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 The Nigerian national soccer team refused to play and returned to its country, saying it had been damaged by an "inhumanitarian psychological game" on the road to Libya. According to major foreign media such as the AP and AFP on the 15th, the fourth round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Libya and Nigeria, which was scheduled to be held in Benghazi, Libya, is expected to be canceled. This is because the Nigerian national team suddenly returned home, saying it would boycott the game. The Nigerian Football Association and its players claim that they were unable to play due to unfair treatment from Libya. According to them, the plane carrying the Nigerian team had to change its destination to Albrak Airport, about 220km from Benghazi Airport, just before landing. Nigeria's captain William Trost-Ekong said on social media, "The Libyan government canceled the approval to land in Benghazi for no reason. (At Albrak Airport), the airport was locked...

An oil tank car overturned and exploded in Nigeria, one of Africa's largest oil producers. Just before the explosion, people flocked to scoop up the spilled oil, causing casualties. As many as 150 people died. Flames and smoke rise from the overturned tank car. Flames continued along the oiled streets, and the dark night streets turned red. A tank car overturned and exploded in a village in northern Nigeria on the 16th local time. >> Interview: Garba Sarkinyaki / bereaved family of the accident "The oil tank car exploded around midnight, causing a fire, and the fire didn't go out until 3 a.m." The explosion caused further casualties as residents scrambled to pump oil spilled around overturned vehicles. At least 147 people were killed and more than 50 injured in the strong flames that made it difficult to recognize their shape. Nigeria's disaster management agency says the number of victims could rise further due to the large number of seriously injured peopl...

Kasia Sule, recently evicted from Big Brother Naija's "No Loose Guard" edition, revealed that her family is displeased with the management's choice to prioritize her husband, Kellie Rae, in the reality TV show. Known as Double K, the couple had a management team member enter the Biggie House. However, when Biggie paired contestants with their housemates for competitions, Kellie Rae's management opted to support Biggie's directive rather than considering Kasia first. Management communicated this decision to Double K fans, following Kellie Rae expressing a desire to win the $100 million grand prize before his wife, Kasia. Consequently, the fans focused their votes on Kellie Rae, who progressed to the finals, while Kasia was eliminated over the weekend. In an interview with Naija FM Lagos post-eviction, Kasia acknowledged the management’s decision as wise but admitted her family’s dissatisfaction with prioritizing her husband over her. When asked by the host, ...

 Nigeria in Africa is busy setting a new record. It started when a chef was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, and accidents have continued as more and more people are trying to hurt their health. It's a time when men sang nonstop, and in order to achieve the goal of 200 hours, they have to sing for about 62 more hours. It is to set a new record and enter the Guinness Book of World Records. Recently, there has been a craze in Nigeria to set various Guinness World Records. It started in May when a Nigerian chef named Hilda Bash broke the personal longest cooking time record. Bash, who ran the 100-hour cooking marathon, recorded 93 hours and 11 minutes in the Guinness Book of World Records. The venue, where thousands of people gathered, led to music and cheers for four days and nights, and Nigeria's celebrities as well as the president and vice president cheered. She quickly became Nigeria's proud daughter and a rising star on social media.

 A Nigerian Catholic bishop has criticized the Nigerian government and the international community for being silent about the genocide targeting the Christian community. According to the U.S. Christian Post (CP), the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee's subcommittee on global health, human rights and international organizations held a hearing in Washington, DC on the 18th (local time). Bishop Winfred Anagbe of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria, testified in writing about the genocide in his diocese. "For a long time, thousands of people have been killed in attacks by Islamic militants, and millions of refugees have now been scattered across the state and evacuated to camps," Bishop Anagbe said. "Schools, clinics, churches and markets were all destroyed in some areas," he said. "In 2014, after I became bishop, I lost territory to Islamic militants posing as herdsmen, and 14 dioceses had to be closed because of threats."

 Nigeria tied Canada at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nigeria drew 0-0 with Canada in the first Group B match of the tournament at Lexang Regular Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on the 21st. Nigeria, ranked 40th in the FIFA rankings, has moved from its first tournament in China in 1991 to its ninth, but has been eliminated from both the group stage except for reaching the quarterfinals of the 1999 U.S. and the round of 16 of the 2019 French tournament. Canada, on the other hand, ranked seventh in the FIFA rankings, fourth in the 2003 U.S. tournament, and advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2015 World Cup in their country and to the round of 16 at the 2019 tournament.