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āThe children are not safe hereā: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide ā podcast
Published: March 20, 2026 05:00
In a few isolated communities in central Nigeria, some babies are believed to be bad omens. Olusola and Chinwe Stevens run a thriving home for babies at risk. But what happens when the families want them back?By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. Read by Nneka Okoyeā¦
Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/jihadist-violence-nigeria-drc-terrorism-index
Published: March 19, 2026 05:01
Nigeria had largest increase in terrorism-related deaths, ranking fourth in global index behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and NigerJihadist violence rose sharply in Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo last year, even as global deaths from terrorismā¦
Why wearing traditional dress will always be political
Published: March 18, 2026 13:27
For many on the continent and among the diaspora, navigating multiple identities via cultural attire is a birthright, but it can create some complicationsā¢ Donāt get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereGood afternoon to everyone, apart fromā¦
At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/bombings-north-eastern-nigeria-maiduguri
Published: March 17, 2026 11:28
More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in MaiduguriAt least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in multiple suspected suicide bombings in the north-eastern Nigerian city ofā¦
āThe worldās memoryā: why Nigeria is burying its history under a mountain in Svalbard
Published: March 17, 2026 10:00
It is the first African country to deposit data in the Arctic World Archive, a storage facility designed to preserve records of everything from cultural practices to historical eventsA decommissioned coalmine near the north pole is the last place youādā¦
Nigeriaās online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay?
Published: March 15, 2026 11:00
As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work ā leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaksOn a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that looks more like a smallā¦
The āJolene doctrineā: retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/jolene-doctrine-us-foreign-policy-stanley-mcchrystal
Published: March 14, 2026 13:56
Stanley McChrystal said White House has a āwe should do because we canā approach to international relationsThe retired US army general who once led Nato forces in Afghanistan says the bellicose foreign policy Donald Trump has pursued during his secondā¦
At least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in countryās north-east
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/nigerian-soldiers-killed-jihadist-raids-north-east
Published: March 11, 2026 13:18
Gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province overran four military bases and abducted 300 civilians, say reportsAt least 65 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in jihadist raids across the countryās north-east in the last two weeks, as the west Africanā¦
āThe optics are terribleā: wedding guest list in spotlight as violence grips swathes of Nigeria
Published: February 24, 2026 05:00
As senior politicians gathered for a lavish celebration, mass killings underscored the countryās deepening security crisisIt has been described as Nigeriaās wedding of the year ā and it is only February.This month, five sons and five daughters of theā¦
Assailants kill at least 32 in north-west Nigerian villages, residents say
Published: February 15, 2026 03:14
Residents who escaped violence tell of bandits riding in on motorbikes and shooting indiscriminatelyArmed assailants on motorbikes killed at least 32 people and burned houses and shops during raids on three villages in north-west Nigeriaās Niger stateā¦
āAt 2am, it feels like someoneās thereā: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy
Published: February 12, 2026 06:00
With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulationOn a quiet evening in her Abuja hotel, Joy Adeboye, 23, sits on her bed clutching her phone, her mind racing and chestā¦
A snakebite death is the latest high-profile tragedy in Nigeria: they all connect to map a system in collapse | Cheta Nwanze
Published: February 6, 2026 10:00
Anthony Joshua and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie went through terrible experiences; now a young singer has died. The events are all linkedThe death from a snakebite of singer Ifunanya Nwangene in an Abuja hospital last Saturday, allegedly after a frantic andā¦
āThey killed my sonsā: chief of Nigerian village where jihadists massacred hundreds recounts night of terror
Published: February 5, 2026 20:33
Umar Bio Salihu, 53, the local head of Woro in Kwara state, says gunmen ājust came in and started shootingāThe traditional chief of a village in western Nigeria where jihadists massacred residents earlier this week has recounted a night of terror duringā¦
āThe children are not safe hereā: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide
Published: February 5, 2026 05:00
In a few isolated communities in central Nigeria, some babies are believed to be bad omens. Olusola and Chinwe Stevens run a thriving home for babies at risk. But what happens when the families want them back?Esther Stevensā life nearly ended as soon as itā¦
Gunmen kill more than 160 people in attacks on two west Nigeria villages
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/04/gunmen-west-nigeria-attack-red-cross
Published: February 4, 2026 17:40
Local politician says armed men rounded up residents, bound their hands behind their backs and shot themMore than 160 people have been killed in two villages in western Nigeria in the countryās deadliest armed assaults this year, as communities reel fromā¦
Death of Nigerian singer after snakebite highlights crisis of āpreventableā fatalities
Published: February 4, 2026 10:00
Ifunanya Nwangene died in hospital after being bitten in her Abuja home, raising questions aboutĀ the availability of effective antivenomsIn a last message to her friends, Ifunanya Nwangene wrote: āPlease come.āThe 26-year-old singer and former contestantā¦
į¹¢į»pįŗ¹Ģ DƬrĆsĆ¹: āIf the west doesnāt say a film is good, that doesnāt mean itās no goodā
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/30/sope-dirisu-my-fathers-shadow-interview
Published: January 30, 2026 14:00
While itās a love letter to a Lagos he has never actually lived in, the Gangs of London actor says his Cannes-conquering new film My Fatherās Shadow has themes that will touch audiences all over the world, from Nigeria to KoreaWhen SĢ£oĢ£pĆ©Ģ£ DƬrĆsĆ¹ becomesā¦
āThey told us to leave. They didnāt tell us where to goā: the demolitions destroying homes and lives in Lagos
Published: January 26, 2026 07:00
Makokoās waterfront stilt settlements were razed with little warning amid government claims that the move was essential for sanitation and securityIt was 12.30pm when amphibious excavators escorted by armed police roared through Makoko, crushing woodenā¦
āYou feel obligatedā: African workers on the pain ā and pride ā of the āblack taxā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/24/remittances-african-workers-diaspora-black-tax
Published: January 24, 2026 06:00
For workers sending money to support their relatives, payments are both a burden and badge of prideFrom Senegal to Somalia and Egypt to South Africa, credit alert notifications from fintech apps such as Western Union or WorldRemit often set the mood forā¦
Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieās son prompts calls for overhaul of Nigeriaās healthcare sector
Published: January 16, 2026 05:00
Pleas for scrutiny of system fraught with accusations of negligence after one-year-oldās death in hospitalNigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieās 21-month-old son prompted anā¦
āThe locals donāt really benefitā: the dark side of Detty December party season
Published: January 14, 2026 13:09
What began as a welcoming home for many in the global Black diaspora is threatening to cause frictions that no amount of fun can resolveā¢ Donāt get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. It is nowā¦
Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after sonās death
Published: January 12, 2026 14:26
Lawyers for Adichie and her husband serve Euracare hospital with legal notice after death of 21-month-oldThe Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys.Nkanuā¦
Nigeriaās big tax gamble: great in theory but people are already checking their pockets | Cheta Nwanze
Published: January 9, 2026 09:00
If this reform succeeds it will be a blueprint for African self-reliance. But the state has failed to deliver the most basic services for decades. No wonder Nigerians are suspiciousLetās not mince words. Nigeriaās new tax regime, which landed on our headsā¦
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reveals her one-year-old son has died after a short illness
Published: January 8, 2026 18:32
The Nigerian novelist has said that she is ādevastatedā after the death of Nkanu Nnamdi, who was one of twin boysOne of the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieās one-year-old twin sons has died after a brief illness.āWeāre deeply saddened to confirmā¦
Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/08/questions-targeting-impact-us-airstrikes-in-nigeria
Published: January 8, 2026 05:00
Very little information has been shared about strikes in Sokoto stateTwo weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over the specific group that wasā¦