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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Nigerian police met third day of protests in Abuja by Shia Muslims

    The protesting Shias are demanding the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky

  2. Nigerian Police Force in a Twitter rage over army shootings

    Demand answers after soldiers killed three police officers in an ambush

  3. Nigerian police announce ‘prominent’ kidnapper arrests

    The news is a rare victory in Nigeria’s fight against insecurity

  4. Nigerian police alarmed at prevalence of child rapes in the north.

    Police in Nigeria say they're alarmed at the number of child rapes in the north.

  5. Nigerian motorbike gangs in deadly village raids

    The government has deployed thousands of troops to fight them.

  6. Nigerian militants launch rocket attack on Maiduguri

    The Borno state capital city, Maiduguri, was hit by rocket-propelled grenades

  7. Nigerian high school students begin final exams

    They have had just two weeks to prepare

  8. Nigerian fuel tanker crash kills 153 people

    More than a 150 people have been killed after a fuel tanker exploded in Nigeria

  9. Nigerian former senator jailed for nine years in UK

    Nigerian former senator and wife jailed for trafficking man to the UK for a kidney.

  10. Nigerian flooding kills at least 200 people

    At least 200 people in central Nigeria known to have died following flash floods

  11. Nigerian diplomat accuses UK of 'travel apartheid'

    Nigeria has been placed on the UK's travel red list

  12. Nigerian communities 'can sue Shell in UK'

    The UK Supreme Court's ruling is a victory for people hit by pollution in the Niger Delta

  13. Nigerian boys return home after kidnap ordeal

    The schoolboys arrived back in Nigeria’s Katsina city, one week after being abducted

  14. Nigerian army investigates suspect abuse video

    A social media video shows men dressed in army fatigue beating and killing a suspect

  15. Nigeria’s President Buhari urges calm amid protests

    End SARS protests continue after deadly night in Lagos

  16. Nigeria’s power marriage draws criticism

    Buhari’s son marries the heiress of a powerful royal family from Kano

  17. Nigeria’s new taxes spark public backlash

    Nigeria’s new tax laws trigger concern about incomes and prices

  18. Nigeria’s naira crisis overshadows presidential campaign

    Nigeria's presidential election is only days away but all attention is on the cash crisis

  19. Nigeria’s government offices shut for national strike

    Nigeria’s two main trade unions have called an indefinite strike to demand higher wages.

  20. Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dead

    Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead at 82. What was his legacy?

  21. Nigeria’s army rescues abandoned captives

    Nearly 200 people who had been abducted in Zamfara state, were abandoned in a forest

  22. Nigeria's top judge found guilty of hiding extent of his wealth

    Walter Onnoghen is banned from public office for not declaring his assets

  23. Nigeria's presidential pardons spark controversy

    Nigerian President Bola Tinubu recently pardoned 175 individuals from various categories

  24. Nigeria's President Is Recovering In London, What Impact Does His Absence Have On His Country?

    Nigeria's acting head of state, Yemi Osinbajo, says President Buhari is recovering.

  25. Nigeria's President Buhari Visits Pro-Biafra Heartland

    The Nigerian leader ignores threats by secessionists to visit the restive region

  26. Nigeria's President Buhari tells the UN Climate Change summit why his nation is at risk

    He was among others to speak at the summit

  27. Nigeria's one billion dollar arms deal

    The United States agrees to sell Nigeria nearly 1 billion dollars of weapons

  28. Nigeria's Obi says he, not Tinubu, won presidential election

    Nigeria's third place presidential candidate Peter Obi vows to prove he won the election

  29. Nigeria's new opposition alliance to challenge Tinubu

    Nigeria's two main opposition leaders join new political party to challenge Bola Tinubu

  30. Nigeria's naira shortage: President Buhari extends use of old notes

    President Muhammadu Buhari says the old 200 naira note will remain in use until April

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