INEC sets dates for Edo, Ondo elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set dates for the 2024 governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states in...
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Diphtheria: Nigeria’s former VP breaks silence, calls for actions to curtail infections
Nigeria's former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has broken silence on the fast-spreading cases of diphtheria, a dangerous bacterial disease...
Just in: Labour unions in Nigeria declare nationwide strike
The two main labour unions in Nigeria - the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC -...
Burkina Faso suspends French magazine, Jeune Afrique, cites ‘manipulation of facts’
Another French news outlet, Jeune Afrique, has been suspended in Burkina Faso by the ruling military authority, citing the publication...
Mali military junta postpones February votes, cites ‘technical issues’
The military head of government in Mali on Monday said presidential elections scheduled for February 2024 to return the country...
Nigerian Senate calls for quick rescue of kidnapped female varsity students
The Senate has urged the country's security services to assist in the prompt recovery of the female students of Federal...
7,202 diphtheria cases, 453 deaths recorded in 18 states across Nigeria – Official
The Nigerian government on Monday announced that the country has recorded 7,202 cases of diphtheria in 18 states of the...
Libya: Derna mayor arrested following floods that killed over 15,000 people
Officials in Libya have confirmed the arrest of the mayor of Derna, a Libyan city devastated by destructive flooding, in...
Unidentified gunmen seize two politicians in Benue, Nigeria’s North Central
A government official in Benue State, North Central Nigeria, Matthew Abo, has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. Reports say Mr...
Just in: No casualty recorded as raging fire at Nigeria’s apex court extinguished
A fire, which broke out earlier on Monday at Nigeria's Supreme Court, has been extinguished by the men of the...
