UN announces $6m to support flood victims in Nigeria’s Borno
Agency Report MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has announced 6 million dollars from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno, a…
US Coast Guard starts hearing into failings of Titan submersible
The vessel, which was about the size of an SUV car, is believed to have imploded during its June 18, 2023 descent. AFP South Carolina – The US Coast Guard…
‘I am a rapist,’ says Frenchman in mass rape trial
AFP AVIGNON, France – “I am a rapist,” a 71-year-old Frenchman accused of drugging his wife so he and scores of strangers could assault her told a court Tuesday, returning…
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
Reuters NEW YORK – Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used…
South Sudan says it is ready to restart pumping oil through Sudan
Reuters South Sudan and Sudan have made progress towards restarting the pumping of South Sudan’s crude oil through a pipeline running to a port in its neighbour, South Sudan’s finance…
Security operatives arrest baby factory operator in southeastern Nigeria
The suspect lives in a rented apartment and the landlord claimed ignorant of what the suspect was doing. Olayomi Koiki ABIA – Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has…
At least 36 travellers going for Eid-el-Maulud event die in auto crash in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
An official at the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency put the death toll at 36 on Monday morning. Opeyemi Olamilekan KADUNA, Nigeria – At least 36 people have died in…
18 burnt to death as fire guts vehicle on highway in southwestern Nigeria
Bella Ifasola OGUN, Nigeria – No fewer than 18 people were burnt beyond recognition in Nigeria when a vehicle conveying them caught fire along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway on Monday, a…
Terrorists – locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria attack two churches in Kaduna State, kill 3, abduct pastor, 30 others
For more than a decade, civilians in Nigeria have faced multiple security threats and risk of atrocities as result of attacks, kidnappings and extortion by various non-state armed groups. Ayomidele…
Two police officers killed in ambush in northern Benin
The two officers were travelling by motorbike when they ran into an ambush. Reuters COTONOU – Unidentified armed men killed two police officers on patrol in northeastern Benin near the…