Over 50 dead in Nigeria after boat sinks
More than 50 people are dead and dozens more are missing after a boat in Nigeria sank Wednesday. Authorities said that the boat could have gone down due to an overload of passengers, according to a...
View ArticleNigeria bans Twitter after president's tweet deleted
Nigeria banned Twitter on Friday after the platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it violated their abusive behavior policy.“The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely,...
View ArticleTrump backs Nigeria banning Twitter, calls for other countries to follow
Former President Trump on Tuesday applauded Nigeria’s Twitter ban and called on other countries to follow suit.Trump praised the West African country for banning use of the social media platform after...
View ArticleState Department urges Nigeria to reverse Twitter ban
The United States on Thursday condemned Nigeria’s move to suspend Twitter in the country after its president had a post removed by the platform.“Unduly restricting the ability of Nigerians to report,...
View ArticleNigeria will lift its ban on Twitter soon, official says
A Nigerian official said that the country’s Twitter ban will be lifted soon, The Associated Press reported.Nigerian Information Minister Lai Mohammed told the media on Wednesday that a resolution to...
View ArticleAt least 47 dead in Burkina Faso attack by suspected Islamist militants
At least 47 people were killed in an ambush attack in Burkina Faso on Wednesday by suspected Islamist militants, the latest incident amid ongoing violence that has increasingly gripped Africa’s Sahel...
View ArticleUNICEF: Nearly half of world's children at 'extremely high...
Nearly half of the world’s 2.2 billion children are at an “extremely high-risk” of experiencing the effects of climate change, including exposure to harmful greenhouse gases, flooding and heatwaves,...
View ArticleNigerian president to lift Twitter ban if certain conditions are met
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday the country will lift its ban on Twitter if certain conditions are met by the company. The president said during an address to the country on its...
View Article15 women and children escape Boko Haram in Nigeria
A group of six women and nine children who were abducted by the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram have escaped captivity after months of being held, according to Monday media reports. The group of...
View ArticleAt least three dead, dozens missing after 21-story building collapses in Nigeria
An apartment building collapsed in Nigeria's largest city on Monday, leaving three people dead and dozens missing.People at the scene in Lagos were angry with officials after they said rescue efforts...
View ArticleBlinken to make first trip to Africa as top US diplomat
Next week Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first trip to Africa as the United States’s top diplomat.Blinken will visit Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal between Nov. 15 and Nov. 20, the State...
View ArticleCDC confirms monkeypox infection in Maryland
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed late Tuesday a case of monkeypox in a Maryland patient who returned from travel in Nigeria.The CDC said it is coordinating with...
View ArticleBlinken warns of growing extremism in Africa, calls for reform
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of growing extremism and authoritarianism in Africa during a speech in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday, raising concerns with the dual crises in Ethiopia and...
View ArticleNigeria detects first omicron cases
Nigeria has detected its first case of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, with health officials saying that it was first detected in three travelers this week, according to The Associated...
View ArticleNine African countries reporting omicron cases amid travel bans
Nine African countries are reporting omicron coronavirus cases amid travel bans imposed on the region by multiple nations.Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda...
View ArticleNigeria dumps more than 1 million expired AstraZeneca vaccines
Nigeria dumped more than 1 million AstraZeneca vaccines on Wednesday, roughly a week after Nigerian officials said a similar number of vaccines in the national stockpile had expired.The country...
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