People stranded for days on dilapidated Nigerian highway
Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.

Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.

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Police say three villages and a mosque were attacked, and worshippers kidnapped in central Niger State.
A widening diplomatic rift is complicating efforts to confront a shared cross-border security threat.
Most victims of the accident, in which an overloaded boat capsized, are reported to have been children.
Rising costs fuel anger, but President Bola Tinubu’s machinery and opposition divisions may shape the race.

An attack on a village in Nigeria’s central Plateau state has killed at least 25 people.

A hospital in Nigeria has collapsed after rainwater triggered a landslide, washing away the foundational infrastructure.
Riders say the switch is helping them cut fuel and maintenance costs.
South Africa and Ghana claim Africa’s two FIFA Intercontinental Playoff spots as Nigeria and Ivory Coast go out.
The result could offer an early signal of shifting alliances and voter sentiment before the presidential race.
Police say 17 suspected gang members and two civilians were also killed in Kebbi State.