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Nigeria rescues kidnapped Easter worshippers; fresh attacks kill dozens
Nigeria’s military said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers seized from Easter celebrations in northwestern Kaduna State, though at least five others were killed, as fresh violence elsewhere in the…
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Nigeria’s 2027 Election and the Tinubu Referendum. By Chidi Amuta
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U.S-Israel War with Iran, Miscalculations and the Price of Overreach. By Asiegbu Agwu Nkpa
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Afrika Bambaataa, co-pioneer of hip-hop, dead at 69
USAfricaonline.com Afrika Bambaataa, one of the key pioneers of hip-hop, born in Bronx (Now York)…
Nigeria doubles Fuel exports to 214,000 bpd as Dangote reshapes African Oil supply
The 650,000-bpd refinery has exported 12 cargoes of premium motor spirit totaling 456,000 tons, reaching…
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UN human rights official ordered to leave Mali
Mali’s government has ordered the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights chief to leave the country by Tuesday (7 February 2023),…
Kenya’s Court rules against Facebook
A judge in Kenya has ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, can be sued in the East African country. Meta…
15 Nigerian pilgrims killed by Burkina Faso assailants
Burkina Faso assailants kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims travelling to Senegal Dakar (Reuters) - At least 15 Nigerian Muslim…
Chaos at Nigerian Banks, ATMs run dry amidst release of new currency
Nigeria’s switchover to new paper currency has grown more chaotic. ATMs in Africa’s largest economy have run out of new…
Battle against Africa’s soaring cancer fatalities, WHO calls for robust measures
Nairobi (IANS): African countries should come up with targeted interventions like enhanced surveillance, timely diagnosis, treatment and care in order…
South African police arrest officers who beat Nigerian into a coma
The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg in partnership with that country’s police have effected the arrest of four policemen for allegedly…
Ghana Central Bank announces further rate hike to restrain inflationary pressure.
Ghana's central bank announced a 100 basis points hike in its benchmark lending rate Monday to restrain inflationary pressure and…
At least 28 killed in separate attacks in Burkina Faso
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in two separate gunmen attacks on Sunday and Monday in…