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Category: African
News from around Africa.
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ANAMBRA UNVEILS NEW ELECTRICITY RULES TO OPEN POWER MARKET.
Anambra State has signed four regulatory instruments to guide operations in its power sector, with the goal of protecting consumers, attracting investors, and breaking existing distribution monopolies. The signing took…
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ECOWAS UNVEILS 2035 PLAN IN ACCRA TO END RICE IMPORT DEPENDENCE.
ECOWAS has launched a regional push to make West Africa self-sufficient in rice production by 2035, targeting the billions spent annually on imports. The plan was unveiled on Wednesday, June…
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UN: LIBYAN WEAPONS LOOTED DURING CONFLICT FOUND WITH NIGERIAN EXTREMISTS.
The United Nations has reported that weapons looted from Libya during its conflict have been recovered in the possession of extremist groups operating in Nigeria. According to the UN, arms…
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SENATE MOVES TO AMEND CONSTITUTION FOR STATE POLICE.
The Senate has launched a constitutional amendment process to allow the creation of state police, citing rising insecurity across Nigeria. The legislative step was reported by Punch Newspapers on Wednesday,…
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INEC OFFICIAL DETAINED, WIKE’S AIDE QUESTIONED OVER ALLEGED VOTER DATA BREACH.
Security operatives have taken an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission into custody and are interrogating an aide to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike over allegations of voter data leakage….
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NLC THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND NUT STRIKE.
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday declared full support for the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ nationwide strike and called on federal and state governments to take immediate, concrete action to…
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OYO POLICE PROBE ATTACK ON OGBOMOSO IMMIGRATION OFFICE.
The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had launched a full investigation into an attack on the Nigeria Immigration Service passport office in Ogbomoso. The incident occurred late…
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DELTA TEACHERS MARCH OVER INSECURITY, DEMAND FREEDOM FOR ABDUCTED COLLEAGUES.
Hundreds of teachers in Delta State on Tuesday staged a peaceful solidarity rally in Asaba to demand the immediate and unconditional release of abducted teachers and students across Nigeria. The…
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EKITI COMMUNITY DEMANDS RESCUE OF 16 ABDUCTED WORSHIPPERS.
Residents of Eda Oniyo in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the continued captivity of 16 church members abducted more than…
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BAYELSA SCHOOLCHILDREN LEAD PROTESTS, DEMAND RELEASE OF ABDUCTED STUDENTS, TEACHERS.
Pupils and students in Bayelsa State on Tuesday joined the nationwide protest against kidnappings by marching through their communities to demand the immediate release of abducted students and teachers. Viral…
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CAN DECLARES NATIONAL MOURNING, DEMANDS EMERGENCY ACTION ON INSECURITY
The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared a period of national mourning and is asking the federal government to treat insecurity as a full-blown emergency across the country. The decision…
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INEC, DSS PROBE VOTER DATA LEAK AS ATIKU RAISES FEARS OVER 2027 POLL.
The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Department of State Services are now investigating the unauthorized disclosure of voter information from INEC’s Continuous Voter Registration database, a development that has…
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WIKE CAUTIONS NUT PROTESTERS IN ABUJA.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike met with members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT Wing, on Tuesday after they staged a solidarity protest at the Federal Capital Territory Administration Secretariat….
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BENUE, ADAMAWA TEACHERS HIT THE STREETS AS NUT PROTESTS SCHOOL ABDUCTIONS.
Teachers under the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, in Benue and Adamawa states on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, joined nationwide solidarity protests over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in…
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NUT SHUTS DOWN IBADAN AS TEACHERS PROTEST.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, staged a mass protest in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, over the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire LGA. Demonstrators…
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KENYA: 2 DEAD AS PROTESTS ERUPT OVER US EBOLA QUARANTINE SITE.
Two people have been killed in Nanyuki, central Kenya, during protests against a proposed U.S. Ebola quarantine facility on an air force base, with a Kenyan court extending its order…
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NUT STAGES LAGOS PROTEST AT ALAUSA GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, held a solidarity protest on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at the Government House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, demanding the immediate release of…
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ACTIVIST STAGES PROTEST AT UN OFFICE IN ABUJA.
A civil society activist has staged a protest at the United Nations office in Abuja, calling for global intervention to secure the release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oyo…
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NUT BEGINS NATIONWIDE PROTEST OVER OYO, OGUN SCHOOL ABDUCTIONS.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has commenced nationwide solidarity rallies today, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to demand the release of teachers and students abducted in Oyo and other states….
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WIKE APOLOGISES OVER CATTLE ROAMING ABUJA STREETS.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken responsibility for the continued presence of cattle on major roads and streets across Abuja. Speaking during his monthly media briefing…
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