. AP

          Nigeria leads Niger coup negotiations

          WorldAugust 02, 2023
          Nigeria's Onome Ebi, left, and Osinachi Ohale celebrate their win over Australia at the Women's World Cup. AP

          Nigeria stun Australia in Women's World Cup

          FootballJuly 27, 2023
          Nigeria goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie clears after saving a penalty by Canada's Christine Sinclair. AFP

          Canada held by Nigeria in Women's World Cup opener

          FootballJuly 21, 2023
          The Horniman Museum has started returning items. PA

          Repatriation of Benin Bronzes confirmed by British museums

          UKJuly 17, 2023
          A building destroyed by the ocean in Ayetoro, Nigeria. Abiodun Jamiu for the National

          Nigeria’s ‘happy city’ faces extinction as ocean encroaches

          WorldJune 21, 2023
          Nigeria's Culture Minister holds a signed declaration after Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, returned the first batch of Benin Bronzes last year. Getty Images

          German far-right party seeks to block return of Benin Bronzes

          WorldJune 16, 2023
          The boat capsized in the early hours of Monday morning on the Niger River. Reuters

          Boat capsizes in Nigeria leaving 100 wedding guests dead

          AfricaJune 13, 2023
          The team that successfully separated conjoined twins Hassana and Hassina. Photo: SPA

          Saudi surgeons successfully separate Nigerian conjoined twins

          GulfMay 19, 2023
          Davido launched his much-anticipated fourth album Timeless on March 31. Photo: Frank Fieber

          Davido hopes to collaborate with BTS and Harry Styles

          Arts & CultureMay 18, 2023
          US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. AFP

          Four killed in attack on US convoy in Nigeria, Blinken says

          USMay 17, 2023
          Chef Hilda Baci. Photo: Hilda Baci / Twitter

          Hilda Baci: Nigerian chef sets 100-hour cooking record

          WorldMay 15, 2023
          Treasures from West Africa were looted by British forces in the 19th century. PA

          UK's Cambridge University delays return of Benin Bronzes

          UKMay 12, 2023
          Monjasa Reformer, an oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates with crew members taken hostage off the coast of West Africa, has raised concerns about a recurrence of violent attacks and abduction of sailors in the region. Photo: Monjasa

          Search goes on for tanker crew held hostage in West Africa hijacking

          WorldApril 05, 2023
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