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#COVID19: Nigeria Records Lowest Cases In Third Wave With 168 New Infections
Nigeria recorded 168 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest daily tally since the start of the third wave of the disease…
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2 Years After Oye-Ekiti Protest, Electricity Worsens In Nigeria’s Southwest Community
On Sept. 10, 2019, students at Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) held a protest against the poor state of electricity in…
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ISWAP Knocks Off More Electricity Towers To Sustain Maiduguri Blackout
ISWAP has blown up additional electricity towers near Maiduguri city, Borno State capital, in an attempt to sustain the blackout…
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US Government Authorises Sanctions Against Human Rights Violators In Ethiopia
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order allowing the U.S. government to impose sanctions against people found responsible…
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Terrorists Kill 2, Abduct 4 Children In Northwest Nigeria
A terror gang operating in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, killed two persons and abducted four others in an attack on…
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After 26 Days In Captivity, Nigerian Military Rescues Soldier Abducted In NDA Attack
The Nigerian military says it has rescued Major Datong, a soldier abducted by terror gangs in an attack on a…
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U.S. Gives 1.2 Million Dollars For Reinsertion Of Congo Brazzaville Ex-combatants
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated $1.2 million to the government of the Republic of Congo…
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Russian Mercenaries Kill 3 Civilians In Garga, Central African Republic
Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group on Wednesday Sept. 15, killed three villagers in Garga, situated 10 km from…
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Sexual Violence Causing Mass Migration In North-central Nigeria
At the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Kuta, Niger State, North-central Nigeria, clusters of women sit in corridors, peeling…
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MSF Assists To Curb Rapid Spread Of Cholera In Niger Republic
The Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), an international NGO, has been making efforts to contain the cholera epidemic across…
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How Floods Displaced Residents In Nigeria’s Southwest Communities
The rain had just stopped early morning of Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021, when our reporter stepped out to track flooding…
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#COVID19: Gabon Records 388 New Cases And 1 Death
Since Wednesday, Sept. 1, the number of COVID-19 cases in Gabon has been mounting by the hundreds with at least…
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Terrorists Kill 2 In Kaduna
Two persons have been killed in separate attacks by terrorists, locally known as ‘bandits’ on Friday, Sept. 17 in Giwa…
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Russian Mercenaries Arrive In Bangassou, Central African Republic, Prepare For Big Operations
In a move seen as pre-empting large-scale military operations in the area, there has been a massive arrival of Russian…
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Chad, Cameroon Begin Talks On Repatriation Of Cameroonian Refugees
Discussions began on Thursday, Sept. 16, between Cameroonian and Chadian authorities as well as the United Nations High Commission for…
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Anglophone Separatists Ambush, Kill Many Cameroon Soldiers
A yet to be determined number of Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Anglophone separatists in Ngoketunjia division…
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Anglophone Separatists Ambush, Kill Many Cameroon Soldiers
A yet to be determined number of Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Anglophone separatists in Ngoketunjia division…
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#COVID19: Nigeria’s Positive Cases Surpass 200,000 With 299 New Infections
The total COVID-19 positive cases in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, have exceeded 200,000, driven by the Delta variant in…
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Abducted (1): Katsina Victims’ Distressing Encounters With Terrorists
Mallam Suleiman* speaks in a whisper. As a civil servant, he is discouraged from granting interviews to the press and…
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Armed Gang Abducts 2 Farmers, 1 Other In North-central Nigeria
Two farmers and one other person have been reported abducted by a terror gang in Kogi State, North-central Nigeria. The…
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UN Chief Calls For Ban Of AI Tech Posing Human Rights Risks
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called for the moratorium (suspension or ban) —until adequate…
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ISWAP Kills Soldiers In Northern Borno Deadly Ambush
A deadly ambush by insurgents on a Nigerian military convoy along the volatile Gajiram – Monguno road in Borno, Northeast…
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#NyiragongoEruption: Pompeii Is Alive! This Time, It Is In Africa’s DR Congo
Pompeii, the ancient (Roman) Italian city, was a hub of trading activities. Blessed with good soil, Pompeii farmed and feasted;…
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France Kill Leader Of Islamic States In Greater Sahara
French President Emmanuel Macron, has stated that his country’s troops killed the leader of the Islamic States in the Greater…
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Contingent Of 1,070 Soldiers Leaves Cameroon To Join UN Forces In CAR
A contingent of 1,070 soldiers left Cameroon Wednesday, Sept. 15, to join the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in…
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#COVID19: World Bank Loans Cameroon 29 Million US Dollars
Ousmane Diagana, the Vice President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa has announced that the International Development…
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5 Civilians Killed In ADF Rebel Attack On Muthendero Village, DR Congo
Five civilians were killed Wednesday, Sept. 15, evening in an attack by armed individuals suspected to be combatants of the…
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JNIM: Coalition Of Terrorists Intensifying Attacks In The Sahel
Terrorists from Jama’atu Nusratul Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), a fusion of terrorist organisations operating in the Sahel on Tuesday, Sept.…
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The Nigerian Doctor (6): ‘I’ve Now Turned To Farming’
Aliyu Tanko has a small farm he dedicates time to nowadays as the nationwide resident doctors’ strike continues. “Even if…
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NAF Backtracks, Working To Identify Fighter Jet Involved In Fatal Air Raid
The Yobe State government and the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) say they are working to identify the Air Force jet…
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