The authorities say a growing number of citizens are being illegally recruited to fight elsewhere.

Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has alleged that Napoli treated him 'like a dog,' subjected him to racist insults, and blocked his path to Juventus, in a stunning disclosure this week.

Morning work at a mining pit in central Nigeria turned into catastrophe on Wednesday after a deadly gas explosion killed at least 38 miners and left 27 others injured in Plateau State, officials said.

Another possibility is Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin ( JNIM ), a group linked to al-Qaeda that has been active in the Sahel and across the border in Benin. It formally announced its presence in Nigeria in October with an attack in Kwara state. More recently, new militant groups have emerged in the forests along the Benin border (see map).

Stellenbosch FC announced the signing of Nigeria centre-back Olisa Ndah on Tuesday on a free transfer, following his departure from Orlando Pirates.