CNN — A manhunt is underway for the killers of a senatorial candidate for Nigeria’s opposition Labor Party, who was shot and burned...
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Nigeria reissues old banknote as cash fiasco threatens to disrupt election | CNN Business
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Abuja, Nigeria CNN — President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed Nigeria’s central bank to reissue old 200-naira ($0.43) banknotes withdrawn just days ago...
Nigerian first lady ‘directed student beating at presidential villa,’ lawyer alleges | CNN
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Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Nigeria’s first lady ordered security operatives to detain a student and also supervised his beating at the country’s presidential...
The Spanish coast guard has rescued three people who were stowed on top of the rudder of a ship that arrived in the...
Abuja, Nigeria CNN Business — Nigerians have criticized the “redesigning” of the country’s local currency proposed by its central bank to rein in...
Cristiano Ronaldo begins World Cup campaign with Portugal after Manchester United departure | CNN
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CNN — Two days after his turbulent departure from Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his World Cup campaign with Portugal and look...
Twitter Africa employees accuse Elon Musk of discrimination over severance terms | CNN Business
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CNN Business — Laid-off employees at Twitter’s Africa headquarters are accusing Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying...
CNN — A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped...
CNN — Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center, has a storage problem. At the West African trade hub’s shipping terminals, projected demand for container space...
CNN — A Nigerian social media influencer who flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets and luxury cars has been sentenced to 11...