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Youth Group Calls for Investigation into NDDC Internship Programme

Anioma Youth Forum Petitions National Assembly Over NDDC Internship Programme The Anioma Youth Forum Worldwide has petitioned the Senate and the House of Representatives, calling for a comprehensive investigation into...

Gbajabiamila Sues Matthew for N15bn Over Alleged Defamation

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has instituted a N15 billion defamation...

Yinka Quadri Appointed LASTMA Mayor in Lagos

Veteran Nollywood actor, Yinka Quadri, has been appointed as the Mayor of the Lagos...

ntel Unveils Connectivity, Infrastructure, Real Estate Strategy

Telecommunications company ntel has unveiled a comprehensive strategy focused on expanding connectivity, strengthening infrastructure...

INEC to leverage NIMC data base to clean up voter register, says Amupitan

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has disclosed...

Catholic Bishop Hits Out at Nigeria’s Failure to Rescue Abducted Schoolchildren

PAPIRI, Niger State — Nigeria’s government is making “no meaningful effort” to rescue more than 250 children abducted from a Catholic boarding school in...

Nigeria Security Chiefs Report Progress in Rescuing Kidnapped Students

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian military leaders met with President Bola Tinubu on Sunday after a series of kidnappings targeting schools and churches across the...

Cameroon’s Opposition Leader in The Gambia After Fleeing for His Safety

BANJUL, The Gambia — Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who is contesting the outcome of the October 12 presidential election, has fled to...

European and African Leaders Gather in Angola for EU-AU Summit

LUANDA, Angola — The seventh annual European Union–African Union summit opened in Angola on Monday under the theme “Promoting peace and prosperity through effective...

Egyptians Vote in Second Phase of Parliamentary Elections

CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptians went to the polls on Monday in the second phase of parliamentary elections, covering 13 governorates including Cairo and Suez....

Volcano in Northern Ethiopia Erupts for the First Time in 12,000 Years

AFAR, Ethiopia — The long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region erupted on Sunday for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending...

Nigeria: Number of Children Abducted in School Attack Raised to Over 300

MINNA, Nigeria — The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed that 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack...

Nigeria Reels After Fresh School Kidnappings as Armed Men Abduct Children and Staff

MINNA, Nigeria — Nigeria is facing yet another wave of distressing school kidnappings after armed men attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger...

Nnamdi Kanu Sentenced to Life in Nigeria Over Terror Charges

ABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian court has sentenced Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges, sparking sharp reactions from...

Niger’s Tchiani Keeps Border With Benin Closed

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s president Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani announced this weekend that the country’s border with Benin will remain closed “as long as the...

Why Schoolchildren Are Often Abducted in Nigeria — And Who the Usual Kidnappers Are

Nigeria has once again been shaken by reports of mass school abductions. Just this week, attackers stormed St. Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State’s...

Thousands Welcome General Tchiani Back to Niamey After Nationwide Tour

NIAMEY, Niger — General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s head of state, returned to Niamey on Thursday night after a weeks-long nationwide tour, greeted by thousands...

Sudan Military Signals Willingness to Work With US and Saudi for Peace

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s Sovereign Council, led by army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, announced Wednesday its readiness to cooperate with the United...

South African Women Protest Gender-Based Violence Ahead of G20 Summit

OHANNESBURG, South Africa — Hundreds of women gathered in a Johannesburg park on Friday to protest gender-based violence (GBV), staging a 15-minute silent lie-down...

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