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Nigeria: Governors Appeal to Judiciary Workers to Call off Strike
Governors of Nigeria’s thirty-six states have appealed to striking judiciary workers to, in the interest of the country, call off their nationwide industrial action which has lasted ten days, promising
Nigeria Government Officials Involved in Kidnapping, Benue State Governor Ortom Alleges
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said there are very strong indications that some Nigerian government officials are conniving with kidnappers to perpetuate their dastardly act. Mr Ortom said desperate politicians had brought into the
President Buhari Returns to Nigeria after UK Medical Trip
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in the country after two weeks of medical vacation in the United Kingdom. He arrived via the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in the nation’s
Insurgents Not in Control of Damasak in Northeastern Nigeria, Army Says
The Nigerian Army says reports that Boko Haram terrorists have overran and in control of Damasak, a town in northeastern Borno state are blatant misinformation. The army stated this in
Africa CDC Says It Cannot Predict When Second Covid-19 Shots Will Arrive
Many Africans who have received their first Covid-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are delayed, the continent’s top public health official has
Malawi to Destroy 16,000 Expired Covid Vaccines
Authorities in Malawi say they will destroy more than 16,000 Covid-19 vaccines that have reached their expiry date. The country’s health minister was quoted by the AFP news agency as
Madagascar Postpones Schools Resumption Over Covid
An increase in coronavirus cases has forced authorities in Madagascar to postpone the reopening of schools previously planned for Monday next week. The country’s cabinet said schools would remain closed
Nigeria: Acting Police Chief Disbands Monitoring Units Over Harrasment Complaints
The recently appointed police chief in Nigeria Alkali Baba has ordered the “immediate disbandment” of the IGP Monitoring Satellite Offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt following complaints of harassment and
Nigeria: Edo Governor Obaseki Says Finance Minister Playing to the Gallery Over ‘Printed N60bn’
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has accused Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed of playing to the gallery following her denial that the federal government printed
‘I Still Wash Her Clothes’: Seven Years After, Parents of Abducted Chibok Girls Hope for Children’s Return
Some parents of 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity since they were abducted on April 14, 2014, recounted their ordeal of living without their children in the last
