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The Minister for the Interior has, by Executive Instrument, renewed the curfew hours imposed on Alavanyo and Nkonya townships and their environs in the Oti Region from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. effective Sunday, February 26, 2023. The Ministry has expressed its appreciation to the chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, youth, …

The Ahafo Regional Minister, George Boakye in collaboration with the members of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) and in consultation with the Interior Minister and the National Security Minister have imposed a curfew on Bomaa in the Tano North Municipal with immediate effect. The curfew according to a statement signed …

The governor of Nigeria’s Sokoto state has declared an immediate 24-hour curfew to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of school student Deborah Samuel. Samuel was beaten and burned by fellow students on Thursday for alleged blasphemous statements about the Prophet Muhammad in a Whatsapp group. …

Criminals have taken advantage of the curfew imposed on Bawku and its environs due to the chieftaincy dispute to engage in their nefarious activities. Various reports reveal that the thieves have broken into provision stores, mobile phone shops and pharmacies and made away with monies, flat TVs and mobile phones. …

President Cyril Ramaphosa. GCIS Cabinet will, on Tuesday afternoon, ratify a proposal first tabled to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and then to the Presidential Coordinating Committee (PCC) to restrict alcohol sales off-site between Monday and Thursday – in light of the third wave of Covid-19 infections. Cabinet was …

Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, between the hours of 23:00 and 06:00, would come into force on Sunday. Under the emergency measures, local …

Authorities in Nigeria’s southern Edo state have imposed a 24-hour curfew following what it describes as “incidents of vandalism and attacks carried out by hoodlums in the guise of #ENDSARS protesters.” Huge protests against police brutality continued in the state on Monday with several reports of riots breaking out in …

The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night as a new curfew was enforced. The controversial overnight curfew is aimed at curbing the soaring Covid infection rate in France, which is one of Europe’s coronavirus hotspots. There have been complaints from restaurant owners, whose …

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday announced a raft of more strict lockdown measures including imposing a curfew to curb rising cases of COVID-19. In an address to the nation, Mnangagwa said the curfew will run from 6 pm to 6 am, although essential services are exempted from the curfew. …

Following the reinstatement of the alcohol ban and curfew, police will do random stop and search operations to ensure citizens adhere to the imposed regulations. “There will also be random stop and search operations to ensure that the prohibition on the trade of alcohol and tobacco is not being subverted. …