February 14, 2021

Secessionist insurgents on sunday attacked two military camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main mining center of Lubumbashi, civil society sources have said.

The city is ‘still not calm‘ after the attacks by the Bakata Katanga militia, Fortune Mbayo, an official of a network of civil society groups, told correspondents indicating that normalcy is still a far cry.

An official source said ‘the situation is still confused‘, and sounds of gunfire in several districts have been reported by residents.

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In a move that has sparked widespread criticism from the European Union, Germany on Sunday announced that it has partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol  over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations.

A thousand police officers were mobilized to ensure strict border checks, a reminder of the much-criticized early days of the pandemic when EU countries hastily closed their frontiers to each other.

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At the Kiefersfelden crossing in southern Bavaria, masked officers in yellow high-visibility jackets were out in sub-zero temperatures, stopping each vehicle coming …

The O’odua Peoples Congress (OPC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde to immediately order for full investigations into last Friday’s clash between Yoruba and Hausa in the Shasha community in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state.

The clash which occurred on Friday led to the loss of lives and massive destruction of properties and goods in the market. This prompted the state governor to declare a curfew in Ibadan.

OPC in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin, expressed concern that a minor misunderstanding between a pregnant woman and a …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday stated that with the level of efforts the government is putting into the revival of the National Arts Theater, it would soon become the number one event center in Africa.

The minister spoke during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Bankers’ Committee and the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in Lagos where he highlighted the efforts government is making towards resuscitating the theatre.

Mohammed also pointed out that the renovation of the theater would lead to no job loss but rather, create more …

Justice Ibrahim Muhammud the current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has made a case for the unification of the African judiciary if it must compete favorably with its counterpart across the globe.

The Chief Justice who made the call on lawyers on the African continent, however, urged them to always show professionalism in the discharge of the legal duties.

A statement by the CJN’s media aide, Mr. Ahuraka Isah, on Sunday said Muhammad gave the charge when he hosted a delegation of the African Bar Association (AFBA) …

Former US President, Donald Trump has won his impeachment trial at the Senate. Trump was acquitted on a charge of ‘incitement of insurrection’ in relation to the attack on the US Capitol by mob on January 6.

After the trial which lasted for five days in the Senate, lawmakers were largely divided along party lines with 57 lawmakers voting to convict and 43 voting to acquit the former President.

About seven Republican senators joined the Democrats to vote for Trump’s conviction.

Trump became the first US President to have …

Following the violent crisis that erupted since Thursday Oyo State, the State Government yesterday ordered the indefinite closure of Shasha market, in Akinyele Local Government Area, dusk till dawn curfew was also imposed on the community.

In a statement by Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa said the governor took the steps to forestall a further breakdown of law and order in the area.

Also in his reaction, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, condemned the violent clash between some Yoruba and Hausa traders in Shasha market, Ibadan.

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