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3,000 People Displaced As Boko Haram Hoist Flag In Niger State
The terrorist group Boko Haram, have reportedly hoisted a flag in the middle belt region of Nigeria, going further to seize the wives of fleeing residents, according to new reports. Towns in Niger State have been raided by men identified as part of the Islamist group and about 3,000 people have been displaced from their…
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Tanzania’s New Administration Pardons 5,001 Prisoners
The new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu, has pardoned 5,001 prisoners from different correctional facilities across the East African country. According to The EastAfrican paper, 1,516 of the prisoners were released according to the provision of Tanzania’s Prisons Act chapter 58 that offers a standard one-third reduction. These prisoners were released after a quarter of their…
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Armed Group Takes Control Of Western Ethiopia
An armed group has laid siege to Sedal Woreda, a country in Western Ethiopia, reportedly killing civilians and abducting public servants. According to Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the country which is home to about 25,000 people was “under near-full control of an armed group as of April 19”. “Residents who have fled the area…
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Congo Seeks Over $4bn in Reparations From Uganda At ICJ
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is seeking $4.3bn in reparations payments from neighbouring Uganda for its role in the conflicts in the country’s mineral-rich Ituri province. The International Court of Justice is holding hearings this week in the long-running dispute between the DRC and Uganda over damages caused from 1998-2003. Paul-Crispin Kakhozi Bin-Bulongo,…
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All We Know About Nigeria’s Livestock Safety Bill
A bill that offers the creation of a database for livestock has passed the second reading at the Nigerian senate. In recent times, Nigeria has struggled with the herdsmen-farmer crisis which has claimed a disputed number of lives across the North-West, North-Central and more recent attacks recorded in the South-West. Between April 2018 to December…
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Breaking: Explosives Found In Classrooms In Abia State
The state government has ordered a temporary closure of a Union Primary School in Afaraukwu located in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state following the discovery of suspected explosive devices in a classroom. The State Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, revealed this in a statement on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The statement…
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Nigeria Bags Below Average Score In New Corruption Perception Index
The latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) showed Nigeria scored 25/100 which is by one point less than its 26 points in the previous year as assessed by Transparency International (TI). This is an indicator that corruption in Buhari’s administration is perceived to have worsened within the last one year as the country dropped three places and…
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Breaking: FG Approves Appointment Of New IGP
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of Police (IGP). The minister for police affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, made this known at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday, April 6. Buhari who had on February 4 extended the tenure of now-former…
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Libya Releases 120 Incarcerated Pro-Haftar Fighters
In what would be recognized as a move towards reconciliation in a UN-backed peace process, authorities in western Libya have freed 120 loyalists of warlord Khalifa Haftar. The fighters who were captured near the western city of Zawiya were fighting for the 107th Brigade under the command of Haftar. Abdallah al-Lafi, vice-president of the country’s…
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ISIL Attack Leaves Over 180 People Trapped in Mozambique Hotel
Not less than 180 people including foreign workers are currently trapped inside a hotel in a northern Mozambique town under siege for three days by fighters linked to the ISIL (ISIS) group. Eyewitness reports that several people have died after an attack in Palma near a liquified natural gas site in Cabo Delgado province. French…