At least 105 have been left dead after serious explosions hit military camps in Equatorial Guinea wiping out neighbouring residential areas in the process.
Footage obtained from a broadcast by the TVGE channel showed buildings burned and flattened in a wide radius around the Nkoa Ntoma camp in the economic capital Bata, with a thick plume of black smoke rising into the sky.
Children and adults were seen being pulled from the rubble. There were chaotic scenes at the hospital in Bata, with the wounded lying on the floor awaiting treatment.
The country’s health ministry warned in a tweet that …
At least 39 migrants drowned off Tunisia when two boats capsized on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, as numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe continue to rise.
Rescue Operations ensured that there were at least 165 survivors from the mishaps
It was not immediately clear what caused both boats to capsize, but vessels leaving the North African coast for Europe are often heavily overloaded makeshift crafts, departing at night even in rough weather to avoid detection from the coastguard.
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Tunisian National Guard spokesman Houcem Eddine Jebabli said the ‘search
Brazilian Superstar Neymar who plays for Paris St-Germain has been ruled out of the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie against Barcelona.
The talented forward missed the first leg against his former side, which PSG won 4-1, with a thigh injury.
An official statement from PSG on Wednesday said: ‘Neymar returned to partial training with the squad last week and will continue to work back to fitness individually,’
Barcelona on the other hand will be without defenders Gerard Pique and Ronald Araujo for the match in Paris on Wednesday.
Pique sustained a knee injury in the Copa …
Recall that the the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had in the interview narrated the conversations around about how dark Archie’s (their newborn child) skin might be and how the child would not be given a royal title and police protection.
However, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Tuesday that the Palace ‘is saddened by the challenges faced by her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, and
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Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China has launched a health certificate programme for Chinese international travellers, which is tagged ‘virus passports’.
The digital certificate, which shows a user’s vaccination status and virus test results, is available for Chinese citizens via a programme on the Chinese social media platform WeChat that was launched on Monday.
According to a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, the certificate is being rolled out ‘to help promote world economic recovery and facilitate cross-border travel’.
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However, although the certificate is meant for travel in and out of …
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has declared that Nigerian politicians do not have any iota of conscience when it comes to fulfilling their promises to the people who elected them.
Gov. Ayade made this assertion at the flag-off of enrolment into the states’ Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in Calabar the state capital.
He berated politicians for taking advantage of the people who they run to for votes during elections.
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‘After donations of Keke, they pay millions to national television to advertise instead of spending the …
Following moves by the National Assembly to remove the national minimum wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list, the Nigerian Labour Congress on Tuesday threatened to embark on a nationwide protest to protest the development.
In a statement on Tuesday, the NLC said the protest will hold in the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly and is expected to commence on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the protest will start from the Unity Fountain Abuja at 7:30 am to the National Assembly complex.
The Congress had after its emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja last Tuesday, vowed to …
Nigeria’s Electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured Nigerians that the 2023 elections would be different from all previous ones in terms of preparations, readiness, and credibility.
The Chairman of the commission Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurance at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), yesterday, in Abuja. He said the commission was committed to deepening the culture of carefully planning elections.
‘As we continue to plan for the next general election, the RECs have been directed to compile and submit an inventory of all election materials to determine shortfalls and take early steps to ensure …
Nigeria’s President Muhammed Buhari on Tuesday flagged off the $3.2 billion Port Harcourt to Maiduguri narrow gauge railway reconstruction project with new branch lines to Owerri, Imo State, and Damaturu, Yobe State.
The gigantic project which is set to be co-financed by a loan from a syndicate of Chinese financiers with a Federal Government contribution of 15% project cost, includes the Bonny Deepsea port and Railway Industrial park, Port Harcourt are being developed through direct investment by the conglomerate led Messrs CCECC Nigeria Limited with a total investment portfolio of US$3.2 billion.
Upon completion, trains on the Port Harcourt to …
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has provided reasons he joined forces with Governor Godwin Obaseki to wrestle former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
According to him, Oshiomhole and his followers fell by the road because the former Governor did not actually believe in the agenda of the current administration in the State.
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Speaking in Benin, Shaibu said they began the revolution to liberate Edo out of the hands of individuals that will mortgage their collective heritage and wealth and be flying …
The Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has disclosed why Nigeria’s Presidents since independence could not solve the country’s challenges.
Bishop Kukah explained that presidents of Nigeria came to power unprepared.
He spoke during an interview with Toyin Falola, a professor of History at the University of Texas in the United States, US.
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The clergyman said past leaders’ ability to plan and ‘think about how they might resolve the problems of the country’ was limited because they were unprepared.
…‘President Buhari had
Security operatives saved the Surulere Baptist School in Ilorin on Monday from being set ablaze by unidentified hoodlums.
The school also has a church located within the premises.
Africa Daily News, New York correspondent gathered that the unidentified hoodlums set tyres on fire and hurled them into the school premises at about 5pm.
However, vigilant security operatives at the scene acted promptly to put off the fire that would have caused major damage to the structures.
No arrest was made, but security has been beefed up around the ten Christian mission schools in Ilorin shut down by the state government …
