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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Nigeria's main opposition parties form grand coalition with help of APC defectors

    The move comes days after the ruling APC faced a major split with former party loyalists

  2. Nigeria's kidnapping crisis leaves parents scarred

    Who is behind the kidnappings in Nigeria and what's the government doing about it?

  3. Nigeria's Kaduna passes law for tougher penalties for convicted rapists

    There has been outrage over rape across Nigeria in recent months

  4. Nigeria's Information Minister on Twitter ban

    Nigeria’s federal government blocked access to Twitter last week

  5. Nigeria's Head Of State Security Has Been Sacked

    Nigeria's acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, has sacked the head of the state security.

  6. Nigeria's ex-military leader regrets cancelling election

    Nigeria's ex-military ruler Gen Babangida regrets annulling 1993 presidential election

  7. Nigeria's emir of Kano dethroned for 'disrespect'

    Influential Muslim traditional leader Muhammad Sanusi II has been removed from his throne

  8. Nigeria's elections campaigning draws to an end

    We hear views from cities and rural communities ahead of Saturday's vote

  9. Nigeria's Coronavirus bill: A Government power grab?

    Critics fear the government may use health measures to claim extra-ordinary powers

  10. Nigeria's Codeine Crisis

    In Nigeria youths are consuming medicine containing codeine to get high.

  11. Nigeria's chaotic banknote redesign ruled invalid

    Nigeria's Supreme Court rules the naira redesign invalid and extends the use of old notes

  12. Nigeria's capital bans all protests

    Demonstrators have been protesting for over a week against police brutality

  13. Nigeria's Buhari to seek second term

    Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari announces he'll seek a second term in office

  14. Nigeria: Why kidnappers killed 35 hostages despite paid ransoms

    Kidnappers reportedly killed 35 people in Zamfara state, even after ransom was paid

  15. Nigeria: What's it like for female politicians?

    Suspended Nigerian senator calls for better treatment of women in politics

  16. Nigeria: What's behind Benue state attacks?

    More than 200 people have been killed in a series of attacks across Benue state

  17. Nigeria: Three killed in Kogi State explosion

    It happened near the palace of the king in Okenne Local Government Area

  18. Nigeria: Police minister rejects outside condemnation

    Nigeria’s Police minister says world should come to the country to see for themselves

  19. Nigeria: One year into President Tinubu’s term in office, how has he fared?

    We review a year of Bola Tinubu's tenure as Nigeria's President

  20. Nigeria: Leader of Biafra Separatist group granted bail

    Nnamdi Kanu was granted conditional bail on health grounds

  21. Nigeria: Lagos lockdown over Covid-19

    The restriction on movement is to try and slow down the spread of coronavirus.

  22. Nigeria: Gunmen free kidnapped schoolchildren

    The children were taken from an Islamic school in Tegina, Niger state

  23. Nigeria: Freed from Boko Haram

    Nigeria's army says 360 rescued from Boko Haram. What goes into such rescue missions?

  24. Nigeria: Fears for kidnapped children

    Hundreds of boys are still missing in Katsina State

  25. Nigeria: At least 40 people have died after flooding in Jigawa State

    More than 10,000 people have also been displaced.

  26. Nigeria: Are election petitions relevant?

    Election tribunal rejects Nigeria presidential election challenge

  27. Nigeria: activists are demanding the government declares a state of emergency on Gender Based violence

    That's because of a campaign to find the killers of the 22 year old Uwavera Omozuwa

  28. Nigeria: 30 train passengers abducted

    The country will hold general elections in February

  29. Nigeria: Authorities announce tighter Covid-19 measures following a spike in cases.

    The NCDC says the risk of transmission has increased with festive activities picking up

  30. Nigeria Twitter ban to end 'if conditions are met'

    President Buhari's team is in talks with Twitter to agree on conditions of use in Nigeria

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