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Category: African
News from around Africa.
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PSC WARNS PUBLIC OVER FAKE POLICE RECRUITMENT SHORTLIST.
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has dismissed a list currently circulating online as fake and urged Nigerians to disregard it. In a statement issued Monday, June 1, 2026 and signed…
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KOGI POLICE COMPLETE WEAPONS TRAINING FOR 565 NEW CONSTABLES.
The Kogi State Police Command has concluded a two-month training programme on weapon handling and marksmanship for 565 Constables in Lokoja. The training, which began April 13, 2026, was part…
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OSUN GOVERNMENT DISBURSES DEATH BENEFITS TO LATE WORKERS’ FAMILIES.
Osun State has released ₦204,275,209.80 to settle death benefits owed to families of public servants who died while in active service. According to the state government, the funds cover beneficiaries…
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OYO PROTESTERS MARCH TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE OVER MASS SCHOOL ABDUCTIONS.
Heavy downpour could not stop angry demonstrators in Oyo State on Monday as they marched to the Government House in Ibadan to protest the kidnapping of teachers and pupils in…
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OYO SCHOOL KIDNAPS TRIGGER STATEWIDE OUTRAGE AS OGUN PROTESTERS DEMAND ACTION ON INSECURITY.
The abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State has ignited protests beyond the state, with residents of Ogun State taking to the streets to demand an end to kidnappings…
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KENYA ANNOUNCES GOOGLE PARTNERSHIP.
The Government of Kenya has announced a new partnership with Google to transform its tourism sector using data and artificial intelligence. The agreement was made public on May 29, 2026…
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NUT SHUTS OYO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM JUNE 1.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Oyo State chapter, has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers to withdraw services effective Monday, June 1, 2026. The industrial action is…
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TINUBU OKAYS 1,000 FOREST GUARDS FOR OYO.
President Bola Tinubu has given approval for 1,000 forest guards to be recruited in Oyo State and has ordered an elite rescue team with advanced capabilities to step up operations…
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MAN, WOMAN ARRESTED IN SOUTH AFRICA OVER ALLEGED RAPE OF HOSPITALIZED 7-YEAR-OLD.
Police in South Africa say a man and a woman have been detained over claims they sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl who was reportedly receiving treatment for a serious illness…
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‘I WILL NOT FAIL YOU’: MAKINDE MEETS OYO ABDUCTEES’ FAMILIES, PROMISES SAFE RETURN OF 46 PUPILS, TEACHERS.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde met with families of kidnapped schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area on Saturday, May 30, 2026, following the circulation of fresh distress videos…
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OVER 3,100 NIGERIANS EVACUATED FROM SUDAN, THOUSANDS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR
More than 3,100 Nigerians have been brought back home from Sudan since war broke out in April 2023, but the exact number of citizens still stranded in the North African…
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NIGERIAN ENTERTAINERS CRY OUT OVER ABDUCTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN OYO.
Nigerian entertainers are demanding urgent action after gunmen abducted 39 students and 7 teachers from schools in Oyo State last week. The attack on schools in the Ahoro Esinele community,…
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LAGOS COURT KEEPS BLOGGER IN CUSTODY FOR CYBERSTALKING OF TONY ELUMELU.
A Lagos Federal High Court has ordered that 19-year-old blogger Nurenorue Surpruchi remain in detention and will rule on his bail request on June 19, 2026. The blogger is answering…
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NAFDAC CLOSES 16 SACHET WATER PLANTS IN RIVERS.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut down 16 sachet water factories in Rivers State for operating without valid licences and producing unregistered packaged water….
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SECURITY EXPERT SCORES TINUBU GOVERNMENT 70%.
President Bola Tinubu’s administration has recorded “significant improvement” in tackling Nigeria’s security challenges, scoring 70% in a new assessment by security analyst Dr. Yahuza Getso. Speaking to journalists on Tinubu’s…
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OYO COMMUNITIES ON EDGE AS FAMILIES PLEAD FOR HELP AFTER SCHOOL ATTACK.
Grief and fear have gripped parts of Oriire LGA, Oyo State, days after gunmen stormed three schools and took away teachers and pupils. The attack on Friday May 15 hit…
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OYO EDUCATORS TAKE TO STREETS AS SEARCH FOR ABDUCTEES CONTINUES.
Classrooms in Ogbomoso emptied Monday asteachers swapped chalk for placards. They marched through town streets demanding the safe return of colleagues and students taken in last Friday’s school attacks. The…
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TINUBU SPEAKS ON CHILDREN’S DAY AS CRITICS QUESTION TIMING AMID OYO, BORNO ABDUCTIONS.
President Bola Tinubu released a Children’s Day message late at night, but the timing and content have sparked debate as Nigeria grapples with fresh school kidnappings. In the statement, Tinubu…
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CIVIL GROUPS ACCUSE FG OF LOSING GRIP ON INSECURITY.
Civil society organisations are taking the federal government to task over what they call a dangerous spike in murders and abductions across the country. In Ogun, the Food and Farmers’…
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KENYAN DOCTORS THREATEN STRIKE.
Kenya’s doctors’ union has warned of a nationwide strike over a reported plan to host a US-funded Ebola quarantine center for American citizens in Laikipia County. The Kenya Medical Practitioners,…
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