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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 18:46:02 GMT
Nigeria: Police Deny Killing Woman at Lagos Rally
[Premium Times] "The Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today."

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:25:36 GMT
Nigeria: Teenager Shot Dead As Police Arrest Yoruba Nation Protesters
[Daily Trust] A teenage girl has been killed in Ojota, Lagos, where the police forcefully dispersed protesters on Saturday.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:23:57 GMT
Niger: More Than Two Million in Niger Face Humanitarian Crisis, UN Agency Says
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's Fund is urging the international community to pay more attention to Niger, where more than 2 million people are malnourished and living in dire conditions.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:20:04 GMT
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Reimposes Curfew Amid Covid-19 Third Wave
[East African] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has reimposed a nationwide curfew as part of new measures aimed at curbing rising Covid-19 cases.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:55:10 GMT
Sierra Leone: Govt Reimposes Curfew Amid Covid-19 Third Wave
[Nation] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has reimposed a nationwide curfew as part of new measures aimed at curbing rising Covid-19 cases.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:56:36 GMT
Namibia: Van Lill to Captain Namibia Against Cote d'Ivoire in Rugby WC Qualifier
[Namibian] VETERAN loose forward PJ van Lill will lead Namibia into battle when they start their 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign against the Ivory Coast in Abidjan tomorrow.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:14:38 GMT
Nigeria: Flying Eagles Coach Eguavoen to Miss Team's Mexico Friendly
[This Day] Following the inability of the Head of Technical Department of the Nigeria Football Federation Austin Eguavoen to secure a valid United States of America visa yesterday, former Flying Eagles coach, Paul Aigbogun, has been saddled with lead...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:50:44 GMT
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigerians Suffer Food Price Surges Amidst Dwindling Income
[Premium Times] Amid rising poverty, Nigeria's food inflation has reached new levels and is telling on Nigerians daily.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:43:52 GMT
Cameroon: Logging Firm Uses Multiple Lawsuits to Harass Cameroon Reporter
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns logging company FIPCAM's judicial harassment of Cameroonian journalist Nestor Nga Etoga for the past five years after he investigated some of its practices. RSF calls on the company and Cameroon's justic...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:50:54 GMT
Nigeria: Marafa Rejects Matawalle As APC Leader in Zamfara
[This Day] A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Marafa has rejected the naming of the state governor, Mr. Bello Matawalle as the leader of the party in the state.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:35:43 GMT
Nigeria: Govt Projects N11.9 Trillion Budget, N900 Billion for Subsidy in 2022
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government is projecting N900 billion for fuel subsidy in an estimated N11.907 trillion budget for 2022.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:29:46 GMT
Nigeria: Five Women Make Delta Exco As Okowa Swears in 18 Commissioners
[This Day] Asaba -- Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has assured the state of better female representation in his administration, as five women were among the 18 new commissioners and members of the State Executive Council sworn in by the gov...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:28:55 GMT
Nigeria: Panic Over Alleged Collapse of APC National Secretariat
[This Day] Abuja -- Few days after the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was named after President Muhammadu Buhari, there was pandemonium yesterday over rumours that the building was quaking, and was about to collapse.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:28:15 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria's Race to a Smoke-Free Screen
[This Day] With over seven million deaths recorded every year due to tobacco-related illnesses, stakeholders in government, film industry, legal, media and public health recently mobilised for a smoke-free Nollywood in a summit held in Lagos.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:23:27 GMT
Nigeria: DSS Arrests Teachers, Desk Officers, Food Vendors for Diverting School Feeding Items
[This Day] Minna -- Many teachers and desk officers in charge of the federal government Home Grown School Feeding programme have been arrested by operatives of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) for allegedly sabotaging the programme.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:20:40 GMT
Nigeria: Celebrating Amina Mohammed At 60
[Premium Times] Last week, friends and associates of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, gave her a befitting celebration as she turned sixty. The timing was perfect as her boss had just won a second term in office and...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:17:04 GMT
Nigeria: Rise Up and Defend Democracy, Governor Fayemi Tells Nigerians
[Premium Times] Mr Fayemi assures ambassadors in Nigeria of Nigerian governments' support and cooperation.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:51:13 GMT
Nigeria: As Apapa Gridlock Awaits Governors' Intervention
[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun writes that after two separate Senate motions and the intervention of 17 governors from Southern Nigeria Apapa gridlock has become worse.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:50:16 GMT
Nigeria: Bolt - Enhancing Productivity for Africans
[This Day] Before 2020, the average annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Africa consistently outperformed the global average and was estimated to grow by at least six per cent annually until 2023.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:44:56 GMT
Nigeria: Ogun LG Polls - Gov Abiodun's Push for Internal Democracy
[This Day] Funmi Branco commends the steps taken by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to ensure the emergence of popular All Progressives Congress candidates for local government election in the state.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:29 GMT
Liberia: Boy, 9, Writes Pres. Weah
[New Dawn] Nine-year-old Nathan L. David, Jr. has written President George Manneh Weah, appealing for assistance to get back in school.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:26 GMT
Liberia: 2021 Human Trafficking Report Downgrades Liberia
[New Dawn] The United States government releases the 2021 Trafficking in person report on Liberia, places the country on its Tier 2 Watch List, for failure to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. However, it says the Governm...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:23 GMT
Liberia: Covid-19 Attacks 13 Counties
[New Dawn] Health Minister revealed

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:20 GMT
Liberia: Soldiers to Be Deployed
[New Dawn] -to help stop the spread of covid-19

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:17 GMT
Liberia: Cummings Foundation Commits U.S.$150,000 to Coronavirus Fight
[New Dawn] The Cummings Africa Foundation has committed US$150,000, as its initial contribution to the ongoing fight against the resurgence of the coronavirus in Liberia.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:14 GMT
Liberia: Govt. Announces Adjustments in the School Calendar
[New Dawn] In the wake of the resurgence of the coronavirus in the country, the Ministry of Education has announced adjustments in the school calendar for academic 2020/2021.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:11 GMT
Liberia: France Commits Unflinching Support to Weah's Govt
[New Dawn] French President Emmanuel Macron has assured Liberian President George Manneh Weah of his unflinching support towards the Liberian government's efforts to improve the lives of its people.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:07 GMT
Liberia: France Commits Unflinching Support to Weah's Govt
[New Dawn] French President Emmanuel Macron has assured Liberian President George Manneh Weah of his unflinching support towards the Liberian government's efforts to improve the lives of its people.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:04 GMT
Liberia: Cummings Foundation Commits U.S.$150,000 to Coronavirus Fight
[New Dawn] The Cummings Africa Foundation has committed US$150,000, as its initial contribution to the ongoing fight against the resurgence of the coronavirus in Liberia.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:43:02 GMT
Liberia: Covid-19 Attacks 13 Counties
[New Dawn] Health Minister revealed



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