The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead alongside Ambachew Mekonnen, regional governor of Amhara, amid a reported coup attempt in the northern region. The two men were said to have been killed in separate attacks after a general tried to seize control of power in Amhara. The army […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the menace of poverty in the society. NAN reports that the President gave the challenge when he inaugurated the 2019 to 2023 National Economic Council (NEC) and its maiden meeting at […]
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Ousted president of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, collapsed and died during a court session on Monday, according to state TV. It is believed that the 67-year-old former leader was attending a session in his trial on espionage charges emanating from suspected contacts with Hamas, a Palestinian sect, when he fainted and then passed away. “His body […]
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Sudan’s ex-president Omar al-Bashir was charged with corruption-related offences on Sunday, as he appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown and detained in April. Looking much the same as prior to his removal by the military, he was driven to the prosecutor’s office in Khartoum. He was charged with illicit possession […]
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Indonesia’s communications ministry on Thursday said it would remove all cigarette advertisements from the internet, following a request from the health ministry. A cigarette, also known colloquially as a fag in British English, is a narrow cylinder containing psychoactive material, usually tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The health ministry cited existing […]
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The top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a transition to democracy two months after the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir. An Ethiopian envoy has said that the military and opposition groups have agreed to resume talks on […]
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Senator representing Yobe North Senatorial District in the upper chamber, Ahmad Lawan, lhas been elected president of the senate. Mr. Lawan got 79 votes to defeat Ali Ndume from Borno south who polled 28 votes. More on the story…
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President Donald Trump of the United States of America has announced that he has suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the country “has agreed to take strong measures” to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States. But the deal the two neighbors agreed to falls short of some […]
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Lois Olufunke, mother of late Pius Adesanmi, and Iyabo Toluhi, his daughter, have sued Boeing over the Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed the professor in March. The Boeing 737 Max 8, belonging to the Ethiopian carrier, had crashed few minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, killing all 157 people onboard including another […]
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An estimated nine out of ten people worldwide are exposed to air pollutants that exceed World Health Organisation air quality guidelines, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres has said. A statement to mark the 2019 World Environment Day on Wednesday, states that all around the world, from megacities to small villages, people are breathing dirty […]
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