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By Gloria Aradi BBC News High levels of poverty and unemployment have fuelled money-making rituals in Nigeria Five men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich. The ...

Image caption, Health authorities are encouraging parents to get their children immunised By Gloria Aradi BBC News More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say. With 14,000 suspected cases, this outbreak is far worse than the last one in 2011 when 98 cases were reported. Kano state, ...

Image caption, Naira Marley says he hopes the truth about MohBad’s death will be uncovered By Gloria Aradi BBC News Nigerian police have detained Afrobeats star Naira Marley for questioning over the death of a fellow singer. MohBad’s mysterious death led to a huge outpouring of grief among his fans, who demanded a thorough investigation. Outrage was directed at Marley, with ...