Morocco-Nigeria spat over royal call

Gazelec Ajaccio striker Khalid Boutaib hopes his performances in the French top-flight will earn him a first call-up for Morocco.

Nigeria's president says he is "highly embarrassed" that his officials said he had spoken to the Moroccan king when he had not - sparking a diplomatic row.

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Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins has not ruled out a Super Eagles return, but admits he is focusing on his club career with Seattle.

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The church of popular Nigerian evangelist TB Joshua rejects a call for it to be prosecuted over the collapse of a hostel which killed 116 people.

Nigeria international Ogenyi Onazi says he left the scene of last week's deadly bombings in the Nigerian city of Jos only 15 minutes earlier.

The BBC's Peter Okwoche visits Maraba in Nasarawa state to gauge the mood of voters ahead of Saturday's general election.

In Nigeria, Central Bank governor Lamido Sanusi was suspended after he accused the state oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), of failing to account for $20bn in oil revenues.