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As promised,  Nathaniel Bassey  drops his new single titled “ Olowogbogboro ” in light of the ongoing  #HallelujahChallenge . He features  Wale Adenuga  who also co-wrote the song and it was produced by  Rotimikeys . Listen and Download below: Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Download

Image copyright REUTERSImage captionAmnesty is often at odds with Nigerian government Letter from Africa In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani explores the constant war of words between the Nigerian military and the rights group Amnesty International.

Nine civilians are killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria's Maiduguri, while eight troops die in raid in next-door Chad. More than 20,000 people have been killed since Boko Haram launched its arm campaign [File: Reuters] Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers have struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least nine civilians, as the same armed group was also blamed for the death of eight soldiers in fierce fighting in neighbouring Chad. The multiple attacks Maiduguri also left 13 wounded, police told the Reuters news agency on Monday, the latest in a spate of attacks in the region. No group has officially claimed responsibility for the blasts in Maiduguri, but the use of suicide bombers in the region is a hallmark of Boko Haram. Borno police said a male suicide bomber killed a security guard after entering the University of Maiduguri, near the city centre at 2120 GMT on Sunday. Four female suicide bombers then killed eight people around an hour later on the outski...

Image copyrightDURBAN CRIME N ALLImage captionThese pictures emerged on social media over the weekend Inmates at a South African prison known as Sun City were treated to "strippers" as part of an official event. Pictures circulating on social media show two scantily-clad women in thigh-high boots pressing themselves up against orange suited men at Johannesburg's Medium B prison. On Monday, the Department of Correctional Services confirmed the veracity of the photos. A full investigation was under way, James Smalberger told journalists. "We can never tolerate what we have seen on the social media since Saturday," Mr Smalberger, the acting national correctional services commissioner, said. Thirteen officers are being suspended and will face the "full might of our code of conduct", he added. The 21 June event had been arranged as part of Youth Month celebrations - part of a programme which is meant to help with the rehabilitation of prisoners. But the wom...

Official says 24 Libya-bound people rescued but dozens are believed to have died after being left without food or water. Migrants crossing the Sahara desert into Libya ride on the back of a pick-up truck outside Agadez [File: Joe Penney/Reuters] Dozens of people are feared dead after human traffickers abandoned them in Niger's northern desert without food or water, a senior local official said on Monday.