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Authorities in Nigeria’s Kwara state say an attack that killed dozens of people was driven by ideology, not criminal banditry, blaming Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The state governor said residents of Kaiama community were attacked after they rejected a particular interpretation of Islam. He said 75 Muslims were among …

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says. BBC News

Residents suspect the demolitions are aimed at gentrifying the waterfront in Nigeria’s biggest city, but officials deny this. BBC News

A confident and settled England side named their team on Monday. England will play a Six Nations match without lock Maro Itoje on the pitch for the first time in seven years after the captain was named on the bench. Itoje has been ever-present for England in the tournament since …

They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state. BBC News

The 24-year-old bagged her second-ever Grammy beating three Nigerians and a Ugandan. BBC News

Ifunanya Nwangene, a former contestant in The Voice Nigeria, died after not getting the antivenom she needed. BBC News

Earlier this week Southwark Crown Court heard allegations that Alison-Madueke was provided with “a life of luxury in the United Kingdom” which included the use of multi-million pound properties, a chauffeur-driven car, travel by private jet and spending sprees in high-end stores, including over £2m in Harrods. BBC News

Almost 30 years after he died, the Nigerian will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. BBC News

The two friends were also part of Joshua’s team, with Ghami his strength and conditioning coach and Ayodele his personal trainer. Joshua said the trio formed a close bond and were living together, adding: “We became business partners. We became hustlers. We became lieutenants. We became generals. We became everything.” …

Prosecutors allege Diezani Alison-Madueke was given “a life of luxury” in the UK by people interested in Nigerian government contracts. BBC News

David GrundyBBC Wales, Cardiff Crown Court BBC Oluwabunmu Adeleiyi was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for each offence, to run concurrently, which was suspended for two years A woman with no formal medical qualifications defrauded the NHS by working as a health care support worker using a false ID, a …

Mae dynes a dwyllodd y GIG trwy weithio fel gweithiwr cymorth gofal iechyd gan ddefnyddio dogfen adnabod ffug, er nad oedd ganddi unrhyw gymwysterau meddygol, wedi osgoi dedfryd o garchar. Roedd Oluwabunmu Adeleiyi, 30, o Nigeria yn wreiddiol ond sydd bellach yn byw yn Nhreganna, Caerdydd ar fisa myfyriwr, yn …

A group of officers in Nigeria are set to face a military court after being accused of “plotting to overthrow the government” of President Bola Tinubu last year, an armed forces’ statement has said. Sixteen officers were arrested last October after what were described as “acts of indiscipline and breaches …

Imagine it. Rogers Mato – does that translate to Roger Moore? – kicks in the front doors at Tynecastle at 14:55 on Sunday, dressed in a tuxedo, after skidding into the car park in his Aston Martin. And, yet, that still wouldn’t be the maddest thing to have happened in …

Caf must surely look at changing its rules regarding bookings in knockout games, having wiped all yellow cards after the group stage. A total of 20 players were walking a tightrope in the semi-finals, knowing that a second caution in the space of three matches would rule them out of …

A driver charged in connection with a fatal crash in Nigeria, which killed two passengers and injured boxer Anthony Joshua, has appeared in court. Joshua, a two-time world champion, was travelling in the back of a black Lexus SUV when it struck a stationary truck on a major road, near …

[ The mpox virus appears to be circulating silently in parts of Nigeria, in many cases without the symptoms typically associated with the disease, according to new research led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and partners in Nigeria. The findings may have implications for controlling the spread of …

Armed bandits have kidnapped more than 150 Christians in simultaneous attacks on a number of churches in Nigeria. The attack occurred on Sunday in Kurmin Wali, a community in the Kajuru area of northern Nigeria, while church services were under way. Different sources gave different tallies of how many people …

Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw encouraged his team off the pitch after hosts Morocco were awarded a controversial stoppage-time penalty in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Thiaw was enraged after referee Jean-Jacques Ndala awarded Morocco a spot-kick in the 98th minute when defender El Hadji Malick Diouf brought down …