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  • Yvonne Orji attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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    Yvonne Orji on turning pressure into punchlines — and why she refuses to separate faith, culture and comedy
  • President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on May 15, 2026.
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    US and Nigerian forces kill senior ISIS commander, Trump says
  • Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage announces partnership with Berklee College of Music to train 100 emerging musicians, composers, and behind-the-scenes talent.
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    From Lagos to Berklee College: Tiwa Savage to train 100 next-gen creators
  • PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 2: Oba Femi enters the ring during Monday Night RAW at Xfinity Mobile Arena on February 2, 2026 in Philadelphia, United States.  (Photo by Rich Wade/WWE via Getty Images)
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    Nigeria shaped Oba Femi: WWE is seeing the results
  • Nigerian ecologist Iroro Tanshi poses with a short-tailed round leaf bat in Odukpani, Cross River State in February 2024.
    Etinosa Yvonne for the Goldman Environmental Prize
    When the habitat of an endangered bat went up in smoke, this ecologist dedicated herself to ending wildfires
  • Nigerian artist and filmmaker Malik Afegbua is using AI to preserve African stories. His Rememory project aims to recreate some of Africa’s lost heritage sites. The historical Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria, was the capital of the Kingdom of Benin, which flourished between the 13th and 19th centuries. British soldiers <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fplace%2FBenin-City" target="_blank">destroyed it in 1897</a>, looting many of its treasures. Only traces of the old city remain in the present-day metropolis. <strong>Scroll through the gallery to see more.</strong>
    Malik Afegbua
    This AI artist wants African heritage to ‘live forever’
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    Gunmen raid village in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and abducting others
    Jan 4, 2026
  • British boxer Anthony Joshua gets into an emergency responders' vehicle after being involved in a car crash in Ogun State, Nigeria December 29, 2025.
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    Nigeria police charge Joshua driver with dangerous driving over fatal collision
    Jan 2, 2026
  • British boxer Anthony Joshua gets into an emergency responders' vehicle after being involved in a car crash, in which he sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital, according to police, in Ogun State, Nigeria December 29, 2025 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Sodiq Ayo/via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. 

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    British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in car crash that killed two close friends in Nigeria
    Jan 1, 2026
  • President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on December 19.
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    Trump doubles down on big foreign policy bets in end-of-the-year flurry
    Dec 29, 2025
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  • Aerial view of Landmark Lagos Ecosystem
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    Nigeria wants a road to rival the Pacific Coast highway. A prime Lagos beach resort stands in the way
    Apr 5, 2024
  • Fuel queues have returned to Nigerian cities after its new leader scrapped a controversial petrol subsidy.
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    Gas prices nearly triple in Nigeria as new leader triggers panic-buying by halting subsidies
    Jun 1, 2023
  • Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote partly financed the construction of the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery commissioned Monday.
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    Africa’s richest man launches $20 billion refinery to revive Nigeria’s oil industry
    May 23, 2023
  • Nigerians queue for new banknotes at an ATM in the capital Abuja, on January 2, 2023.
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    Nigeria’s chaotic banknote switch ruled invalid by top court
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