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FG Spends N3.8 Billion On Four Vandalized Bridges
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed it spent N3.8 billion to repair four bridges damaged by vandals and petrol laden tankers. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a Town Hall Meeting on Protection of Public Infrastructure. The minister who was a panellist at the meeting…
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Nigerians Drag President Buhari To ECOWAS Court
Human rights and accountability organization, SERAP alongside 176 Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for the illegal suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. In the suit No ECW/CCJ/APP/23/21 filed yesterday before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, SERAP and concerned Nigerian citizens challenged “the criminalization of Nigerians and…
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Bandits Kidnap 60 Women And Children In Zamfara State
Bandits have attacked the Gidan Baushe village, kidnapping several people including 60 women and children. An eyewitness, Malam Rikwanu Abubakar, claimed that the bandits moving with their cattle arrived in the village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Wednesday afternoon to demand foodstuff from the villagers. “When the bandits realised that the…
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Death Toll in Burkina Faso Rises To 132, 40 Wounded
The government has announced the death of at least 139 people in the northern part of Burkina Faso. The assailants struck during the night on Friday, killing and burning homes of the residents of the village of Solhan in Yagha province, which borders Niger. The overnight assault which claimed the life of up to seven…
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Tribal Clash in South Darfur Leaves 36 Dead
The UN has warned of a threatening large scale conflict following news of clashes between Arab and non-Arab tribes in South Darfur over the weekend. At least 36 people have been confirmed dead and several dozens wounded after disputes broke out on Saturday between the Arab Taisha and ethnic African Fallata tribes in the remote…
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Armed Bandits Kill 88 People In North-Western Nigeria
Over 88 local vigilante (yan sa kai) have reportedly been killed in Danko/Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State after an attack by armed bandits on Friday, June 4, 2021.According to the police command in Kebbi State, armed bandits attacked over seven villages, killing at least 88 persons. According to Police PRO, Dsp Nafiu Abubakar…
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Number of IDPs In The World Reaches 55 Million
According to new reports published on Thursday by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), 40.5 million people became displaced within their countries due to Intense storms, persistent conflicts and violent attacks in 2020. This is the highest number of newly displaced persons in 10 years, which brings the total…
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ECOWAS, AU Suspends Mali Over Second Coup In 9 Months
The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Mali’s membership with immediate effect following a second military coup in nine months. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was the first to suspend Mali from the regional bloc on Monday, May 31, 2021. The decision was announced…
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Over 50 Killed In Attacks On Two DR Congo Villages
A local official has blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for the recent attack on the villages of Boga and Tchabi in the eastern Ituri region, killing at least 50 people. Military spokesman Jules Ngongo told news agencies that ADF fighters attacked the villages in two overnight ambushes. The two villages lie on the border between…
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1 Killed, 200 Students Kidnapped In Niger State
Over 200 students have been kidnapped by armed gunmen in an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Zayyad Mohammed, a witness and a resident of area, confirmed the incident to Channels Television on the phone. The government of Niger state have also confirmed the report. The Secretary…