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Western Powers Voice Outrage as Belarus Accused of Hijacking Plane

Western countries have expressed outrage at the forced diversion of a plane carrying a Belarusian activist on an internal EU…

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Nigeria Drug Agency Intercepts $20m Cocaine, Arrests Brazil-based Kingpin at Lagos Airport

A Brazil based drug kingpin has been nabbed with 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing about 30 kilogrammes with a street…

3 years ago

Severe Weather Kills 21 Ultramarathon Runners in China

Twenty-one runners have died after extreme weather struck a long-distance race in north-western China. High winds and freezing rain hit…

3 years ago

Volcano Erupts in Eastern Congo, Thousands Flee Goma

Lava from a volcanic eruption approached the airport of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s main city of Goma late on…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Attahiru Dies in Kaduna Military Plane Crash

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in a plane crash that occured in northwestern Kaduna…

3 years ago

EU to Build Vaccine Manufacturing Hubs in Africa

The European Union (EU) says it intends to invest 1 billion euros ($1.2billion) to build Covid vaccine-manufacturing hubs in Africa.…

3 years ago

Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire Comes into Effect after 11 Days of Fighting

A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect. The ceasefire…

3 years ago

Israeli Cabinet Approves Ceasefire in Gaza

Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet has approved a unilateral cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation…

3 years ago

Nigeria Governors Okay Full Deregulation of Petrol, Over 100% Price Hike to N385

Ahead of Thursday's Federation Accounts Allocations Committee (FAAC) meeting, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday at its virtual meeting…

3 years ago

France Reopens Bars and Restaurants as Lockdown Eases

Café and restaurant terraces have reopened in Paris after a shutdown of more than six months, as the country lifted…

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