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  • March 19, 2024

Sports:Otto Addo to become Ghana’s new head coach

Otto Addo is returning for a second spell as coach of Ghana’s men’s national soccer team after Borussia Dortmund agreed to release him from his role in talent development at the …

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire were heard Thursday night. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram …

Republic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases in several regions

The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry said, an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual …

Burkina ex-president gets life sentence for Sankara killing

A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life prison term to former President Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of foremost revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Applause erupted …

Massacre as bandits strikes again butcher 12 in Katsina

The orgy of violent attacks continued in Katsina at the weekend with suspected bandits slaughtering 12 residents of Duba community, Batsari Local Government Area, on Saturday night. It was gathered that  the bandits …

Cholera deaths rise to 1,178, says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday that death from Cholera has risen to 1,178 as of August 8. It said that a total of 37,819 suspected cases …

Insecurity: Enough of empty threats, Northern elders tell Buhari, Lalong

Piqued by the recent killings in Plateau State, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, to match words with action by fishing out perpetrators …

‘Bloody’ sit-at-home as 6 dies in Southeast Nigeria

No fewer than six persons were reportedly killed in separate incidents as the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) took a bloody turn in Nkwogu, Aboh Mbaise Local Government …

Herdsmen Strikes S’East as killings spread to Enugu

At least nine persons, including a pregnant woman whose foetus was removed, were on Sunday afternoon killed by suspected herdsmen who attacked Mgbuji community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu …

SHOCKING : Gunmen storm Redeemed church, kill pastor in Lagos

Gunmen stormed the King of Kings Parish of the Redeemed Church of God, RCCG, in Maidan village, Ikosi Ketu area of Lagos, shooting a pastor dead, last Sunday. The incident disrupted …