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BBC OS: 2023/12/05 17:06 GMT: Nigeria drone strike

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Nigeria drone strike

2023/12/05 17:06 GMT

2023/12/05 17:06 GMT: Nigeria drone strike

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Nigeria's President calls for an investigation into an accidental military drone attack

Nigeria's President calls for an investigation into an accidental military drone attack.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has called for a thorough investigation into an accidental military drone attack that emergency officials have said killed at least eighty-five civilians in a village in Kaduna state, as people gathered to mark a Muslim festival on Sunday. We hear messages from listeners in Nigeria, and the BBC's Azeezat Olaoluwa joins us from Lagos with the latest.

In the UK - porn users could have their faces scanned to prove their age, with extra checks for young-looking adults. The BBC's Tech reporter Chris Vallance has been looking at this story for us - and joins us from Glasgow.

With the COP28 summit underway, we speak to three people in their twenties; Melissa in London, Anna in the US, and Pratyusha in the Netherlands, to hear why their concerns about climate change has led them to decide not have children.

A group of Ethiopian activists have been fighting a wave of TikTok videos targeting the country’s LGBTQ+ community. The BBC’s Kaine Pieri who has been speaking with the victims of this hararssment, tells their story.

Gangland shootings and bombings that have plagued Sweden's biggest cities have spread to quieter suburbs and towns, shattering its reputation as a safe and peaceful nation.The BBC's Maddy Savage been investigating this for a new documentary and gives us the latest from Stockholm.

(PHOTO: The military is battling what it calls "terrorists" and "bandits" across the north of Nigeria. Credit: AFP)

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