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2 years

You can listen to our podcast Slick: The Story of Oil, Shell and Nigeria wherever you listen to podcasts, just search for The Compass podcast:

Slick: 1. The great white hope

Listen to this episode from The Compass on Spotify. When oil company, Shell D’Arcy first struck black gold in Nigeria, there were celebrations on the creeks of the Niger Delta. Many of the locals had...

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Colleague went to the bank. This is the only form of cash they had. 🤦🏿‍♀️

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A coup appears to be underway in the capital of Burkina Faso.Gunshots have been heard near the presidential palace and access to major buildings,including the national assembly,the national broadcaster and the residence of the Prime Minister have been blocked by military vehicles

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Today marks 50 years since the end of Nigeria's Biafra war. Those who lived though the war look reflect on its significance.

Remembering Nigeria's Biafra war that many prefer to forget

Fifty years from the end of Nigeria's civil war three people on the losing side reflect on its impact.

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Authorities in Niger say a fire at a school in the southern city of Maradi has killed at least 26 children. Many others are being treated for severe burns. The fire happened in classrooms made of straw. The schoolchildren were aged between 3 and 8.

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International supermodel Naomi Campbell tells me her photo wouldn’t be used in a campaign in an Asian country due to the colour of her skin. She’s in Lagos for Arise Fashion Week. Interview on BBC News TV and radio all day. Digital video soon come.

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@adedunmade @kikimordi The guys selling the fuel will use them to stone you 😭🥴😵‍💫

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Breaking: A high court in Nigeria has ordered that the bank accounts of 20 people linked with the #EndSARS anti-police brutality protests be unfrozen. The lawyer of those affected has told the BBC they plan to sue the Central Bank.

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BREAKING: The Nigeria inspector general of police has announced that the controversial Special Anti Robbery Squad or SARS has been dissolved following days of protests

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I’m in Ukraine this month to cover the ongoing conflict, including the newly launched Ukrainian counteroffensive. Catch me on @BBCWorld TV and radio for the latest.

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Watch out @CNN , we’re getting our guy back 😂. Good seeing you @LarryMadowo 🥰🤗

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After a few weeks off I’m back on @BBCWorld TV this morning to talk about the latest developments in #Senegal where elections due later this month have been postponed to December, sparking protests and anger from the opposition.

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Lekki this morning. Some Protesters are still at the toll bridge. The #endsars protesters we spoke to had horrifying stories from last night. Though many of them saw people killed they say the cake back to show they will not be intimidated

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BREAKING: The University of Ghana has suspended two lecturers accused of sexual harassment in a BBC #AfricaEye documentary. It says it's carrying out an internal investigation into the allegations #SexForGrades

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Following our investigation into a suspicious oil and gas deal in Senegal, Aliou Sall, brother of the Senegalese president, has resigned from his government position.

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3 years

Today Cambridge University will become the first British institution to return a Benin Bronze to Nigerian authorities. Jesus College will be handing over a statue of a cockerel to a delegation from Nigeria, in a ceremony taking place at the college this afternoon.

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The authorities have declared 3 days of mourning and suspended classes in all schools in the region of Maradi. It’s not yet clear what caused the fire but Niger has seen similar incidents in several schools this year, killing dozens of children - including in the capital Niamey.

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#Senegal ’s opposition says it won’t take part in political talks after President Macky Sall fails to announce a new election date. My latest for @BBCAfrica :

Senegal's President Sall agrees to step down in April but sets no poll date

Macky Sall's attempt to postpone the elections has thrown Senegal into political turmoil.

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It’s the last day of campaigning of the #NigerianElections2023 . I’ll be live on @BBCWorld in about 15mns.

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A moving report by @briticoyemo and @josh_akinyemi , speaking to some families whose lives have been devastated by SARS, including the parents of Isiaka Jimoh

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These two families are bound by one shared goal- justice. Irene's brother went missing after being arrested by Nigerian police officers 13 years ago. And the parents of Isiaka Jimoh, who was allegedly shot by police, are also seeking justice for him. @Briticoyemo @Josh_Akinyemi

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@akinwale exactly, apparently when others in line at the bank saw him bagging coins they asked for the same. Better than to leave empty handed. 🤷🏿

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5 years

BREAKING: Nigeria boycotts world economic forum in Cape Town following attacks on foreign-owned businesses in South Africa.

Bashir Ahmad

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Yes sir, Nigerian government has boycotted the World Economic Forum holding in Cape Town, South Africa, but some individuals from Nigeria including a former Minister are attending on their own.

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3 years

Our film on #endsars and the shooting at the Lekki Tollgate is up on the BBC News website. After months of interviewing eyewitnesses and relatives of the missing, so many unanswered questions remain. Thanks to the brave men and women who spoke to us.

Lekki toll gate shootings: What really happened?

Mayeni Jones investigates what happened when the army opened fire on protesters in Lagos in October.

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4 years

We saw a couple of buildings on fire and some businesses and cash machines looted around Lekki phase 1

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11 months

I’m live on @BBCWorld TV all morning with the latest on Ukraine’s counteroffensive

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3 years

Breaking: Katsina state government says 344 Kidnapped schoolboys have been freed and are on their way to Katsina city. They’re expected there in the next six hours. A senior Spokespersson for the governor told the BBC the boys were in good condition.

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8 months

Following a tricky deployment involving driving to Niamey for 16 hours and having our movements monitored, our report from #Niger is out on all BBC platforms today. It comes as #France says it’s leaving the country. Produced and edited by @KylaHerrmannsen shot by @ayombello

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5 years

Both the US Embassy in Nigeria and the EU Election Observation Mission have expressed concern at the suspension and replacement of Chief Justice Onnoghen and called for all parties to respect the rule of law.

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5 years

At INEC’s victory ceremony, President Buhari thanked his supporters and promised to tackle insecurity, improve the economy and tackle corruption. He also expressed his sorrow for those who lost their lives during the electoral process #NigeriaDecides19 #BBCNigeria2019

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I’ll be up live on @BBCWorld TV with the latest on this morning’s unrest in #SierraLeone . Prisoners have been released from the Central Pademba Road prison in Freetown and an armoury in a military barracks was targeted by gunmen.

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Spent last week travelling across Northern Nigeria with the incredible @worldfoodprogramme team. My latest article on the security situation in the region ahead of next week’s elections is up on @bbcnews .

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1 year

My first award nomination. Feels good I’m not gonna lie 😅

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Also winning lots of congratulations from this side is @MayeniJones , long listed for the Podcast/Radio Category for her long-form story on Nigeria's energy struggles: "Slick: The story of oil, Shell and Nigeria"

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Our investigation shows BP has agreed to pay billions for suspicious Senegal gas deal. A #BBCAfricaEye and @BBCPanorama investigation. Produced by @meisel_anna

BP to pay billions for suspicious Senegal gas deal

Energy giant BP will pay about $10bn (£8bn) to a man involved in a suspicious energy deal in Senegal.

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3 years

Breaking: local sources in Zamfara say gunmen have abducted over 300 girls from their boarding secondary school earlier this morning in the town of Jangebe. 42 people kidnapped from another school in neighbouring Niger state last week have still not been released.

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1 year

Back on @BBCBreakfast and @BBCWorld in a little bit with the latest on #Sudan

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5 years

Today’s the day! New #AfricaEye investigation by @kikimordi looking at the issue of #sexforgrades in West African universities. News coverage all day on @BBCWorld TV and @bbcworldservice radio. Full doc out online tonight.

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@kikimordi "Sexual harassment is a naked abuse of power." BBC Africa Eye's explosive new documentary premieres on Monday 7th October, 6PM GMT. Make sure you don't miss it by subscribing now ⬇️ #SexForGrades l #BBCAfricaEye

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@jasebyjason Can no longer live without it I’m afraid

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At the site where a 21 storey building collapsed Lagos on Monday. Authorities are not letting anyone close to the site as they try and find survivors. The crushing heat makes their work even harder.

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6 months

Back on @BBCWorld TV this morning with the aftermath of yesterday’s unrest in #SierraLeone where rthe president says most of the period the violence have been arrested.

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4 years

In his first address to the nation since the shooting in Lekki, Nigerian president Buhari says he's pained at the innocent lives lost in the name of #EndSARS . No mention of Tuesday's incident which has received widespread international condemnation.

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All these executed in the name of the ENDSARS protests. I am indeed deeply pained that innocent lives have been lost. These tragedies are uncalled for and unnecessary.

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First time on Kigali, covering the visit of British Home Secretary James Cleverly who’s visiting Rwanda to try to revive the government’s plan to send asylum seekers here.

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In a press conference on #endsars today, the Nigerian attorney general, told us he hadn’t seen an operational order sanctioning the Lekki shooting. He said maybe criminals shot the protesters, or the social media videos could be fake. Instagram says its live videos can’t be faked

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On @BBCBreakfast this morning from Borno state in north east #nigeria with the latest on the two mass abductions that have happened in the past week

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We spent a couple of days in central Nigeria reporting on some of the worse flooding in a decade. Worth braving the gridlock, floodwater and security challenges to tell the stories of those affected. Our report on @BBCWorld produced by @Naomi_sb and shot by @ayombello

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Coming up on the 1 o’clock news on @bbcone with the latest from Ukraine with @CliveMyrieBBC

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Both my babies are due soon. My actual baby sure, but also my podcast baby, produced by @JoCasserly will be on @bbcworldservice and wherever you listen to podcasts on 6th April.Tune it to hear how I got lost in the bush whilst 7 months pregnant looking for an illegal refinery.

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Our investigation is currently the most read and watched item on Check it out!

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It was only in January that the current head of state, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, ousted President Roch Kaboré through a coup. The democratically elected president was deposed for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants.

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5 years

BBC Statement about Facebook post:

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@Mikkymajor 💀😩 honestly I almost took the bags and ran away away with them myself. At this point any cash will do.

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INEC has finished reading the results from 37 states and territories. They show President Buhari has been re-elected with a margin of just under 4m votes. The PDP rejects the result. Turnout was just below 35% of registered voters #NigeriaDecides2019 #BBCNigeria2019

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BREAKING: Heavy gunshots have been heard in Conakry the capital of #Guinea this morning. Access to the city centre has been blocked by armed men and military vehicles are patrolling the streets. A local prison has been targeted.

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Back on @BBCWorld TV this morning talking about the second day of #ECOWAS talks on #Niger

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4 years

I speak with young activist Ephraim about his experience at the Lekki shooting last week

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"I felt I was going to die there" British-Nigerian activist Ephraim says he saw "bodies thrown into trucks" after soldiers reportedly shot at End Sars anti-police brutality protesters in Lagos Nigeria's army deny the reports

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Negotiations between the interim military leader of Burkina Faso and mutinous soldiers appear to have failed.A spox for the new coup leaders read an announcement on state TV dissolving the gov of interim leader Paul-Henri Damiba and installing Cpt Ibrahim Traore in his place

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Still waiting for #NigeriaDecide2023 results 😩😭

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Coming up live on ⁦ @BBCBreakfast ⁩ and ⁦ @BBCWorld ⁩ in a minute to talk #Sudan

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Our latest report for @BBCWorld on the impact of the rising cost of living on Nigerians. Produced by @Naomi_sb and shot by @ayombello

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BREAKING: the 79 kidnapped children kidnapped from their boarding school in north west Cameroon have now been freed

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If you want a little behind the scenes peak and what today was like checkout the video alert. Spoiler alert, that was far from the end of my day 😅😩

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From dusk to dawn: What's it like to report from one of this year's most competitive elections? #NigerianElections2023 🎥: @KylaHerrmannsen @MayeniJones @GloriaAchieng5

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I’ll be on 6 o’clock news on @BBCRadio4 in just over 10mns with the latest on #Sudan . Listen live here:

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Message de la #BBC au sujet du faux post Facebook:

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Lol 💤😴 #NigeriaDecides

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My latest investigation with the #BBCAfricaEye team is out tomorrow. Here’s a teaser.

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The Torture Virus. A new investigation from #BBCAfricaEye , coming 10 February. Subscribe to our YouTube channel now to make sure you don't miss it:

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Around 1am this morning armed men stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja in Nigeria's Capital, abducting 3 teachers, their 2 children and another university employee. Local media reports say the gunmen overpowered the security guards.

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A spokesperson for Nigeria's attorney General has told the BBC they will prosecute any violator of the government's #Twitterban : corporate, institution or individual from the point at which the suspension was announced.

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#ENDSARS protestors in Abuja describe being beaten and chased by the policemen this morning. The Inspector General of Police is due to release a statement shortly.

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Our report on today's #NigeriaElections2023 on @BBCOne #BBCNewsTen #NigeriaDecides2023 Produced by @KylaHerrmannsen 📹 by @ayombello and @AzeezatOlaoluwa

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Our latest report on France’s withdrawal from #Niger is on @BBCWorld TV and @bbcworldservice radio all day. I’m coming up now with @LucyHockingsBBC to introduce it.

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BREAKING: #Senegal ’s constitutional council has ruled that the decision to postpone presidential elections scheduled for later this month to December is unlawful.

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3 years

I was live on @BBCWorld TV earlier talking about the collapse of a 21 storey building in Lagos

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Hilarious. Media in Lagos were told to come meet twitter CEO @jack at 7.30am. We’ve been corralled into a room and and hour and half later a PR says we’re not to leave and not to speak with him. Not a waste of time then 🙄

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Since December, more than 1000 children have been kidnapped for ransom in Northern Nigeria. It's a crisis with no end in sight. We visited 4 states in 2 weeks, speaking to those involved. What we found was heartbreaking. Watch our digital film here.

Where kidnappers demand millions for a child's life

Kidnappers have seized more than 1,000 students and staff in raids on schools in northern Nigeria since December.

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Back at it 🤙🏿👑

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Went to the scene of this morning’s crash between a passenger bus and a train in Lagos. The wreckage has now been cleared and the injured moved to a nearby hospital. But lots of bystanders are angry at the lack of security barriers.

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Mali's interim president has now been sworn. He's a former colonel, appointed by the military junta, and his VP is the man who led a coup against the former president just last month. I take a look at who's really in charge of the country.

Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader

The ex-defence minister was picked by the coup leader to head a transitional government until elections.

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President Buhari told an extra-ordinary meeting with all former Nigerian leaders that a total of 69 people have been killed in the unrest across the country: 51 civilians, 11 police officers and 7 soldiers.

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9 months

Back on air after a few weeks leave. On @CBSNews in a few minutes with the latest on the coup in #Niger

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3 years

The police in Kastina say they’ve rescued 84 students of an Islamic school, abducted over the weekend. The students were reportedly rescued after security forces and local vigilantes engaged the kidnappers in gun battles. This comes just 48 hours after 344 schoolboys were rescued

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I'm back home in Lagos from Kyiv. I feel very grateful to have been there at such a beautiful time of the year and an interesting time in this conflict. In awe of our wonderful colleagues in Ukraine, the real MVPs 💙💛

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In a statement the head of the ruling junta in Burkina Faso has called for calm following reports of a mutiny. He says negotiations are taking place and that “the enemy that is attacking wants to sow discord amongst the people of Burkina Faso to destabilise the country”

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3 years

There are reports that an unknown number of abducted students from Chibok have escaped. The father of a former pupil has told the BBC he spoke to one of his daughters who confirmed she had escaped during fighting along with other captives. 1/2

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Hundreds of truck drivers and travellers have been stuck on the road into Lokoja, one of the country’s main trading routes. Some people have even spent the night on the road #nigeriafloods

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I was live on @bbcnews earlier, outside the Lagos collation centre, moments after Peter Obi's victory in Lagos was declared. The result is provisional and won't be official until it's been announced by the INEC Chairman in Abuja. #NigerianElections2023 #NigeriaDecides

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3 years

Two kidnappings involving children have taken place in Kaduna in 24hours. My latest update for @BBCWorld

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I’ll be live on @BBCWorld TV in about an hour with the latest

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4 years

“There are those who feel that this is the beginning of something special in Nigeria in the month that the country marked the 60th anniversary of its independence.” Great article by Nduka Orjinmo on the young people behind #EndSARS

End Sars protests: The young Nigerians who forced the president to back down

Nigeria's #EndSARS protests gathered momentum online, but burst onto the streets to force a change.

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⁦. @ndukaorjinmo ⁩ looks at the long commutes of Lagos’ children and how they impact their education and health

Nigeria's sleepless students trying to beat the Lagos traffic

Nigeria's largest city is notorious for its traffic, which is having an impact on children's education.

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Sierra Leone's president has declared 3 days of national mourning following a fuel tanker explosion on Friday. 99 people were killed and around 100 injured, after the tanker hit a lorry at a busy intersection, causing a fire. I’m up live on @BBCWorld TV from Freetown.

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The latest on the dissolution of SARS with some analysis: #EndSars #EndSARSProtest

SARS ban: Nigeria abolishes loathed federal special police unit

It comes after footage of federal officers killing a man was shared online, sparking unrest.

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BREAKING: The office of the Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG has confirmed that Professor Boniface has been suspended indefinitely following an investigation into #sexforgrades by the BBC’s #AfricaEye

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I’m on the ⁦ @bbcworldservice ⁩ Global News Podcast talking about #SARSMUSTEND

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Happy independence day Naija! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

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Great explainer by @BBCRosAtkins on Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis

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Another huge group of students has been kidnapped in Nigeria. This isn’t a one-off story. It’s the 11th mass kidnapping since December. New video on how kidnapping is now a major security threat for Nigerians. Produced @briony_sowden .

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Back on @BBCWorld in 10 mins and throughout the morning to talk about Morocco’s 3rd place match against Croatia later today

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Back on @BBCWorld in 5mns #NigeriaDecides #ElectionResult

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Nigeria unrest: Protesters 'shot' in Lagos as millions put under curfew

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Our video looking back at ten years of Boko Haram. Produced by ⁦ @Naomi_sb ⁩ and editing, graphics and illustrations by the frightfully talented ⁦ @BonomiManuella ⁩