After an 18 months long shutdown, Ethiopian airlines has resumed commercial flights to and from Mekele, the capital of the Tigray Region on Wednesday. Families rejoice as they are finally reunited with their loved ones after the two- year long conflict opposing the Tigray people’s liberation front and the Ethiopian …
Read More »Calm down, Metuh tells Anambra bizman, Arthur Eze
The former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has advised popular Anambra businessman, Arthur Eze to calm down. Metuh said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, following Arthur’s declaration to disassociate himself from the presidential ambition of the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi to back …
Read More »Kidnapped vigilante commandant regains freedom after N5m ransom
The newly-elected President-General of Ukwulu Town Union, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Christopher Uba, has revealed that the community’s vigilante commandant who was recently abducted has regained freedom from his abductors after the payment of N5 million ransom. The vigilante commandant, Kachy Ilodigwe, was reportedly kidnapped by about …
Read More »DR Congo sentences soldiers to death for killing two Chinese nationals
Eight Congolese soldiers and a civilian were sentenced to death, on appeal, by a military court in Ituri province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, judicial sources said on Tuesday. Two of the eight were high-ranking colonels. The prosecution successfully argued that the two colonels had organised …
Read More »Injured driver, commuter escape from gunmen in Ekiti
Gunmen on Boxing Day shot at a vehicle on Oke Ako-Ipao road in the Ajoni Local Council Area of Ekiti State. While the passenger escaped unhurt as the car was driven to safety, the driver was unfortunate as he was hit by bullets on both legs. A source at Oke …
Read More »Angola’s top court orders seizure of Isabel dos Santos’s assets
Angola’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the preventive seizure of assets of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former president Eduardo dos Santos deceased last year. This is the second seizure of Isabel dos Santos assets in Angola since 2019. The court order covers 100 percent of the shares of the …
Read More »Historic winter storm leaves nearly 50 dead across US
Blizzard conditions continue to prevail in parts of the US North-East, the stubborn remnants of a massive sprawl of extreme weather including severe cold that gripped the country over several days, causing widespread power outages, travel delays and at least 47 deaths nationwide. The extreme weather forced the cancellation of …
Read More »Three die in military helicopter crash at army base in Niger
Three people were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash at an army base near Niger’s capital Niamey. “A Niger Armed Forces MI-17 helicopter, returning from a routine training flight, crashed while landing on the military airstrip from Niamey airport,” the Nigerien Ministry of Defence said in a statement sent …
Read More »Edo traders lament as fire guts market
Traders at Ekpoma main market in Edo State lost millions of naira as fire burnt over 10 shops on Sunday morning. One of the traders, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated the loss could have been more if not for the efforts of people who lived near the …
Read More »Libya’s eastern army commander announces “final opportunity” for elections
The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar announced Saturday “a final opportunity” to draw up a road map for elections in the country. The announcement comes one year after the rival factions agreed to hold the polls. General Khalifa Haftar addressed Libyans in the second largest city of …
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