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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Nigeria's emir of Kano dethroned for 'disrespect'

    Influential Muslim traditional leader Muhammad Sanusi II has been removed from his throne

  2. Nigeria's elections campaigning draws to an end

    We hear views from cities and rural communities ahead of Saturday's vote

  3. Nigeria's Coronavirus bill: A Government power grab?

    Critics fear the government may use health measures to claim extra-ordinary powers

  4. Nigeria's Codeine Crisis

    In Nigeria youths are consuming medicine containing codeine to get high.

  5. Nigeria's chaotic banknote redesign ruled invalid

    Nigeria's Supreme Court rules the naira redesign invalid and extends the use of old notes

  6. Nigeria's capital bans all protests

    Demonstrators have been protesting for over a week against police brutality

  7. Nigeria's Buhari to seek second term

    Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari announces he'll seek a second term in office

  8. Nigeria: Why kidnappers killed 35 hostages despite paid ransoms

    Kidnappers reportedly killed 35 people in Zamfara state, even after ransom was paid

  9. Nigeria: What's it like for female politicians?

    Suspended Nigerian senator calls for better treatment of women in politics

  10. Nigeria: What's behind Benue state attacks?

    More than 200 people have been killed in a series of attacks across Benue state

  11. Nigeria: Three killed in Kogi State explosion

    It happened near the palace of the king in Okenne Local Government Area

  12. Nigeria: Police minister rejects outside condemnation

    Nigeria’s Police minister says world should come to the country to see for themselves

  13. Nigeria: One year into President Tinubu’s term in office, how has he fared?

    We review a year of Bola Tinubu's tenure as Nigeria's President

  14. Nigeria: Leader of Biafra Separatist group granted bail

    Nnamdi Kanu was granted conditional bail on health grounds

  15. Nigeria: Lagos lockdown over Covid-19

    The restriction on movement is to try and slow down the spread of coronavirus.

  16. Nigeria: Gunmen free kidnapped schoolchildren

    The children were taken from an Islamic school in Tegina, Niger state

  17. Nigeria: Freed from Boko Haram

    Nigeria's army says 360 rescued from Boko Haram. What goes into such rescue missions?

  18. Nigeria: Fears for kidnapped children

    Hundreds of boys are still missing in Katsina State

  19. Nigeria: At least 40 people have died after flooding in Jigawa State

    More than 10,000 people have also been displaced.

  20. Nigeria: Are election petitions relevant?

    Election tribunal rejects Nigeria presidential election challenge

  21. Nigeria: activists are demanding the government declares a state of emergency on Gender Based violence

    That's because of a campaign to find the killers of the 22 year old Uwavera Omozuwa

  22. Nigeria: 30 train passengers abducted

    The country will hold general elections in February

  23. Nigeria: Authorities announce tighter Covid-19 measures following a spike in cases.

    The NCDC says the risk of transmission has increased with festive activities picking up

  24. Nigeria Twitter ban to end 'if conditions are met'

    President Buhari's team is in talks with Twitter to agree on conditions of use in Nigeria

  25. Nigeria suspends spy chief in connection with $43m find

    The cash was found in a Lagos flat

  26. Nigeria starts vaccinations in the north against meningitis

    Medical officials focus on Zamfara state, in the northwest, in a bid to stop an outbreak

  27. Nigeria slides back into recession

    Economy hit by "perfect storm" of COVID19 pandemic, oil prices and... EndSARS protests

  28. Nigeria Senate passes controversial electoral law

    The law allows for manual transmission of election results if electronic methods fail

  29. Nigeria seeks death probe in Kenya

    It wants the deaths of two of its citizens in Kenya, investigated

  30. Nigeria Ruling Party Hit By Defections

    More than 50 lawmakers - from the upper and lower houses have left the ruling APC

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