Nigeria
Nigeria CDC has confirmed 21 monkeypox cases this year
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has confirmed 21 cases of monkeypox since the start of the year with one death reported,...
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List of new cardinals named by Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Here is a list of the 21 men Pope Francis will install as Roman Catholic cardinals...
Read moreAt least 31 die in church stampede in southern Nigeria
By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 31 people died in Nigeria on Saturday during a stampede at...
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Nigeria’s Jonathan can contest presidential elections next year, court rules
By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan can run in next year's presidential election, a...
Read moreMilitants kill at least 50 in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed by militants on Sunday around the town of Rann in...
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Some militant arms in Niger came from West African state stockpiles – report
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - Significant proportions of weapons and arms seized from Islamist insurgents in Niger came from...
Read moreSevered head of missing Nigerian lawmaker found in park -police
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last...
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Nigeria’s Lagos bans ‘nuisance’ motorbike taxis from most roads
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos said on Wednesday it will ban motorcycle taxis from operating in most of...
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Four Nigerian ministers drop election bid to remain in cabinet
ABUJA (Reuters) - Four members of Nigeria's cabinet, including the junior petroleum minister, said on Tuesday that they will not...
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Nigeria’s accountant general faces corruption charges after arrest
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's economic crimes agency said on Monday night it had arrested the country's accountant...
Read moreNigeria court charges two students over ‘blasphemy’ death
By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two students were on Monday charged in court with conspiracy and inciting public...
Read moreNigerian Christians demand justice for student killed over alleged blasphemy
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's largest grouping of Christian churches on Friday condemned the killing of a female student who was...
Read moreNigerian student beaten, burned to death over ‘blasphemous’ text messages
By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) -A female Nigerian student was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow...
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Nigeria’s Buhari tells cabinet ministers planning election runs to resign
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that any cabinet ministers seeking to run in next...
Read moreGunmen kill seven Nigerian soldiers in ambush on army patrol -sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least seven soldiers were killed and two others were missing in Nigeria after they were...
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Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa
By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean security guard Edwin Dapi was already struggling to provide for his wife and...
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Nigeria’s Jonathan does not endorse bid for re-election as president
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has not endorsed a bid to have him seek a...
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Nigeria’s central bank governor has not decided on presidential bid
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has not decided to run for president next...
Read moreEngland reports case of rare monkeypox infection
LONDON (Reuters) - A person in England has been diagnosed with a rare viral monkeypox infection thought to be linked...
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Nigeria’s ‘Incredible Kids’ dance to turn their lives around
By Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) - As a disabled child growing up in Nigeria, Joshua Anum did not see internet...
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