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FGGC Zaria Not Shut Down After Terrorists Attack In Kebbi- Management
The management of Federal Government Girls College, Zaria, Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, has debunked information circulating on social media that…
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Student Dies As Troops Rescue 5 In Northwest Nigeria
One of the students abducted from the Federal Government College, Yawuri, Kebbi has died as four students and one teacher…
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Save The Children Condemns Kebbi School Abduction, Calls It Horrifying
A nonprofit organisation, Save the Children, has condemned the recent abduction of 80 students of Federal College in Kebbi State,…
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How Vigilante Group’s Rampage Triggered Reprisal Attacks In Zamfara Communities
The killing of about 47 people and displacement of over 1,000 by terrorists occurred in Maiduma, Babban-Baye, Tungar-Rogo, Bunkasau, Tungar…
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#COVID19: Chad Cameroon Border Closed In 2020 Due To Pandemic Now Open
The Chad-Cameroon border that was closed in Kouserri in March last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been reopened.…
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Media Bodies Ask Nigeria’s National Assembly To Drop Press Regulation Bill
The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has asked the House of Representatives to set aside a bill seeking to discourage freedom…
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Rescue Workers Recover Three Bodies In Lagos Tanker Explosion
Three bodies were recovered from the scene of Thursday night’s tanker explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…
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Russian Mercenaries Allegedly Torture Police Commissioner In Central African Republic
A police commission in Bria, chief town of the Haute-Kotto district in the Central African Republic, was last week arrested…
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4 Soldiers, 3 Separatist ‘Generals’ Die In Military Offensives In Cameroon’s Northwest Region
Four national army soldiers and three separatist ‘generals’ were killed during a military campaign dubbed “Operation Clean Kumbo” carried out…
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Scores Killed In Gruesome Massacre In Zamfara
Armed terrorists have killed scores of civilians during attacks in Zamfara State, the nerve centre of the violence in Northwest…
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Terrorists Abduct Federal College Students In Northwest Nigeria
Terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of students from the Federal Government College (FGGC) in Yauri Local Government Area, Kebbi…
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18 Days In Maiduguri: Excerpts From A Reporter’s Diary
I The first thing you notice is the difference in vegetation. From the sky, you see a lot more tracts…
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Onitsha Main Market Under Threat Of Insurgency, Traders, Residents Cry
Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, is one of 64 markets that have carved up Onitsha into…
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How PTDF Delays Undergraduates’ Scholarship For 2 Years
Aderemi Paul*, 23, was at his lowest ebb when he got a Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) local scholarship for…
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40 Killed As CODECO Rebels Sack Fataki Hospital In DR Congo
Rebels of the Congo Economic Development Cooperative (CODECO) group on Tuesday June 15, 2021 attacked the main hospital of the…
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Farmers-Herders Clash Leaves 15 Dead In Central African Republic
Fourteen persons have died after violence broke out between farmers and cattle herders in the Central African Republic village of…
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#GMF2021: Taking Away More Than A Few Benefits Of Constructive Journalism
It is obvious why this year’s Global Media Forum (GMF), live-streamed from Deutsche Welle (DW) headquarters in Bonn, Germany, dedicated…
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One Dead, Others Injured As Transport Workers, Phone Sellers Clash In Southwest State
A clash between members of road transport workers known as Park Managers and mobile phone sellers in Ibadan, Oyo State…
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Borno Gov’t Continues Relocation Of Displaced Persons
Authorities in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria have relocated over 2,000 displaced households from public facilities in Maiduguri, as the government…
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Nigerian Government Moves To Control Digital Media After #Twitterban
The Nigerian government has requested the House of Representatives to amend an Act that will bring the regulation of online…
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Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Bans Voting In Religious Places Ahead of 2023 Elections
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said voting would no longer take place in religious places of worship…
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#COVID19: Congo Brazzaville To Use Town Criers In Vaccination Campaign
The Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) government has decided to use town criers in Pointe-Noire city, the epicentre of the COVID-19…
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Central African Republic Citizens In Diaspora Want Russian Mercenaries Off Their Country
Citizens of the Central African Republic in the diaspora have written to the Russian government to pull out the Russian…
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Nigerian Minister Accuses Twitter CEO Of Causing Carnage During #ENDSARS Protests
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture has accused Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder, of sponsoring #ENDSARS protests and ultimately…
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Cameroon Government, ICFR Launch Campaign For Legal Timber Consumption
The Cameroon government and the International Centre for Forestry Research (ICFR) have launched a national campaign aimed at promoting a…
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Close Aide Of Central African Republic Rebel Leader Killed By Russian Mercenaries
A close aide of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) rebel leader, Ali Darassa, was killed…
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Civilians In Northwest Nigeria State Face Renewed Violence Threats As Rainy Season Commences
Persistent violent attacks in recent weeks have led to dozens of deaths and new displacements in Zamfara State, the epicentre…
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UN, Chad Hold Talks On Successful Transition
The United Nations in Chad on Monday, June 14, 2021, organised a high-level concertation meeting in favour of national reconciliation…
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Terrorists Attack Chinese Firm In Northwest Nigeria, Kill Six Persons
Six persons, including two mobile police officers and two officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were…
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ISWAP Releases Aid Workers, Others After Negotiations
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released several humanitarian workers and civilians abducted during attacks in Northeast Nigeria. HumAngle…
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