‘We are all Natasha’: senator’s sexual harassment claims roil Nigeria
Treatment of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who has been suspended from senate, shines light on women’s rights Last July, Nigeria’s third-most powerful man gave a rare apology...
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Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’
More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa...
Global celebrations and protests mark International Women’s Day
From Istanbul and Warsaw to Athens and Madrid, activists demand equality and the end of gender-based violence Women took to the streets of cities across...
Around the world in 60 hours: Nigerian aims to set travel record with ‘low-mobility’ passport
Alma Asinobi wants to break Guinness world record for shortest time to visit seven continents In 2019, Alma Asinobi, a Nigerian postgraduate architecture student, gave...
Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills
King Okpabi, ruler of Ogale, says Shell has caused chronic pollution, while oil firm argues it is not responsible His Royal Highness King Godwin Bebe...
Brother of British national held in Nigeria says UK has ‘turned its back’
Kingsley Kanu, brother of Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, calls on PM to defend British citizens The brother of a British national being...
Climate crisis contributing to chocolate market meltdown, research finds
Scientists say more-frequent hotter temperatures in west African region are part of reason for reduced harvests and price rises The climate crisis drove weeks of...
Flies in hospital wards may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria to patients
Scientists in Nigeria found the insects carry infections resistant to last-resort antibiotics, adding to fears about superbugs Flies buzzing between beds may be spreading drug-resistant...
‘There is nothing here’: the island left behind by Lagos’s economic boom
Politicians in Nigeria hope the country’s largest city will one day look like Dubai, but on nearby Refuge Island people live without electricity For the...
Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition
Museum in Koko, Niger Delta, commemorates important exiled merchant prince Nanna Olomu – but it has no cooling and a termite issue In the sleepy...
