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Nigeria: Man arrested for selling blood illegally

Police in Nigeria have revealed that a man has been arrested for illegally selling blood. Achegbulu Paul, 45 operates the illegal blood bank where he...

Nigeria’s Lagos state gets special courts for sexual offences

The Nigerian state of Lagos has announced the setting up of special courts that will deal solely with sexual offences and corruption cases.

Nigeria: Father slaps new-born baby for being a girl

A Nigerian father slapped her own three-week old baby for being a girl, an action that has led to the baby been hospitalized.

Photo: Nigeria’s Osinbajo dispenses petrol in Lagos

Nigeria is facing fuel shortage forcing consumers to form long queues to buy fuel for their daily activities.

Nigeria: 9 die after boat capsized

Officials in Nigeria have confirmed the death of nine people in a boat accident in Lagos on Sunday. The nine were part of passengers who were traveling in a boat which capsized due to what the government said was due to overcrowding.

Lagos building collapse: Rescue mission ends, at least 8 dead

A four-story residential building has collapsed in Nigerian city of Lagos killing at least eight people. AFP reported that at least 15 people were rescued...

Teenager survives 12-hr Lagos-London flight in wheel compartment

Nigerian authorities have launched an investigation into claims that a teenager survived 12 hours hidden in the wheel compartment of a plane between Lagos...

Lagos slum eviction: Court rules as unconstitutional

A Nigerian court has ruled that the forcible eviction of tens of thousands of people from a waterfront slum in Lagos is unconstitutional. The judge...

237 abandoned babies in Lagos rescued

Atleast some 237 babies, 106 male and 131 female, abandoned by their parents in the Nigerian city of Lagos have been rescued by officials. Local...

Nigerians stranded in Libya repatriated

Over 200 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya on Tuesday returned home via a flight in Lagos. They were 253 in total with officials giving the...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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