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November 2019 could mark when Nigeria (arguably) became Africa’s unofficial capital for fintech investment and digital finance startups. The month saw $360 million invested in Nigerian-focused payment ventures. That is equivalent to roughly one-third of all the startup VC raised for the entire continent in 2018, according to Partech stats. A notable trend-within-the-trend is that […]

Akim Aliu, a Nigerian-born hockey player, has revealed another racist episode in which a minor league equipment manager dressed in blackface at a team Halloween party in 2011.

The man, named only as Antoine, who got out the prison two months ago, heard one of his notes had been found by Florence Widdicombe in London (pictured) after he returned home to Nigeria.

The man, known only as L2 for legal reasons, who was associated with friends of Lee Rigby's killer Michael Adebolajo and Jihadi John, had his UK citizenship revoked by Theresa May in 2013.

This week Bel Mooney advises a man, 74, whose children disapprove of his relationship with a 39-year-old single mother from Nigeria.

Guro Reiten opened the scoring with a deflected shot in the 16th minute before Lisa-Marie Utland doubled their lead just after the half-hour mark with just her fifth touch of the game.

Already-qualified hosts France preserved their perfect record to top Group A with a 1-0 win against 10-woman Nigeria thanks to Wendie Renard's 79th minute penalty.

Germany booked their place in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals with a confident win over Nigeria. Alexandra Popp, Lea Schuller and Sara Dabritz scored the goals to secure victory.

Nigeria produced a second-half comeback to beat Cameroon 3-2 and book their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles had taken an early lead.

Footage filmed by a passenger on the aircraft captures the man as he moves around the wing of the plane at the international airport in Lagos on Friday.

PC Khafi Kareem, 29, from the Metropolitan Police (pictured with Commissioner Cressida Dick) was warned not to take part in the show but was granted unpaid leave and entered.

PC Khafi Kareem (pictured) continued to appeal to viewers for support despite her London colleagues expressing concern that she'd tarnished the reputation of the Met.

Nigeria have launched an ambitious attempt to convince Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham to snub England and represent the Super Eagles at international level.

Oluwaleke Yisa told an immigration officer 'I want to leave this f*****g country' during an appointment at the Home Office's Becket House, Bermondsey, on 20 August.

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has refused to rule out switching his allegiance to Nigeria.  Abraham is currently the joint-leading scorer in the Premier League this season.

Abraham, who has scored seven goals in his last three games, has already been capped by England at senior level. But, as his one cap came in a friendly he could still switch allegiance to Nigeria.

The 21-year-old was born in Canada to Nigerian parents, but moved to Gravesend when he was a baby. He has played for Canada's Under 20 team and for England's Under 20 and Under 21 teams.

Samuel Jolumi, 27, Ishola Sunday, 28, Toheeb Popoola, 27, and Joberto McGee, 20, appeared at the Old Bailey in London and denied attempting to hijack the ship, making threats to kill, and affray.

The detainees, mostly children, emerged from the building in Kaduna with chains on their hands and feet and horrific scarring after police raided it following an anonymous tip-off.

Police say the women, aged between 15 and 28, were mostly lured to the coastal city of Lagos with the promise of domestic work before having their phones taken and being forced into pregnancy.

The American side announced in a statement that Promise had died on Wednesday evening, but did not specify the cause of death. He captained Nigeria to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Alagba, meaning 'Elder', the tortoise died today after suffering from an illness. She lived with the ruler of Ogbomoso's palace, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade, in Nigeria.

EXCLUSIVE BY ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Nigeria have been running the rule over 21 year-old hotshot Ugbo who has caught the eye after making a prolific start to his loan spell at Roda JC this season.

New UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was just 10 when his family uprooted him from Nigeria to an all-white school in New Zealand.

Neymar limped out of Brazil's friendly against Nigeria in Singapore on Sunday after only 12 minutes. The 27-year-old was replaced by midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

Neymar went off injured 12 minutes into Brazil's 1-1 draw with Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore on Sunday.

Many reported that they were beaten regularly by their captors after they were released from the prison-like building with bars over its windows in Ibadan on Monday.

Footage taken today shows the man (pictured) hurling buckets of water at the fire and smoke which poured out of buildings at the Balogun textile market in Lagos, Nigeria.

Director Genevieve Nnaji tweeted: 'We did not choose who colonized us,' on Monday after Lionheart was disqualified from the Academy Awards' Best International Feature Film category at Oscars 2020.

Hope Olusegun Aroke is currently under investigation in Nigeria after officials said he masterminded a 'mega scam' worth at least $1m (£773,000) from within the confines of a Lagos prison.

Known as a Benin Bronze, it was snatched by British colonial forces and donated to Jesus College in 1905 by the father of a student. The piece was removed from public view in March 2016.

A person in South West England has been diagnosed with monkeypox, Public Health England said, and they are now being treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London (pictured).

Nyekachi Douglas of Nigeria was one of the final three for Miss World. When it was announced that Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica won the crown instead of Douglas, the woman happily celebrated.

The 18-year-old was born in Ealing, London but has Nigerian parents so therefore can play for England or Nigeria. The winger is currently playing at left-back for the Gunners.

The UK-based Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) says the nomadic Fulani group has targeted Christian farmers in Nigeria with an 'aggressive and strategic land grabbing policy'.

Dozens of fighters driving trucks and motorcycles stormed into Kwarangulum in Nigeria on Tuesday, shooting residents and burning homes after looting food (file photo of soldiers in the region).

The stowaways mutinied on the ship, after they were found and placed in quarantine, while it was off the coast of Essex. Special Boat Service sailors rushed to rescue the Grande Tema's crew.

Nike have revealed the new 'Swoosh' Nigeria kits and their designs have once again been met with widespread acclaim. Fans on social media have been going wild for the new offering.

Akeem Adenuga, 62, comes from the state of Lagos, Nigeria, where his brother is Royal Majesty Oba Asunmo Ganiyu Aderibigbe Balogun, Jamade 1, Paramount Ruler of Odo-Ayandelu.

There will be plenty of excitement in Nigeria when Odion Ighalo makes his debut for Manchester United. But the striker is far from the first player from the country to grace the Premier League.

She's currently in Nigeria to work on an HBO Max TV adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-selling 2013 novel Americanah, which has been a passion project for sometime.

Reverend Lawan Andimi was killed in Nigeria on Monday, days after appealing for help in a video released by Boko Haram. The Christian pastor was abducted earlier this month.

The 67-year-old man, Suleiman Achimugu, died in the capital Abuja after returning to Nigeria following a medical procedure in the UK. Nigeria has 36 confirmed cases of the virus.

Businesses were closed, markets abandoned and streets empty as Nigeria's usually chaotic megacity of 20 million shuddered to a halt on the first full day of a two-week shutdown.

Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, held a birthday party during the coronavirus lockdown despite the star fronting Nigeria's 'Stay Home' campaign on social distancing guidelines.

Nigeria were one of the fairytale stories of the competition in France after surprisingly topping their group with six points ahead of Spain, Bulgaria and Paraguay.

The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) claim they killed the captives to avenge for the killing of their leaders Abu bakr al-Baghdadi and Abul-Hasan Al-Muhajir in Iraq and Syria.

A video has emerged purportedly showing the execution of a Nigerian Christian by a young boy from an ISIS-affiliated terror group in Borno, Nigeria.