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Scores Of Villages Killed In Ethiopia’s Amhara Region, Officials Say
Local officials have said more than 120 civilians were massacred in Ethiopia’s Amhara region earlier this month by Tigray forces, but the group from neighbouring Tigray have denied their involvement. The killings in Chenna village, near the town of Dabat, took place in early September, according to Sewnet Wubalem, the local administrator in Dabat, and…
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Coup Leaders In Guinea Bars Foreign Travel For Government Officials
Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, the controversial coup leader in Guinea has barred all government officials from leaving the country until further notice. Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, a former French legionnaire officer on Sunday overthrew Alpha Conde who has been president for over a decade. Doumbouya told a gathering of Conde’s ministers, including the prime minister and top…
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Bandits Seize 73 Students In Northwest Nigeria
Zamfara state police say gunmen have abducted more than 70 students from Government Day Secondary School in the remote village of Kaya, the latest in a series of school attacks targeting pupils. Police spokesman Mohammed Shehu in a statement shared that a large group of attackers stormed the school early on Wednesday morning, seizing 73 students.…
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Northern States In Nigeria Impose Curfew To Curb Kidnapping, Violence
Niger, Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in an attempt to control the skyrocketing rate of kidnappings and other violent crimes. The federal government in Nigeria have stood by as gangs of criminals known locally as bandits spread fear among local communities since the beginning of the year;…
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24,000 People Declared Missing In Nigeria – ICRC
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nigeria has registered not less than 24,000 missing people, making up to 54.5% of the total 44,000 declared missing in Africa. Aliyu Dawobe, ICRC’s Public Relations Officer, said in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja, that children accounted for over 45 per cent of the…
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Gunmen Attack Nigerian Defense Academy, Kill Two Officers
Suspected terrorists have attacked the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) in Kaduna State, killing two officers and kidnapping one in the most brazen attacks on the country’s defence arm since the beginning of the year. The high-security base located just outside the state capital Kaduna trains Nigerian officers and also cadets from other African militaries. According…
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At Least 16 Soldiers Die In Latest Boko Haram Attack
Nearly 23 years of terrorizing Nigeria and its neighbouring countries, the Boko Haram group have struck again in Niger. According to Niger’s defence ministry, hundreds of Boko Haram fighters attacked a military post in southern Niger, killing 16 soldiers and wounding 9 more. About 50 Boko Haram attackers were killed in the resulting combat in…
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Survey: Nigerians Believe In Religious Leaders Than Government
A survey by Africa Polling Institute has shown that Nigerians’ trust in religious and traditional leaders are more than the government and its administration. The survey also showed that “citizens have more trust in religious leaders (55%) and traditional leaders (44%); compared to the Buhari government (26%), the judicial system (26%), the National Assembly (22%)…
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Nigeria: Bandits Release 15 Abducted Bethel Baptist Students
Parents of 15 kidnapped Bethel Baptist Secondary Schools students have secured their release according to recent reports. School administrator Reverend John Hayab told Reuters news agency on Sunday that parents had raised and paid an undisclosed ransom to free the students, who were among more than 100 taken on July 5 from the Bethel Baptist High School…
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MPs In Uganda Receive $30M For Luxury Cars Amid Covid Crisis
A total of 529 Members of Parliament (MPs) in Uganda have received $56,500 each to buy new cars amidt economic crisis made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. On June 18, President Yoweri Museveni announced renewed restrictions on schools, churches and bars as part of his government’s plan to curb the rising cases of Covid-19 infection.…