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Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has defended the much talked about northern governors’ trip to the US, maintaining that it was to find lasting solutions to the insecurity ravaging the region. The governors faced criticism for their recent trip to the US. However, Radda explained that the visit...
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The Rwandan army and M23 rebel group has been blamed by the government of the United States for the deadly bombing of a displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa Today News, New York reports that no fewer than nine people, including seven children, were killed in the strike on...
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US officials on Saturday disclosed that Russian troops has been deployed to an airbase in Niger Republic where American soldiers are located, a move which has sparked controversy in the face of US withdrawal from the West African country. The US has been ordered to withdraw troops countering...
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The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will in the coming days, commission three critical gas infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and partners. According to a statement released on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the...
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Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has been barred from voting at his local polling station after forgetting to bring the required photo identity. Johnson was expected to vote in the police and crime commissioner election in South Oxfordshire yesterday. But, the polling...
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Three Indian nationals have been arrested and charged in connection with the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. The killing had led to a major diplomatic conflict between the two countries. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, was shot dead last June by masked gunmen in a busy car park in a...
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The President of the United States, Joe Biden launched direct attacks at election rival Donald Trump yesterday as he awarded the country’s top civilian honor to Democratic allies, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Al Gore. Biden praised veteran Pelosi for defending...
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Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge.
Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with anyone but his doctor.
An exciting round of clashes awaits the eight Women’s Premier Division teams on Saturday where two teams, the Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames, will look to continue their dominance […]
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The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has lashed out at some security personnel and government officials whom he accused of aiding banditry which he says has now metamorphosed into a “business venture”. Speaking on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored...
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Le gouvernement militaire du Niger soutient la Russie, illustrant davantage l'influence grandissante de Moscou en Afrique.
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The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerian media practitioners that the Red Chambers of the National Assembly will ensure that their rights are adequately protected. Akpabio’s assurance was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and...
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The government is rolling out robust measures to mitigate the effects of floods in the country, President William Ruto has said. The President said the government has adopted a “Whole […]
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Akinlosotu speaking further admitted to killing two persons, which included a friend he met through social media, before he was arrested.
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Three Westair Aviation employees have been killed in am aircraft crash in Windhoek, Namibia.
NAIROBI, Kenya — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years.
At least 169 people have died due to the heavy rains, with at least 91 missing, according to the latest government figures.
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Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya.
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