Ninety-six returning Ivorian exiles have received a cheque for around 1,500 euros each from the authorities to help them reintegrate into Ivorian society. “The total amount allocated by the Ivorian government to 96 returning migrants, including 28 women, is over 150,000 euros (98 million CFA francs),” according to the Infomigrants …
Read More »Four people died during an aid distribution
At least four people were killed and several others injured in a stampede during a food distribution in a community in Bauchi state, north-east Nigeria. “The stampede occurred as many people waited to receive food aid distributed in private enterprise, resulting in the deaths of four people,” according to Ahmed …
Read More »Release of students kidnapped in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the army announced the release of 137 students who were victims of a mass kidnapping in the north-central part of the country. The students were abducted on March 7 from their school in Kuriga, a small town in the north-central Nigerian state of Kaduna. Some of the 300 …
Read More »Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor passes away
Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor died on Sunday at the age of 62 following kidney failure, local media reported. His death comes just a few days after he appealed for help to raise funds for a kidney transplant in India. During his career, Muonagor appeared in dozens of films, including …
Read More »Nigerian Nollywood legend begs for help with kidney transplant
A social media video showing Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor in poor health and begging for financial help has shocked many Nigerians. He can be seen in bed with a bandage on his chest, barely able to talk. Another actor, sitting next to him, explains that Muonagor needs money to …
Read More »Teenager stabs foster mother to death
Police have arrested a 17-year-old girl who allegedly stabbed her adoptive mother to death in Oda, Akure, Nigeria. “The deceased’s family claimed the suspect was suffering from mental illness,” according to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami. “The decomposing body of the deceased was found at her …
Read More »Son killed 75-year-old father to death
A man has been arrested for macheting his father to death over a parcel of land in Uruting Village, Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. “The 75-year-old deceased owned numerous parcels of land in the state,” according to his son. “The deceased sold some of the land, …
Read More »Boy drowns in stream at Gomoa Potsin
11-year-old boy has died after drowning in a stream at Gomoa Potsin in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased had gone swimming with his friends when the unfortunate incident occurred,” reports said. The death of the deceased has deeply affected his relatives and the community …
Read More »Nigeria launches mega solar power plant to strengthen national grid
Nigeria has signed an agreement for the construction of a 20 MW hybrid hydro-solar power plant, the first phase of a 300 MW project. The project is part of the country’s plan to transition to clean and renewable energy solutions. The project will be built in Shiroro, in the central …
Read More »The US concerned about drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau
US Ambassador Michael Raynor expressed US concern over drug trafficking, human trafficking and respect for the values of democracy, including the freedoms of citizens in Guinea-Bissau. Recently, there have been reports of heavy drug circulation in Guinea-Bissau. Former Guinean Prime Minister Nuno Nabiam himself denounced it, but the Bissau authorities …
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