Senior officials said an oil tanker exploded in northern Nigeria on Saturday, killing at least 60 people and injuring hundreds more. Kumar Tsukwam, commander of Niger State’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), verified the event in the Suleja Local Government Area, claiming that hundreds of people were hurt while attemptingContinue Reading
Niamey, Niger (AFP) – The French ambassador was given 48 hours to leave Niger by the military authorities who took over the government in July, according to a statement from Niamey’s foreign ministry on Friday. Since the July 26 coup, relations between the new government in Niamey and many WesternContinue Reading
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya had a national power outage on Saturday evening due to a “system issue,” according to energy distributor Kenya Power (KPLC.NR). “We are working hard to restore normality as soon as possible,” Kenya Power stated in a statement. Kenya Power is the country’s primary electricity distributor, andContinue Reading
ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has celebrated the completion of a $1.5 billion deep seaport built by China in the commercial centre of Lagos, which officials believe will help the struggling economy of the West African country thrive. According to Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lekki Deep Sea Port,Continue Reading
Two mounds of earth heaped over the little bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi’s twin grandchildren are encircled by hacked-off thorn branches. Ebla and Abdia were only alive for a day. Hunger-stricken, their mother gave birth to the twins a month early, eight weeks after their depleted family entered a displacedContinue Reading
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) – According to the authorities, at least 17 people were killed and 59 were injured in a horrific explosion in a western Ghana town Thursday when a truck carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle. The explosion at Apiate, near the city of Bogoso, some 300 kilometres (180Continue Reading
DUBAI: Due to coronavirus fears, the UAE has prohibited inbound flights from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, according to state news agency WAM on Saturday. “This includes halting admission of visitors who were in the four nations 14 days before arriving in the UAE, however flight operations from the UAEContinue Reading
Authorities are battling to keep the violence that has erupted since South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, was imprisoned. South Africa : Crowds battled with police and looted or burnt shopping centres in South Africa on Tuesday, killing scores as resentment over former President Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment erupted into theContinue Reading
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph stated in a statement early Wednesday that a gang of unidentified persons invaded Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s private residence overnight and shot him dead. The incident took place amid an increase in politically motivated violence in the poor Caribbean country. There are worries ofContinue Reading
