Nigeria disease control agency breaks silence on new COVID-19 variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has cleared the air on the new EG.5 and BA.2.86 subvariants...
Month: August 2023
Just in: FIFA suspends Luis Rubiales over Hermoso kiss
World football governing body, FIFA, has provisionally suspended Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales from all football activity for 90 days....
Nigerian military kills 23 terrorists, arrests 137 criminals in various operations
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has announced that troops in various operations across the country killed no fewer than 23 terrorists...
Government rules out immediate threat of flooding in Nigeria
The Nigerian government has ruled out immediate threat of flooding in the West African country but urged governments at all...
Gabon election: President Bongo seeks third term in office despite health concerns
Casting of ballots have commenced in the oil-rich central African nation of Gabon for the presidential, legislative, and local elections....
No! Our ambassador not expelled from Niger – US clarifies
A U.S. State Department spokesperson has clarified that its ambassador has not been expelled from Niger as relations between Western...
Military unta expels French ambassador from Niger
The Abdourahmane Tchiani-led junta has expelled the French ambassador to Niger from the country as relations continue to worsen between...
13 people killed, others injured in Madagascar stadium stampede
No fewer than 13 people died Friday in a crowd stampede at a stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar's capital. The...
Mayor Malick Lowe kicks off Banjul Nawettan Super Cup
Mayor of Banjul, Malick Lowe, has kicked off Banjul Nawettan Super Cup. The event was held on Friday August 25,...
Ugandan President bans importation of second-hand clothes, says they’re for dead people
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has banned the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying that it...
