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Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull ‘to get rich’

By Gloria Aradi BBC News High levels of poverty and unemployment have fuelled money-making rituals in Nigeria Five men have…

1 year ago

France raises security level after school knife attack

Police say the situation is now under control By Laurence Peter BBC News The French prime minister has put the…

1 year ago

Nigeria diphtheria outbreak kills 600

Image caption, Health authorities are encouraging parents to get their children immunised By Gloria Aradi BBC News More than 600 people,…

1 year ago

Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days

By Derek Cai & Mahfouz Zubaide BBC News Another earthquake has hit western Afghanistan just days after two large quakes…

1 year ago

Nigerian policeman sentenced to death for murder

Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú BBC News, Lagos A police officer in Nigeria has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder…

1 year ago

Hamas hostages: ‘My wife and children have been taken to Gaza’

Image caption, Yoni Asher says he recognised his wife Doron (C) and daughters Aviv (L) and Raz (R) being loaded into…

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Israel attack: PM says Israel at war after 70 killed in attack from Gaza

By Yolande Knell, Raffi Berg and David Gritten BBC News, Jerusalem and London At least 70 people have been killed…

1 year ago

Biden attacked from both sides over new Texas border wall

Image caption, The US-Mexico border has become a political challenge for the Biden administration By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington…

1 year ago

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: Students win assault case

Image caption, Sydney Feder and Alyse McCamish are unhappy with how the college dealt with their allegations By Jordan Davies BBC…

1 year ago

Naira Marley: Afrobeats star taken into police custody over MohBad’s death

Image caption, Naira Marley says he hopes the truth about MohBad's death will be uncovered By Gloria Aradi BBC News Nigerian…

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