Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills
His Royal Highness King Godwin Bebe Okpabi has carried bottles of water drawn from the wells of his homeland in the Niger delta to the high court in London. It…
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The Chimamanda effect: Nigerians’ delight at first novel in a decade from their beloved daughter
When Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie asked participants at her annual writers’ workshop in Lagos to introduce themselves, one woman was so excited to be close to her idol that…
Australian citizen detained 32 times at Sydney airport accuses border force of systemic racism
An Australian citizen detained 32 times at Sydney airport – without allegation or charge – has told the federal circuit court he is stopped and searched almost every time he…
Activists call for state of emergency in Nigeria over gender-based violence
Almost two dozen women have died due to gender-based violence across Nigeria in 2025 alone, activists and civil society organisations have said in a call for a state of emergency.…
Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football – podcast
For the children of the Nigerian diaspora, displaced by war and split between two worlds, footballers from John Fashanu to Jay-Jay Okocha were a first glimpse of themselves in Britain’s…
Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax
Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5bn for economic losses the country’s government says were caused by the cryptocurrency exchange’s operations there and $2bn in…
Brother of British national held in Nigeria says UK has ‘turned its back’
The brother of a British national being held in Nigeria after falling victim to extraordinary rendition has accused the UK government of turning its back, and called on Keir Starmer…
Climate crisis contributing to chocolate market meltdown, research finds
The climate crisis drove weeks of high temperatures in the west African region responsible for about 70% of global cacao production, hitting harvests and probably causing further record chocolate prices,…
Flies in hospital wards may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria to patients
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…
‘There is nothing here’: the island left behind by Lagos’s economic boom
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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