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Nigeria: CDHR Says Buhari’s Insensitivity Winning Converts for Secessionists
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has lashed President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, claiming that the federal government’s nepotistic tendencies and insensitivity to issues relating to secession and restructuring have only
BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Miyetti Allah’s Chairman in Kogi
The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kogi State, Alhaji Wakili Damina, has been abducted. The state Secretary of MACBAN, Mr Adamu Abubakar, told
Uganda Parliament Passes Law Making Demands For Sexual Favours Illegal
Ugandan parliament has repealed some of the provisions of the country’s decades-old criminal law passing a sweeping law on sexual offences. The new measures provide for the establishment of a national sexual offenders’ register.
Tanzania President Visits Kenya in Bid to Improve Relations
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has arrived in Kenya at the start of a two-day state visit, which is seen as a move aimed at ending frosty relations between the two countries.
Dozens Killed in Eastern Burkina Faso Village Attack
At least 30 people were killed by gunmen in eastern Burkina Faso as rebels burned down villagers’ homes and shot them as they tried to escape. The attack occurred in
Family of murdered Iniobong Umoren, seeks speedy dispensation of justice
By Harris Emanuel, Uyo The family of late job seeker, Miss Iniubong Umoren, 26, reportedly murdered in cold blood at the weekend, has appealed to the Akwa Ibom Government to
Tanzania Unveils COVID-19 Restrictions, Citing Fear Of Variants
A file photo of the Tanzanian national flag. Tanzania has announced new measures to control the spread of coronavirus in a departure from the approach taken by its late
OIL SPILL: Farmers, fisherman cry out over loss of livelihood in Bayelsa community
By Samuel Oyadongha RESIDENTS of Ikarama, a predominantly fishing and farming settlement on the fringe of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have complained about devastation of their fishing and
NBMA reiterates commitment to clamp down on GMOs
By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja The National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, Tuesday, reiterated commitment to ensuring the eradication of Genetically Modified Organisms, (GMOs) in the country, as well as assuring Nigerians
Over 20 Heads of state to attend swearing-in ceremony of Uganda’s incumbent president
A total of 21 Heads of state and world leaders have confirmed that they would attend the swearing-in ceremony of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni for another term in office A
