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The Nigerian national collation centre in the capital, Abuja, has yet to start announcing results this morning, local media reported. Electoral officials says there are five states now ready to announce – but they will wait until 13:00 GMT (14:00 local time) to allow for more results to be ready. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday decorated American actor Steven Seagal, a former Hollywood star who has become an active defender of the Russian president in recent years and, more recently, of his offensive against Ukraine. Putin signed a decree awarding the “Order of Friendship” to the actor for “his …

The White House in the United States on Monday ordered federal agencies across the country to ban the use of the TikTok app from their devices. They will have to ensure that their devices are no longer equipped with the application of videos within 30 days, ordered Monday the Office …

A 67-year-old Court of Appeal judge sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, collapsed and died in his office while dressing for a court session, Nigeria. “All attempts to revive him proved abortive as he gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital,” reports said. The immediate past …

A Yoruba teacher was arraigned for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student of the school in the Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The accused had been having sexual intercourse with the victim, an under-aged, and had been in the act for a while in the …

A European Union observer mission has denounced the lack of transparency and operational failures in the Nigerian election, according to its preliminary findings. It said there was confidence in the independence and professionalism of the electoral body during preparations for the elections. “But public confidence has declined due to the …

A student died while three others were injured when fire engulfed two dormitories at Kyamate Secondary School in Uganda’s Ntungamo Municipality on Sunday evening, local media reported. On February 27, the school head teacher Emmanuel Arinaitwe said the fire which started at around 9:30pm at Nyerere and Mandela dormitories was …

Two apprentice mechanics died in a gruesome accident on the Taifa Bankyease Road at Atomic Down Roundabout in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency of Ghana, according to reports. “The unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday, February 25, 2022,” reports said. The victims were on a test drive with a vehicle a customer brought …

A man is facing two counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing a phone, Nigeria, according to reports. “The matter was reported at Utako Police Station by the complainant of Utako village, Abuja,” the prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwafoaku, …

A 19-year-old boy battling for his life after alleged military brutality at Gomoa Mprumen in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was subjected to severe beatings by a spiritualist and some men in military uniform,” according to reports. The brutality have resulted …