The UK parliament voted in favour of a non-binding resolution to consider imposing sanctions on Nigerian officials involved in the alleged excessive use of force on peaceful protesters during last month’s anti-police brutality demonstrations. The non-binding vote was a result of a petition brought before the UK parliament which was signed by more than 220,000 […]
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The first and only black mayor of New York City has died at the age of 93. Born in 1927, David Dinkins studied at Howard University and Brooklyn Law School. He later went on to serve as the city’s mayor from 1990 to 1993. His successor, Rudy Giuliani, paid tribute to Dinkins on Twitter on […]
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Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs to be done”, even as he vowed to keep contesting his election defeat. The General Services Administration (GSA) said it was acknowledging Mr Biden as […]
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At least six Nigerian soldiers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) militant group that broke away from Boko Haram, according to reports The Saturday attack in north-eastern Nigeria was the latest against the military in a region where armed groups have been waging […]
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Nigeria’s Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on parts of the state after a “surge in cult activities and related violence”. The governor said the area around the Okoro-Nu-Odu flyover in Rumuokoro will be under a curfew for two weeks. But a construction company working on a section of the flyover […]
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Germany’s chancellor has raised concerns about the world’s poorest securing access to Covid-19 vaccines. Angela Merkel was speaking at a G20 summit which saw leaders promise a fair distribution of jabs. But Mrs Merkel warned progress was slow, saying she would raise the matter with global vaccine alliance GAVI. “We will now speak with GAVI […]
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. The former governor called the president’s legal team a “national embarrassment”. President Trump has refused to concede the election, making unsubstantiated claims of widespread […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has insisted there is no plan to sack Coach Gernot Rohr despite mounting pressure. Rohr has faced scrutiny following a run of four games without a win and more criticism followed after the Super Eagles let a 4-0 lead slip at home as Sierra Leone fought back […]
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Nigeria has slipped into a recession after its gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter, according to data released by the statistician general on Saturday. Africa’s biggest economy was last in recession in 2016, its first in a generation, and emerged the following year. But growth had been fragile and the coronavirus pandemic […]
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Donald Trump has had a fresh setback in his bid to overturn his loss in the US election as Michigan lawmakers indicated they would not seek to undo Joe Biden’s projected win in the state. Two Republican legislators pledged to follow “normal process” in validating the vote after a White House meeting. Earlier on Friday, […]
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