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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Mansur Abubakar

    Dangote refinery: Share-buying frenzy makes oil barons out of Nigerians (opens the original)

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    At least that is what the social media memes would have you believe as investor fever hits the country. Nigerians have been eager to have a piece of the energy business that was built up by the country's – and continent's – richest man: Aliko Dangote. More than four billion shares in his giant oil refinery – representing just over 3% of the company - went on the market on Monday in Africa's biggest-ever sale of its kind. The minimum purchase was 10 shares for about $4 (£3) and despite this only

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Mansur Abubakar

    Olu Jacobs: Legendary Nollywood actor dies in Nigeria aged 84 (opens the original)

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    Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the family mourns. Silva announced his passing in a statement describing the celebrated actor as "The Lion of Lufodo" and saying his life was "well lived and fought". Some of his notable films include My Kingdom, Covert Operation and One Fine Day. He was regarded a

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Mansur Abubakar

    Dangote refinery: Nigerians buying into Africa’s biggest share sale (opens the original)

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    Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched Africa's largest ever share sale, offering a stake in his oil refinery to the general public in a deal that could raise as much as $2.1bn (£1.6bn). The initial public offering (IPO) is for roughly 3% of the Dangote refinery, with the billionaire saying he wanted to give ordinary Nigerians the chance to share in the plant's success. The refinery, which started production in 2024, is one of the largest in the world and took more than a decade to comp

  4. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Mansur Abubakar

    Nigeria drug arrests: '101-year-old great-grandmother' detained for selling cannabis (opens the original)

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    An elderly woman, who the authorities say is 101, has been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly selling cannabis, in a case that has drawn widespread attention. Esther Ogunmabo, described as a great-grandmother, was apprehended on Saturday in Ogun state, in the south-west of the country, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced. Femi Babafemi, the agency's media director, said the centenarian was found with "retail sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis weighing 90 grams, which sh

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Mansur Abubakar

    Ogogo: Nollywood mourns acting legend Taiwo Hassan who died at 66 (opens the original)

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    Nigeria's huge film industry, Nollywood, is in mourning after the death at 66 of veteran actor and star of Yoruba-language cinema Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. His daughter, Kira Hassan, confirmed the news during an emotional Instagram live broadcast on Sunday, where she struggled to come to terms with her father's death. Ogogo, who had been suffering from cancer, is due to be buried on Monday in his hometown in Ogun state, south-west Nigeria, in line with Muslim tradition, according t

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