Flies buzzing between beds may be spreading drug-resistant bugs among patients in hospitals, according to new research. Researchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) found that houseflies …
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For the estimated 2,000 residents of Refuge Island life sometimes feels like that of a refugee. A dozen communities live on the island, which lies in a lagoon on the …
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Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition
In the sleepy Nigerian port town of Koko, the reminder of a forgotten invasion by the British more than a century ago has itself been forgotten. A statue of Nanna …
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‘I was told books don’t sell here. I knew that wasn’t true’: the English teacher shaking up Nigeria’s publishing scene
In a hospital bed fearing his death was imminent, English teacher Othuke Ominiabohs thought ruefully of his four unpublished novels. “My biggest regret was I was going to die, and …
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At least six people seriously injured on flight from Nigeria to Washington DC
Multiple people were injured on a United Airlines flight heading from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington DC last week. In a statement released on Friday, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria …
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Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football
They arrived in 80s London with small intentions: to study, to work, to outrun what they had come from, and then maybe, one day, return back home. A people who …
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Scores killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes – video
A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing about 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel. A Federal Road Safety Corps statement said: …
A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic …
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‘I was crying, there was no anaesthesia’: the fight for legal and safe abortion in Nigeria
In a modest house on a red dirt road in Ota in Ogun state, Adijat Adejumo, a 39-year-old auxiliary nurse, runs a small chemist shop. She treats common illnesses such …
A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old …
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