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Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:44:06 GMT
Sierra Leone: President Accuses Protesters of Insurrection
[DW] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Friday accused protesters who demonstrated earlier this week of attempting to overthrow the government.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:12:13 GMT
Nigeria: Insecurity Stretching Resources - Buhari
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has said the security challenges confronting the nation tend to stretch the deployment of security agencies, resources and national security apparatus.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 07:53:37 GMT
Nigeria: You May Lose in 2023, Wike Tells Atiku
[Daily Trust] Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has asked Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be mindful of those around him if he wants to win next year's election.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:12:48 GMT
Nigeria: Kidnappers Targeting Women Arrested in Benue, Hideout Demolished
[Daily Trust] The Police in Benue State have arrested two suspected kidnappers who specialise in abducting females in Makurdi town and environs.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:10:41 GMT
Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido
[Daily Trust] Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday hailed singers Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid for taking Nigerian music to the global level.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:39:20 GMT
Liberia: 'I Will Not Be Intimidated' - Unity Party's New Chairman Responds After Home 'Mysteriously' Burned Down
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- The home of Unity Party (UP) Chairman Rev. J. Luther Tarpeh was gutted by fire early Friday morning, leaving it completely burned. The cause of the fire hasn't been established, but Mr. Tarpeh said he suspects a foul ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:00:03 GMT
Nigeria: Enhancing Aeronautical Services in Nigeria's Airspace
[This Day] There is no doubt that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has contributed immensely in safe flight operation in Nigeria.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:51:34 GMT
Nigeria: 'Hijab Not an Obstacle to Female Muslims'
[Daily Trust] The Executive Director of Hijab Right Advocacy, Mutiat Orolu Balogun, has said the use of Hijab does not constitute an obstacle to female Muslimahs to achieve greater things in life.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:48:39 GMT
Nigeria: Alleged U.S.$5 Million Fraud Charges - U.S. Extradites Three Nigerians From UK
[Premium Times] The three Nigerians, who are resident in the UK, were extradited to the US to face charges of defrauding American universities to the tune of $15 million.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:47 GMT
Nigeria: N3.2bn Looted Funds Recovered in 14 Months - Govt
[Daily Trust] The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Thursday said Nigeria recovered over N3.2bn (£6,324,627.66) of stolen monies from various jurisdictions globally from March 2021 to May 2022.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:44 GMT
Nigeria: Shooting Range - Residents Flee As Army Bullets Hit Homes in Ibadan
[Daily Trust] Some residents of the community around 2 Division Nigeria Army, Odogbo in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have fled their homes following the alleged constant shelling of their property during the training of men of the Nigeria Army.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:41 GMT
Nigeria: Customs Intercepts N308m Canabis, Hands Over Suspects to NDLEA
[Leadership] The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), on Thursday, handed over a total of 3,851kg of Indian Hemp known as Cannabis Sativa worth N308million to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:39 GMT
Nigeria: U.S Experts in Nigeria to Boost Aba Power Project
[Leadership] A team of electricity experts from the United States has arrived Nigeria to start work as the technical partner of Aba Power Limited, a member of Geometric Power Limited founded by Professor Bart Nnaji, a former minister of Power and a g...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:37 GMT
Nigeria: ExxonMobil Acquisition - Seplat Seeks Clarification, After Buhari's U-Turn On Approval
[Leadership] Seplat Energy has said it is seeking clarification on the reversal of approval by President Muhammadu Buhari for its acquisition of ExxonMobil Corporation assets.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:35 GMT
Nigeria: 12 States Owing Workers' Salaries - Survey
[Leadership] At least 12 states out of the 36 in the country are owing civil servants not less than one month salary as of July 2022 with some owing up to six months while some workers are yet to receive their pay for over three years.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:34 GMT
Nigeria: COEASU Suspends 2-Month-Old Strike
[Leadership] The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has suspended its two-month-old nationwide strike.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:41 GMT
Nigeria: Gov Lalong Visits Dariye, Nyame, Praises Buhari for Pardoning Thieving Ex-Governors
[Premium Times] Messrs Dariye and Nyame recently released from Kuje prison where they were serving jail terms for corruption.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:40 GMT
Nigeria: Labour Party Names Leader of Peter Obi's Campaign Communication Team
[Premium Times] Mr Utomi said the team comprises media veterans who are professionals, passionate, and committed to the Nigerian people.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:39 GMT
Nigeria: University Workers' Strike - Group Tells NLC, TUC to Declare Nationwide Strike
[Premium Times] The Joint Action Front (JAF) berated the government for failing to reach an agreement with the union over 180 days after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began its strike.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:36 GMT
Nigeria: El-Rufai to Buhari - Boko Haram Puts North-West At Risk of 'Total Darkness'
[Premium Times] Mr El-Rufai's letter, PREMIUM TIMES understands, is to rouse Abuja to come to grips with the enormity of the insecurity in the North-west region and deliver certain operational responses.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:22:41 GMT
Nigeria: Tailors Beg Abia Govt As Fire Destroys Machines, Fabrics Worth Millions of Naira in Aba
[Vanguard] Fashion designers along Jubilee road in Aba, Abia State, have urged the state government to assist them resume business after they lost machines and fabrics worth millions of Naira in a fire incident which gutted their workshops.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:13:36 GMT
Nigeria: Osun Festival - Devotees Defy Govt, Drink Contaminated Water From River
[Premium Times] The river is said to have been heavily contaminated with mercury, lead, cyanide and other injurious elements that are poisonous to human health.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:13:32 GMT
Nigeria: Fire Outbreak At National Assembly Guts Documents, Office Equipment
[Premium Times] An official of the National Assembly said the fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:02:46 GMT
Ghana: 'Establish Unified SOPs At All Entry Points'
[Ghanaian Times] Participants at a Data Collection Survey on Enhancing Border Facilitation and strengthening Public Health Capacity in West Africa have called for the establishment of a unified Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs) at all entry point...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:02:45 GMT
Ghana: GHS to Vaccinate High Risk Groups Against Monkeypox
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has hinted of possible vaccination against Monkeypox among high risk groups identified in the country.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:02:45 GMT
Ghana: Ghana Poised to Produce COVID-19 Vaccines... 1st Batch to Be Turned Out Early 2024
[Ghanaian Times] Proof'Ghana would by early 2024 produce its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines in the country, the Director of Allied Health, Minister of Health (MoH), Dr Ignatius Awinibuno, has disclosed.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:02:42 GMT
Ghana: U.S. Hammer Princesses in Group D Opener
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Black Princesses yesterday got their Group D campaign in the on-going FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica off on the wrong footing when they were walloped 3-0 by former champions USA at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:02:42 GMT
Ghana: Africans Asked to Apply Science Wisely
[Ghanaian Times] The founder and Board Chairman of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Professor Neil Turok, has urged Africans to use science wisely to better their lives and communities.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:02:40 GMT
Ghana: Deputy Minister Orders Halt to Sand Winning At Amrahia
[Ghanaian Times] The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has directed an immediate clamp down on all sand winning activities on portions of the Amrahia Dairy Farm Lands, in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra R...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:02:40 GMT
Ghana: Agricultural Development Bank Records Gh¢81.6 Million Profit Last Year
[Ghanaian Times] Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) in spite of the difficult economic challenges last year, posted an impressive performance with a profit after tax of GH¢81.6 million.



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