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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has named Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new chief of army staff.
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Mexico mayoral candidate killed after sharing campaign trail location in Facebook Live video
A mayoral candidate in north-central Mexico has been killed – on the same day she posted a Facebook Live video sharing her exact whereabouts on the campaign trail and inviting voters to come and speak to her.
Read More »Col Assimi Goïta: Mali junta leader declares himself president
The head of the former junta in Mali, Col Assimi Goïta, has declared himself the country’s transitional president, after stripping the country’s interim president and former prime minister of their powers.
Read More »Over 100 feared dead as boat with 160 passengers capsizes In Kebbi
Dozens of people were missing in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying around 160 passengers sank in the Niger River, a local official said.
Read More »Open grazing ban: Garba Shehu is an agent provocateur, not speaking for Presidency – Akeredolu
The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has lambasted the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), Mr. Garba Sheu, over the latter’s recent comment on the resolutions of the 17 southern governors made at a meeting in Asaba Delta State.
Read More »Mali soldiers detain president, prime minister and defence minister after cabinet reshuffle
Military officers in Mali arrested the president, prime minister, and defence minister of the country’s interim government after a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, multiple diplomatic and government sources told Reuters.
Read More »Nigerian president’s vow to end violence lies in tatters as insurgencies grow
Analysis: jihadists regroup after Boko Haram ‘defeat’ in the north-east while secessionist forces grow in south-east By Emmanuel Akinwotu “Can our president keep us safe when we travel to any part of this country?” said Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, months before the former military dictator won the Nigerian presidency on a wave of mass anger at jihadist violence and corruption. …
Read More »Sasha Johnson: Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after being shot in the head in south London
Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says.
Read More »Gunmen kidnap father, son at El-Rufa’i estate in Abuja
Gunmen in the early hours of Sunday morning invaded Kuchiko Relocation Development Area (KRDA) in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where they kidnapped a resident and his son.
Read More »Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant – study
The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found.
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