Senegal’s opposition politician Sonko declared presidential candidate by his party

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Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has been nominated as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, his party announced on Friday, despite Mr. Sonko's...

Egbetokun presents ₦535.6m cheques to families of deceased officers

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The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, has presented cheques worth ₦535.6 million to 68 families of officers who lost their lives in...

Nigeria is France’s first trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa — Envoy

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Ms. Emmanuelle Blattmann, the French Ambassador to Nigeria, said Nigeria was France’s first trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa She added that Nigeria’ trading alone accounted...

NDLEA intercepts 64,863kg ‘laughing gas’ consignments at Lagos, Imo ports

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted over 64, 863.5 kilogram consignments of the gaseous substance, “Laughing Gas”, at the Apapa seaport...

Maj-Gen Ali takes over as MNJTF Commander

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Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali has taken over as the Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). The new Commander took over from Maj. Gen. Gold Chibusi, at...

Tinubu to jet out for 5th Mid-Year AU meeting in Kenya...

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President Bola Tinubu is to participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU) on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya. This is...

Ivory Coast: tattoos banned in the gendarmerie

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The tattooed are no longer welcome in the Ivorian gendarmerie, its commander, General Alexandre Apalo Touré, believing that one could wonder about their "state...

South African ex-president Zuma in Russia for ‘health reasons’ – spokesman

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma, deposed in 2018 for corruption and prosecuted in several cases, is currently in Moscow for medical treatment, his...

Death toll from capsized canoe rises to 14

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The Senegalese government announced on Friday that the death toll had risen again, to 14 and four injured, following the capsizing of a pirogue...

End of AIDS’ still possible by 2030: UN

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"The end of AIDS" is still possible by 2030, the United Nations insisted Thursday, but cautioned that the world's deadliest pandemic could only be...