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Nigeria celebrates as return of looted Benin’s treasures nears

africanews– Nigeria’s traditional ruler in southern Benin city hosted a day of celebrations on Monday in anticipation of the long-awaited return of two bronze treasures looted during colonial times. Dancers and musicians performed in King Uku Akpolokpolor Ewuare II’s palace,

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Nigeria state votes in key test for presidential race

africanews– Voters in the restive southeastern Nigerian state of Anambra go to the polls on Saturday amid a massive police deployment, in a key test of electoral credibility ahead of a presidential race less than 18 months away. More than 30,000 police have been deployed to Anambra, the heart of a region where an outlawed […]

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Nigeria shuts down all school in two states over rising abductions

africanews– Four state governments in northern and central Nigeria have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in a bid to stop mass kidnappings and other violent crimes plaguing the region. Gangs of criminals known locally as bandits have terrorised local communities for years, but security forces have recently struggled to contain worsening violence. From

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Nigeria receives four million Covid vaccine doses from the US

africanews– Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the West African nation steps up efforts to battle a third wave of infections. The doses, which came on two planes, were received by officials from the UN children agency UNICEF on behalf of Nigeria at the […]