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COVID-19: Poor Lagosians Unable to To Pay For Test As Private Labs Demand N50,000
On Friday, Ade ( not real name) drove to the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, to have a COVID-19 test…
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FIJ: New Media Platform Breaks Into Industry With #EndSARS Investigative Series
The number of Nigeria’s investigative media outlets has just increased with the launch of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). …
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Gabon To Tighten COVID-19 Restrictive Measures As Cases Increase
Gabon Government is moving towards tightening the restrictive measures put in place against the spread of COVID-19 following the indication…
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Touadera Accuses Bozize Of Masterminding Crisis In CAR
The newly re-elected president of the Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadera, has accused the former head of state, Francois…
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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 15 Deaths, 1301 Cases In 24 Hours
Nigeria recorded 15 new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, according to data provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).…
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Police Brutality: Woman Alleges Police Killed Her Husband, Tortured Her Over N200
Adebimpe Sobowale, a widow and mother of two has alleged that she was tortured and detained for four days by…
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Uganda Restores Internet 5 Days After Shutdown, Maintains Social Media Restrictions
Five days after it shutdown Internet across the country, Uganda has restored connectivity but restricts social media use and messaging…
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She Went Out To Get Water But Came Back With Fractured Knee
With unkempt hair and wrinkled skin that reflect her age, Aliyu Salamatu leans on the door frame as she calls…
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Tanker Explosion Kills 3, Damages 7 Vehicles In Ogun
At least three persons died Tuesday morning in a tanker explosion in the Kuto area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital,…
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COVID-19: Kano Bans Viewing Centres, Direct Civil Servants To Stay At Home
Kano State Government, Northwestern Nigeria, has placed a ban on viewing and event centres across the state in an attempt…
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Rebels Ambush Trucks Conveying Goods To CAR, Kill Two Drivers
Two drivers were killed and several others wounded as a convoy of trucks carrying supplies to the Central African Republic…
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Many Feared Dead In Ongoing Clashes Between UN Forces And Rebels In CAR
Several fighters have been reported dead in the ongoing clashes between soldiers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission…
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Gabon’s Forestry And Water Union Gives Govt 3-Day Ultimatum Over Unpaid Dues
The General Assembly of Gabon’s National Syndicate of Forestry and Water Professionals (SYNAPEF), has given the country’s Minister of Forestry…
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Factcheck: Old, Foreign Photos Recycled As Recent Military Raid Of Terrorist Camp
Claim: The Nigerian military recently raided an enclave of Boko Haram terrorists inside the Sambisa Forest, seizing ammunition and religious…
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Boko Haram Mimics Military Drills, Checkpoint Assault In Propaganda Video
Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah Wa’l-Jihād popularly known as Boko Haram in a new propaganda video released on Monday showed its…
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In 2 Weeks, Nigerian Troops Destroy, Capture Over 20 ISWAP Gun Trucks
Counter assault operations by the Nigerian military in the Northeast between Jan. 1 and 17, 2021 resulted in the destruction…
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Nigerian Govt Directs Schools To Stop Requesting COVID-19 Test From Students
The Nigerian Government on Monday directed schools across the country to stop requesting for COVID-19 test results from returning students…
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Agonies Of Elderly Persons At NIN Registration Centres
“I have taken a decision that if for any reason I am not able to get attended to today, I…
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CAR: Bishops Condemn Continued Rebel Attacks
Catholic Bishops of the Central African Republic on Sunday met in a plenary session and issued a communiqué denouncing rebel…
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ISWAP Captures Refurbished Armoured Personnel Carrier
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) propaganda medium on Sunday shared pictures of a Nigerian Army FV103 Spartan tracked armoured…
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Nigerian Air Force Gunships Target ISWAP Positions In New Marte
The Nigerian military on Sunday evening released the video clip of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) gunships engaging Islamic State West…
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Soldier Opens Fire At Civilians In Maiduguri Ghetto, Allegedly Kills 3
A soldier fired his assault rifle, on Saturday, at a group of people at Barka da Zuwa, a notorious relaxation…
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Nigerian Troops Missing After ISWAP Overran Military Base In Borno
Not all soldiers at the military base in Marte, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, have been accounted for following an attack…
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Factcheck: Special ‘COVID Vaccine’ Not Made To Experiment On Africans
Claim: Remdesivir has been restricted to vaccinate people in African countries in order to experiment on them and “produce genetically…
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Gov. Obiano Imposes Curfew On Communities As Lives, Property Reported Lost In Land Dispute
The fragile peace between Aguleri and Umueri, two communities in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria,…
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Insecurity: 109 Civilians Killed, 133 Kidnapped In First 2 Weeks Of 2021
Analysis of data from the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) shows that like many other problems, insecurity has seeped into the…
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Yan Sholi: Why Kano’s Young Boys Are Getting High On Glue
It was a month to Saleh Inusa’s* 14th birthday. Looking dishevelled, the primary school dropout was sniffing a bottle of…
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Police Arrest Fraudsters Who Used Former President’s Name To Dupe People
The Police in Anambra State Southeast Nigeria said they have arrested two suspects – one Dr Madu Ifeanyi, 50, and…
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2.8M People Needing Humanitarian Aid As War Ravages CAR
About 2.8 million citizens of the Central African Republic are currently in need of humanitarian assistance as the war continues…
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Untold Stories Of Blood, Tears, Controversies Of Ilesa-Baruba Military-Civilian Clash
Steven Adeniyi was heading to a television viewing centre to watch an English Football Association Cup match between Liverpool and…
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