At least 27 people killed in separate South African mass shootings

Nigeria, Sept. 27 -- n South Africa, two mass shootings occurred hours apart between Saturday and Sunday that killed at least 27 people in two townships. The South African Police Service disclosed th... Read More

Xenophobia: 105 more Nigerians repatriated from South Africa

Nigeria, Sept. 26 -- Another group of Nigerians from South Africa has arrived in the country as xenophobic attacks on black foreigners persist, and an uneasy quiescence increasingly defines Nigeria-So... Read More

AfCFTA, African IP Summit to push intellectual property as driver of continental trade

Nigeria, Sept. 26 -- Government officials and policymakers from across Africa will be gathering in Kenya in November to discuss how intellectual property can support Africa's trade and economic transf... Read More

Delegates walk out as Netanyahu addresses UNGA

Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday, the chamber was almost empty. Dozens of delegates walked out of ... Read More

China rejects US sanctions on Iranian airlines as Tehran threatens neighbours who comply

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- Iran has threatened to "paralyse" the airports of neighbouring countries should they reject Iranian flights due to the latest US sanctions. The threat on Wednesday came as China o... Read More

Gambia asks GTB, Access Bank, others to dismiss non-Gambian employees

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- The Central Bank of The Gambia ordered all commercial banks operating in the country to dismiss non-Gambian employees. In a letter dated 19 September, the central bank asked comm... Read More

Attack by rebel group raises fear of renewed war in Ethiopia

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- Months of rising tension in Ethiopia have now escalated into renewed armed clashes in the northern Tigray region, raising concerns that the country could slide back into a civil w... Read More

UK joins call to limit UN Security Council veto

Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- The United Kingdom has joined France and Mexico's push for restrictions on the use of the UN Security Council veto in cases involving genocide and crimes against humanity. The Fr... Read More

South African journalist detained in Djibouti released

Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- South African journalist Micah Reddy, arrested by the Djibouti authorities last weekend, has been released. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) discl... Read More

US threatens the world not to provide services to Iranian planes

Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- The US plans to shut down Iranian commercial flights from international travel starting Wednesday as part of its effort to impose sanctions that force Iran to concede to its deman... Read More

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