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Jigawa Residents Call Out to Government as Flooding Claims 25 Lives, Displaces 4,000
At least 25 people have reportedly lost their lives, and over 4,000 have been displaced in recent flood disasters in Jigawa State. The...
Kano Governor Denies Awarding Drug Supply Contract To 44 LGAs
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has denied any knowledge of a recent contract allegedly awarded for the supply of drugs to the state’s...
Over 20 Medical Students Kidnapped in Benue State En Route Enugu Convention
More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a House Officer, have been kidnapped in Benue State on Thursday while travelling to...
Senegal’s Minister of Justice Announces New 2,500-Capacity Prison 90% Complete
Senegal’s Minister of Justice, Ousmane Diagne, announced that a new 2,500-capacity prison in Sébikotane is 90% complete and will soon be operational. This...
Alarming Rise in Mass Atrocities: 24,816 Killed, 15,597 Kidnapped in Nigeria Over 5 Years – Global Rights
Global Rights Nigeria has revealed that over the past five years, at least 24,816 people have been killed and 15,597 kidnapped in incidents...
Ghana Court Bans ‘Gen-Z Demo’ Planned Protest in Accra
A high court in Ghana has banned protests in the capital, Accra, amid a rising tide of youth-led protests sweeping across West Africa....
Guinea Court To Announce Verdict On 2009 Stadium Massacre Trial Wednesday
A court in Guinea is set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the trial of former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, over...
Osun Court Sentences Five Men To Death By Hanging For Killing Herder
An Osun State High Court has sentenced five men to death by hanging for the kidnap and killing of a herder, identified as...
Gunmen Kidnap 20 Travellers on Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway yesterday around 9 p.m. The assailants ambushed the travellers between the Sagamu Area...
#RutoMustGo Explainer: Why and How Kenyans Challenged Their ‘Tax Collector’ President
This time last month, Kenya’s President William Ruto was in the United States for a state visit. He beamed at the clicking cameras...
Kenyans Call To Boycott Safaricom, A Govt-Inclined Telco Over Internet Shutdown
Amid the nationwide resistance against the IMF-backed Finance Bill 2024, Kenyans are now calling for a complete boycott of Safaricom, the nation’s largest...
Young Kenyans Undeterred by Arrests, Gunshots, Takeover Parliament
Young protesters in Kenya have breached the tight security in the parliament and have taken over the building. This is despite coordinated arrests...