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The police and armed forces in South Africa announced on Friday that security would be reinforced this weekend following an alert launched by the US embassy in Pretoria last Wednesday.  The alert warned of a possible attack this Saturday in a suburb north of Johannesburg. South Africa hosts four major …

Jason Crabb – Miracle In A Manger Jason Crabb – Miracle In A Manger Two-Time GRAMMY® winner and 22-time GMA Dove Award winner Jason Crabb unwraps Christmas pleasure as he releases Miracle In A Manger, spreading excursion cheer and bringing consciousness to the real motive for the season. The new …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Ideato Federal Constituency in Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, on Friday, came down hard on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), following the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, despite three different court orders. The …

Pakistan’s spy chief and military spokesman demanded an independent investigation into the mysterious killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Nairobi. The government will send a team of civilian investigators to Kenya. Thousands of people Thursday (Oct 27) mourned the death of an outspoken Pakistani journalist in the capital.  Arshad Sharif, 50, was …

The management of the Jabi Lake Mall in the Utako area of Abuja has shut down its operations on Thursday amid the threats to security in the Federal Capital Territory. In a post on the mall’s Instagram page @jabilakemallnigeria, the management revealed that although it wasn’t its intention to disrupt …

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Chadian authorities to conduct an “independent investigation” into the violent protests in Chad that left some 50 people dead last week. “Security forces fired on demonstrators in several towns in Chad, including the capital, N’Djamena,” HRW wrote in a statement on Wednesday referring …

A coalition of All Progressive Congress Supporters Groups in Sokoto State has denied the rumour of alleged defection of its members to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state. In a press statement signed by the chairman of the group, Suleiman Mahmud, and delivered at the NUJ press centre …

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has disclosed that she is 43% Nigerian. The mother of two made this known during a conversation with Senegalese-American actress and comedian Issa Rae, and Nigerian-American comedian and writer Ziwe Fumudoh. According to her, a couple of years ago she took a genealogy test …

Some stakeholders have asked the Federal Executive Council to look into what they describe as “poor arrangements”  being made by the National Population Commission concerning procurement of important equipment needed for the national census holding in 2023. The concerned stakeholders, including partners of the commission, workers and civil society groups, …

The United Arab Emirates has reportedly banned nationals of some 20 African countries from entering its capital city, Dubai. “This is to inform you that we will not be posting 30 days visa applications for these nationalities effective today October 18, 2022,” the notice read in part. countries affected by …