February 2020

Somalia: AU Trains 200 Somali Police To Improve Security

February 23, 2020 8:46 am

The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) said on Friday it has trained 200 more Somali police officers, who will maintain law and order in Hirshabelle State in the central part of the country.

Yuyi Mwala, AMISOM police coordinating officer for the state, said the police officers will soon graduate from Jowhar Police Academy as part of stabilization efforts in the Horn of Africa nation.

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“We have 200 recruits who will graduate soon. They are well-prepared, and we are thankful to the Hirshabelle State leadership and the police leadership for

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Oil

Kenya: Villagers Disappointed As Oil Company Ditches Them

February 23, 2020 8:46 am

 

In the unforgiving sun and high temperatures of Nakukulas, Lokichar, Turkana County, Julius Loyolo seeks shade under a tree in the middle of a dry river bed.

This is their norm. Every day here he joins other elders as they discuss in the local language the issues that affect the community.

In Nakukulas village, just next to the Ngamia 8 crude oil storage site, where President Uhuru Kenyatta had in June 2018 flagged off the first four trucks to transport crude oil by road from Turkana to Mombasa, the elders are tired of discussing oil benefits that many believe

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SA: St Albans Prisoner Dies After Stabbing Warden 6 Times

February 23, 2020 8:46 am

 

A prisoner died and an official was injured in an incident at St Albans Correctional Centre in Port Elizabeth on Friday.

Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo confirmed the incident in which a detainee attacked and stabbed an official at least six times.

“The offender had to be forcefully restrained. As a result of the incident, both offender and official were hospitalised. The official is in a stable condition,” he said.

However, the detainee died as a result of injuries he sustained during the incident.

Nxumalo could not confirm how the injuries were inflicted or the nature of

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Lassa Fever

Lassa Fever: Kaduna Records New Case, Four Deaths

February 23, 2020 6:14 am

Kaduna State government has said that a new case of Lassa fever has been recorded.

The 40-year-old man is now receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Control Centre (IDCC)

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, in a statement on Saturday, disclosed that four of the patients had died.

She said that two victims out of the eight confirmed cases on admission in hospitals have been successfully treated.

The statement explained that eight out of the 74 suspected cases reported from January 22, were confirmed to have Lassa fever.

“Out of the

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Legal luminary, Femi Falana

Politicians Fuelling Religious Crisis In Nigeria – Falana

February 23, 2020 6:14 am

Legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN) on Saturday stated that corrupt government officials were responsible for religious intolerance in Nigeria.

Falana said this in his speech at the 5th UFUK Dialogue International Conference on Love and Tolerance held in Lagos.

The human rights activists noted that that certain office holders were the ones pitching the citizens against each other.

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“There is evidence that corrupt political office holders are the one’s fueling religious intolerance in the country just to cover up for their sins against humanity,” he said.

Falana insisted that

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SARS Oppressing Nigerians Daily – Angry Atiku Blasts Police

Boko Haram: Atiku Reacts To Adamawa Attack

February 23, 2020 6:13 am

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents in Garkida, Adamawa State.

Boko Haram, on Friday, attacked Garkida, a town in Gombi, a local government area in North of Adamawa State.

The insurgents killed people and destroyed properties.

Recall the Boko Haram terrorists days ago attacked Auno in Maiduguri, Borno State with about 30 people dead.

Reacting, Atiku took to his Twitter page consoling those affected, even as he condemned the attack.

He described the attacks by the terrorists as ‘unbecoming and cowardly

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Terrorists

Minister Reveals Why Buhari Pardoned 104 Terrorists

February 23, 2020 6:13 am

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has explained why 104 ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members were freed.

She said President Muhammadu Buhari granted amnesty to the repentant terrorists “so that they could be assisted in different areas of human development.”

According to a statement by the Assistant Director, Information, Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, the Minister said this when she received the representatives of the Chief of Defence staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishaki, led by the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Maj.-Gen

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North

North Has Highest Population Of Illiterates, Forget 2023

February 23, 2020 6:12 am

Former governor of Kaduna State, Dr. Muktar Ramalan Yero has urged the North to seek ways of reducing the spate of illiteracy and poverty in the region instead of fighting to retain power beyond 2023.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain noted that the North has the highest number of street beggars and school dropouts, adding that holding on to political power has not helped the economy of the region.

Yero said that the North has a lot of challenges, which one of it is economic challenge.

“I realized that if the North really wants to continue to eradicate the

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Ighalo Kicked Out Of Training By Manchester Female Team

February 23, 2020 3:08 am

The University of Manchester women’s team kicked out from the school’s field Manchester United new signing Odion Ighalo while he was participating in a solo training session during the winter break observed by his team.

The Sun reported that the ladies were angry that Ighalo was training at a time alloted to them.

And besides, they didn’t know him.

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Ighalo did not travel to join up with his team-mates in Spain over fears about increased immigration control due to coronavirus.

Instead, he had sessions back in Manchester, with one falling at the same …

Bernie Sanders: riding high

How Senator Bernie Sanders Won Nevada

February 23, 2020 3:08 am
 

US Senator Bernie Sanders strengthened his front-runner position for the Democratic presidential nomination with a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, while Joe Biden was on track for a second-place finish that would give his struggling campaign new hope.

A self-described democratic socialist, Sanders rode a wave of backing from a diverse coalition of young and middle-aged voters, Latinos, union members and white college-educated women to a win in Nevada, according to Edison Research, showing signs of expanding support for his surging campaign beyond his longstanding core.

“We have put together a multi-generational, multiracial coalition that is …

Adamawa Attack: Boko Haram Operated For 6 Hours

February 23, 2020 3:06 am

More revelations have continued to pour in over the unfortunate Boko Haram terrorists attack on the Garkida community in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Friday 21 February 2020.

It has been revealed that insurgents carried out the attack with reckless abandon for six hours in the town which is located on the Gombi-Biu – Damaturu Road, sharing proximity with Southern Borno and Sambisa Forest.

Read Also: Boko Haram On Rampage In Adamawa Community

Reports say police barracks, churches and a house belonging to Gen Paul Tarfa (retd.) were among several buildings burnt by the terrorists during the …

The King Has Returned To The Top Of The Throne – Fury

February 23, 2020 3:05 am

After knocking out WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder to claim his belt, new WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury said the ‘King has returned.”

“I want to shout out Deontay Wilder, he showed the heart of a champion. He got up and battled onto round seven. He is a warrior, he will be back and be champion again.

“But the king has returned to the top of the throne.”

Fury knocked out Wilder in the seventh round to win the WBC Heavyweight championship title belt.

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With the victory, Britain’s Fury has …

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