Mansur Abubakar

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'No-bra, no-exam' rule at Nigerian university sparks outrage Mansur AbubakarGetty ImagesThe university has a strict dress code for female studentsA university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are seen touching some students' chests as they queue to enter an examination hall.

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What is behind the wave of killings in central Nigeria? Mansur AbubakarNemaThousands of people have fled their homesNigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to bring an end to a wave of killings in the central Benue state. It is believed that more than 200 people have died in a series of attacks across various communities in the last few days alone. Tinubu described the killings as "inhuman and anti-progress".

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Life is improving in Nigeria, Tinubu saysMansur AbubakarAFP via Getty imagesTinubu on assuming office pledged to tackle corruption and revamp the economyPresident Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that the worst is behind them and that the country is getting better, in a speech to mark the end of his second year in office. Halfway through his term, Tinubu acknowledged the pain his reforms had unleashed, adding that he did not take the patience of Nigerians for granted.

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Could Nigeria's careful ethnic balancing act be under threat? Mansur AbubakarAFP via Getty ImagesIn Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country's many ethnic and religious differences. Today, there are growing concerns that this is being ignored.

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Nigeria's fierce political rivals share joke at pope's inaugural massMansur AbubakarBayo OnanugaPresident Tinubu (right) and Peter Obi (second left) fought a closely contested presidential election in 2023, while Kayode Fayemi (left) backed TinubuFierce Nigerian political rivals Peter Obi and President Bola Tinubu were seen laughing and joking at Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass in Rome.