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Stranded NASA Astronauts to Return to Earth With SpaceX Flight Next Year
NASA has decided that two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) will return to Earth in February 2025 aboard a SpaceX...
UPDATE: NIA DG Tenders Resignation Over Seized Presidential Jet
The Director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu over what was considered...
Guinea: Heavy Rains In Capital Cause Significant Damage, Two People Reported Missing, Agency Says
Heavy rains in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, since Friday have caused significant damage, according to the National Agency for Management of Emergencies and Humanitarian...
Burkina Faso’s President Traoré Vows Massive Investments In Health, Education, Agriculture As Security Improves
The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has expressed commitment to massively invest in other sectors, including health, education and agriculture, once...
Gabon President Bans Govt Officials From Taking Holidays Abroad
Brice Oligui Nguema, the interim President of Gabon, has banned government officials from spending their holidays abroad. Nguema said the decision is intended...
Former Eritrean Finance Minister Dies in Prison After Six Years Without Trial, For Criticizing President
Berhane Abrehe, Eritrea’s former finance minister, has died in prison at the age of 79 after spending nearly six years behind bars without...
Police Rescue 20 Abducted Medical Students In Benue After Public Backlash
The Benue State Police Command has announced the rescue of the 20 students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos...
Over 22,500 Nigerians Using Fake Degree Certificates From Benin, Togo, Says Education Minister
The Nigeria Ministry of Education has revealed that over 22,500 Nigerians are using fake certificates from unaccredited universities in Benin Republic and Togo...
NPF Admits PIDOMNigeria Abduction, Says They Got Over 14 Petitions By Individuals, Agencies, and 2 Governors
The Nigerian Police Force has admitted the abduction of Isaac Bristol, known as PIDOMNigeria, a Rivers State citizen suspected to be involved in...
Senegal Begins Review Of Oil And Gas Contracts With Foreign Companies To Regain Control Of Resources
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced the creation of a commission tasked with reviewing and renegotiating contracts with foreign companies, which critics argue...
Nigerians React to South-East Institutions’ Exclusion from NELFUND Student Loan Disbursement
Nigerians have called out NELFUND, the agency responsible for students loans, as the tertiary institutions in South East Nigeria were not included in...
Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Takes Over From Ariwoola As CJN Despite U.S. Corruption Allegations
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, whose controversial role in a 2020 Supreme Court judgment led to her being denied entry into the United States, has...