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Nigerian Fighter Jet Loses Radar Contact in Northeast Borno, Whereabouts Unknown
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet has lost contact with radar in northeastern Borno State, while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward
Nigerian Advertisers Seek Engagement Over Proposed Fine on Foreign Advertorials
Heads of Advertising Sectoral Groups (HASG), an umbrella body comprising advertising, media, marketing activation and out-of-home media agencies as well as broadcasting company groups on Wednesday called for more consultations
WTO Predicts 8.1% Growth in Export Trade for Africa
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has forecasted that Africa’s share of the volume of the world’s merchandise export and import will increase by 8.1 per cent and 5.5 per cent
Nigeria Expects 70m Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccines through AU
The federal government is expecting about 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J & J) Covid-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), the Chief Executive Officer
Derek Chauvin Trial: New Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd Pleading with Officers
A Minneapolis court has been shown new police bodycam footage of George Floyd pleading with officers during his arrest, saying: “I’m not a bad guy”. The video shows police officer
World Bank Revises Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth Forecast to 3.4%
The World Bank has revised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from -5.1 per cent to 3.4 per cent growth for 2021. The Washington-based institution, in its latest Africa’s
SECESSION OR RESTRUCTURING: Alake, Aare Adams, YCE, Afenifere, Akintoye, others clash
*No to secession—Alake *Clamour for Oodua Republic is long overdue—Gani Adams *It’s secession or nothing —Akintoye *Secession, restructuring pointing to same thing—Okurounmu *Secession too heavy, consequential—Senior Elders Forum *We want new
Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 Other Hong Kong Democracy Leaders Convicted Over Peaceful Rally
A court in Hong Kong has found seven prominent pro-democracy politicians and campaigners guilty of unauthorised assembly over their role in a peaceful protest that was one of the biggest
Myanmar Protesters Defy Crackdown as UN Envoy Warns of ‘Imminent Bloodbath’
Myanmar activists burned copies of a military-framed constitution on Thursday two months after the junta seized power, as a UN special envoy warned of the risk of a bloodbath because
US Accuses Nigeria of Human Rights Abuses
The United States, in a report, “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020’’, released on Wednesday by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
