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NDLEA Intercepts Over 31 Million Opioid Pills at Apapa Seaport, Several Grams of Cannabis at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Sunday that it recently intercepted over 31 million pills of opioids at Lagos’ Apapa...
Senegalese Army Seizes Equipment in Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining Near Falémé River
The Senegalese army seized 37 pumps and other equipment used in illegal gold mining on November 9 in Sekhoto, near the Falémé River,...
Mali Detains 3 Executives From Australian Gold Mining Firm
Three foreign executives from the Australian mining company Resolute, which operates a gold mine in Mali, were arrested in Bamako on Friday, AFP...
Burkina Faso Authorities Foil Plot To Destabilise Government, Arrest Suspect
Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities have announced that they have foiled a new plot to destabilise the government, state television reported. According to officials,...
Okonjo-Iweala Set to Secure Second Term as WTO Director-General
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, is set to secure a second term as Director-General without facing any opposition....
Burkina Faso Passes Bill to Ease Prison Overcrowding Through Community Service
The Transitional Legislative Assembly in Burkina Faso passed a bill on Friday to implement community service as an alternative to imprisonment, aiming to...
Canada Scraps Automatic 10-Year Multiple-Entry Visa For Nigerians, Other Foreign Nationals
Canada has announced scrapping the 10-year multiple-entry visa accorded to Nigerians and other foreign nationals in a bid to cut its increasing immigration...
Burkina Faso Authorities Arrest 2 Officials for Embezzling Billions in Humanitarian and Agricultural Funds
Two public officials accused of embezzling several billion CFA francs have been taken into custody, according to Burkina Faso’s public prosecutor at the...
Senegal To Launch Military Vehicle Assembly Plant To Boost Security
The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has announced that Senegal will soon launch its first military vehicle assembly plant, which he made...
NSIB Recovers Black Box from NNPC Helicopter that Crashed in Rivers State
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has recovered the black box from the helicopter that crashed in Rivers State on October 24. The...
Abia Governor Otti: We’ve Cleared N90 Billion of Inherited N191 Billion Debt Without Borrowing
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State reported that his administration cleared N90 billion of the N191 billion debt inherited in May 2023 without...
Burkina Faso: 1,050 Cartons Of Cigarettes Worth Over $17,535 Seized In Pâ
Burkina Faso authorities have seized 1,050 cartons of smuggled “SIR” brand cigarettes, totalling 10,500 packets (210,000 cigarette sticks) near Pâ on the Ouagadougou-Bobo-Dioulasso...