By our reporter| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Thursday said he is safer in Maiduguri, the capital of war-ravaged Bornu state than Abuja, the…
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Africa experiencing full-blown third wave of COVID -19 infections-WHO
By our reporter| Africa is currently experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, who made…
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Boko Haram confirm death of its leader, Abubakar Shekau
Abubakar Shekau, the infamous leader of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, is dead, a video published by its militants has confirmed. Last month, a rival faction said Shekau, who…
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Bandits attacked Kebbi College, abduct, shoot students
By ourreporter| Bandits on Thursday abducted some students and teachers of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State. The attackers, who rode on motorcycles from neighbouring Rijau forest, killed a…
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IMF says rising unemployment, inflation hampering Nigeria’s economic recovery
By our reporter| Nigeria’s economy is “recovering gradually” from the negative impact of COVID-19 but unemployment and inflation rates remain elevated, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. In a…
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