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Nigerian Senate Affirms New Service Chiefs’ Appointment

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of the new service chiefs recently appointed by the country's President Muhammadu Buhari. Their confirmation…

4 years ago

Nigerian-born Professor Akande Gets UK Nomination as Representative to UN Commission

The United Kingdom has nominated a Nigerian-born professor of international law, Dapo Akande, as its candidate for the International Law Commission at…

4 years ago

Ransom Payments Will Continue to Prosper Kidnapping, President Buhari Says After Release of Zamfara Schoolgirls

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the country's police and the military to go after the abductors of the schoolgirls from Zamfara…

4 years ago

Three South Sudan Military Generals Die of Covid-19

Three South Sudanese military generals have died from Covid-19 complications, the country's military has announced. It identified the three as David Manyot…

4 years ago

BREAKING: Nigeria Takes Delivery of 3.92m Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines

An Emirate airline has touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Nigerian capital with 3.92 million doses…

4 years ago

Nigeria: DSS Releases Kano Governor’s Aide Dismissed for Criticising Buhari

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Salihu Tanko, a former media aide to the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi…

4 years ago

‘Indecently Dressed Tourists’ in Zanzibar to Pay Fine

Authorities in Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar have urged tourists to dress decently and respect the "sensibilities" of the local…

4 years ago

Niger Opposition Leader Charged With Plot to Overthrow Government

Prominent Nigerien opposition leader Hama Amadou is facing multiple charges including being involved in an organisation seeking to overthrow a…

4 years ago

Oil Price Rebounds to $66 Ahead of OPEC Meeting

Oil price rose from its biggest slump since November 2020, ahead of a key meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum…

4 years ago

Terrorists Attack UN Base in Nigeria’s Northeast Borno State, 25 Aid Workers Trapped

Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping…

4 years ago