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Read More »Tunisia: 1 Beninese stabbed to death in attack targeting Sub-Saharan migrants
A Beninese migrant aged 30 was stabbed to death and five other wounded in an attack by a group of Tunisians in the central eastern part of the country. The spokesperson for the Sfax court made the announcement Monday (May 29). The attack against 19 migrants gathered in a housing …
Read More »Ijara-Isin: Kwara community where residents trade with special ‘currency’
SEGUN ODUNAYO writes on Ijara-Isin, a small community in Kwara State, which has its unique means of buying and selling Ijara-Isin is a sleepy small community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, North-Central, Nigeria. The villagers are quiet people who go about their business peacefully. Many of the …
Read More »Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups
Russia is ready to supply Somalia’s army with military equipment in its war against terrorism, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the offer after talks with his Somali counterpart Abshir Omar Jama in Moscow. Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow reaffirmed its readiness to meet the …
Read More »Just In: Gombe Gov dissolves cabinet, inaugurates transition committee
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has dissolved his cabinet with a caveat that they would still remain handy till May 29 inauguration. Yahaya made this disclosure during a valedictory meeting at the council chamber, Government House. He said, “I hereby announce this cabinet is dissolved as of today. This is …
Read More »Borrowing cost may worsen as MPC raises interest rate
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Wednesday, unanimously voted to increase its monetary policy interest rates by 50 basis points to 18.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communiqué of the third MPC meeting of the year on Wednesday. …
Read More »Nigeria: Group protests outside court over Seun Kuti’s delayed release
Nigerian protesters held a demonstration on Tuesday to demand the release of Afrobeat star Seun Kuti, who was arrested earlier this month after being accused of assaulting a police officer in the commercial hub of Lagos. Kuti is the son of Nigerian musical icon and political agitator Fela, who himself …
Read More »Suspects in $100m cocaine shipment trial go missing in Liberia
Liberian authorities admitted on Monday they had lost all traces of four drug dealers linked to a cocaine shipment worth 100 million dollars after a trial jury unexpectedly acquitted them. With US and Brazilian assistance, Liberian security officials seized a container full of cocaine in October 2022. The four men …
Read More »Many rendered homeless as rainstorm wrecks havoc in Lagos
A rainstorm ripped off the roofs of some buildings at Abesan Estate in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The rainfall left many people in the town without roofs. The Abesan Estate is one of the Lagos State Government’s low-cost housing structures established between 1980 and 1984 during the government …
Read More »Ugandan LGBTQ activist plans to return home, despite fear of arrest
A Ugandan LGBT activist have said they plan to return to their home country next week even though they fear they could be arrested. DeLovie Kwagala, who is non-binary and prefers to use the pronoun ‘they,’ has been living in Johannesburg in South Africa since 2021 but their visa is about to …
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