AFRICA

Abia 2023: Anyaogu reveals rationale behind his gubernatorial ambition

Abia 2023: Anyaogu reveals rationale behind his gubernatorial ambition A gubernatorial hopeful from Abia State, Chief James Okereke Anyaogu, has adduced the rationale behind his ambition to become governor of Abia state come 2023. He also frowned the alleged politics of godfatherism being witnessed in the state which he posited, …

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20 residents fleeing bandits’ attack drown in Niger

About 20 people have drowned in the Guni-Zumba river while escaping attacks by bandits in Niger State. The victims which included women and children from Guni in Munyan Local Government were said to have lost their lives on Wednesday morning. In a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, a …

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Students injured as inter-schools competition ends in brutal fight

Scores of students have been left injured following a clash during an inter-school gala competition at Sehwi Kwasikrom. This year’scompetition in the Amoaya circuit in the Bodi District of the Western North region did not end peacefully as some youth from the host community, Sehwi Kwasikrom, engaged in a fight …

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NAGRAT hoping for 15% salary increment in State of the Nation address

Ahead of the State of the Nation address today, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said it is hoping for a salary increase announcement from the President. Speaking to Citi News, the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, explained that considering the economy, social and worsening …

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Young Female Doctor killed in terrorists’ bombing

The gunmen were said to have blown up the rail track after which they launched an attack on the passengers. A young medical doctor, Megafu Chinelo, who was killed on Monday in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack was meant to travel out of the country on Friday, one of her friends …

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29-year-old female lawyer killed

A 29-year-old lawyer identified as Farida Sule Mohammed, was among those killed in the terrorist attack on a train along Abuja-Kaduna route on Monday March 28. The deceased, said to be the daughter of the National Organizing Secretary of People’s Redemption Party, Mallam Sule Mohammed, was confirmed dead by her …

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Police rescue four-year-old abducted girl

The police in Akwa Ibom State said they have rescued a four-year-old girl abducted from her school in the state. The police identified the girl’s school as Methodist Township Primary School in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom State, SP Odiko Macdon, …

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Nyieso MP donates 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to GES

The Member of Parliament for Nyieso constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Stephen Amoah has donated 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to the Education Directorate to be distributed among schools in the area. The donation, according to him, forms part of his efforts towards promoting quality education in the …

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Gunmen attack Nigeria train with nearly 1,000 passengers

The Kaduna State government in northern Nigeria confirmed reports of an attack on a train shuttling between the state and the capital Abuja, late Monday, March 28, 2022,. Local media outlets reported that gunmen had abducted an unknown number of passengers from the train which at the time was within …

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Family of 4 killed after car plunges into dam

A family of four died on Monday after the car they were travelling in lost control and plunged into a dam on the R30 in Allanridge, the Free State. Free State police have opened a culpable homicide case. The victims, Lutsha Mbato, 33, Thabisa Sikhumba-Mabatu, 34, and their two daughters …

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Another opposition planned #ENDSARS protest maybe underway – FG

The Federal Government has accused the opposition of plans to sabotage the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and overheat the polity. It claimed that the opposition was trying to trigger another END SARS protest in the country. It also faulted attempt by the opposition to declare the National Convention of …

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GIJ SRC considers re-joining NUGS after exiting last year

The Students Representative Council of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ SRC) is considering re-joining the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) after exiting the mother student body last year. GIJ exited NUGS last year because it felt the association was not playing its role with regard to issues at …

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Garden City University College inducts 1,996 fresh students

The Garden City University College at Kenyase in the Kwabre East in the Ashanti region has inducted 1,996 fresh students for the 2021/22 academic year into the university. The students, including foreign nationals, are to pursue diplomas, degrees and masters programmes in nursing, business and communication. The matriculation ceremony was held …

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Free TVET kicks off in April

The Education Ministry has announced that the Free Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative introduced by the Government will start this academic year. According to the Free Senior High School (FSHS) Coordinator, the Ministry, Mr William Darkwah, all qualified candidates who chose to pursue TVET at any government-approved …

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Two killed after car crashes

Two men died after their car crashed while allegedly trying to flee from the police on Inanda Road, near Durban, on Saturday afternoon. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, on Saturday police officers from Phoenix received information of a vehicle with five occupants, who had allegedly committed a …

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Four okada riders pursuing PoS robbers shot dead

No fewer than four commercial motorcyclists and residents of the Omi Adio area of Ibadan, the Oyo State’s capital who were said to be chasing some fleeing armed robbers have been reportedly shot dead. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Friday after the hoodlums who raided some Point …

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Two arrested for trying to hijack a fuel tanker

Free State police arrested two foreign nationals for attempting to hijack a fuel tanker on the N5, outside Paul Roux, at midnight on Thursday. The men, aged 35 and 44, are expected to appear in the Senekal Magistrate’s Court on Monday. They face charges of attempted truck hijacking and another …

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Why Africa prints money in Europe

At least 40 African countries print their money in the UK, France and Germany — decades after independence, raising questions about self-sufficiency. DW examines what prompts them to outsource their currency production. Last July, a delegation from The Gambia visiting the Nigerian Central Bank asked if the Gambian dalasi could …

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National Resistance Movement registrar found dead

Police in Bundibugyo District in western Uganda are investigating a probable murder case after the district ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) registrar was found dead. The body of Robert Kifunga Aguma, 43, was on Saturday morning found along Gabata cell-Mpumpai cell footpath near Bimala River lying supine and barefoot. Rwenzori …

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Police upgrade crime reporting app

The Nigeria Police have upgraded their crime reporting mobile application known as ‘NPF Rescue Me’.The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, who confirmed the upgrade in a statement on Saturday said the app was valuable to effectively report emergencies and criminal activities. Baba, in the statement titled, ‘Technology-driven policing: …

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Four killed, soldiers wounded in Ondo, Calabar road accidents

Four persons on Saturday lost their lives while 13 others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along Ikaramu-Akunu Akoko Road in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the crash involved an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number MBA 752 XA, …

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