The Nigerian army has rejected claims it killed unarmed protesters at a rally in Lagos in October, saying its soldiers were firing blank bullets. Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo presented video evidence to
image copyrightAFP In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, former editor-in-chief of the Daily Trust newspaper, looks at what a row over Arabic script reveals about Nigeria’s divides.
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/global_ethiopia_blood_donation_flag.jpg?w=274Post-election updates in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Tanzania On Wednesday, November 11, Côte d’Ivoire’s newly reelected President Alassane Ouattara met with one of the country’s main opposition leaders, Henri Konan Bedie, in an attempt to avoid a crisis in the
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/13/world/13nigeria-protest‑1/13nigeria-protest-1-moth.jpgLAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s leaders have made a show of responding to the demands of a massive youth-led uprising over police brutality that recently brought the country to a standstill and captured global attention. The government has commissioned panels of inquiry
Sierra Leone fought back from 4–0 down away to Nigeria to draw 4–4 on Friday in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier after a spectacular comeback in Benin City. The Super Eagles were
image copyrightBritish Museum The British Museum has announced its plans to help “investigate the history of the Kingdom of Benin”, with a grand archaeology mission and new museum. The organisation will work with
Jigawa State in north-western Nigeria experienced the worst floods in decades in September. 15,000 people were made homeless and are currently living in makeshift camps. The farming community was hit the hardest, as the majority of Jigawa’s population relies on farming
image copyrightGetty Images Looting has continued in Nigeria as people targeted government warehouses holding Covid-19 aid in the capital, Abuja, on Monday. The raid in Gwagwalada, on the outskirts of the city, is
image copyrightGetty Images The anti-police brutality protests in Nigeria created a powerful movement that appeared to shake those in power, but after a turbulent fortnight, BBC Hausa editor Aliyu Tanko considers where it goes from
Nigeria has seen weeks of protests against police brutality, as protesters called for the end of a special police unit known as SARS, accused of unlawful arrests, torture and extra-judicial killings.The unit has been disbanded by the president, but Nigerians