GTBank's new app leaves customers stranded

Cameroon: Six Arrested in Connection With Ivory Trafficking

[Camer.be] Six suspected wildlife traffickers have been arrested in Bertoua and Yokadoumain connection with the trafficking in ivory in the East Region. They were arrested during a crack down operation carried out by the Divisional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife of Lom and Djerem in

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: CNN, BBC Coverage of #EndSARS Protest Disgusting - Buhari

[Premium Times] "I was disgusted by the coverage, which did not give attention to the policemen that were killed, the stations that were burnt, and prisons that were opened."

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Tobacco Industry 'Front' Rejected By WHO, Others, Finds Footing in Nigeria

[Premium Times] To bypass the provisions of the WHO-FCTC, the tobacco industry established a public health foundation.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Lala Foundation Donates Relief Materials to Flood Victims in Kolga Bayelsa State

[This Day] Over 800 households in bayelsa state have benefited from the flood relief materials donated by a non governmental organization Called Learning And Life Aid (LALA) Foundation in partnership with Heritage Bank.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Vigilantes Rescue Kidnapped Children

[DW] Local vigilantes and police have rescued a group of children who were kidnapped by an armed gang. The release followed a shoot-out in northwestern Nigeria.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Zabarmari - Why We Killed 78 Rice Farmers in Borno - Abubakar Shekau

[Daily Trust] The factional leader of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau has confirmed that his group was responsible for the killing of rice farmers in Kwashebe Zabarmari axis of Jere Local government Area of Borno State.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: There Are 206 Million People in Nigeria - Population Commission

[Daily Trust] The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that Nigeria's population has been estimated at 206 million for 2020.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

SIMBA STARS IN FOR PLATINUM CLASH

BY SPORTS REPORTER TANZANIAN side Simba Stars arrived in Harare yesterday, five days before their Caf Champions League first round first leg tie against FC Platinum to be played at the National Sports Stadium in a show of how seriously they are taking this tie. Simba Stars qualified for the first

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Nigerian army general convicted, demoted for viral video | Africanews

Nigerian army general who complained about inadequate equipment to fight the Boko Haram has been dismissed from service and further

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Nigeria: Bill Seeking to Establish Nigeria Health Bank Passes Second Reading

[This Day] The House of Representatives yesterday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a Nigeria Health Infrastructure Development Bank, possessing all the powers and attributes of a financial institution, to provide provide loans either in Naira or foreign currencies and long term

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Older People Often an Invisible Casualty in Conflict With Boko Haram

[AI London] Older people have suffered in unique ways from the conflict that has raged for almost a decade in Northeast Nigeria, with many starved or slaughtered in their homes or left to languish and die in squalid, unlawful military detention, Amnesty International said in a new report today.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Protectionism is killing Nigeria's poultry industry - Face2Face Africa

Recently, the national president of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Ezekiel Ibrahim, announced that the poultry industry might be forced to shut down by January 2021 due to the astronomical rise in the price of poultry feed caused by the rise in the price of maize and soya beans which are

fave

Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Gambia: How a Woman Married a Man After He Freed Her From Slavery in Libya

Analysis - Married is by choice but for Mariam (not her real name) it was as a consequent of abject poverty and the desire to be freed from bondage. She is married to a man who freed her from slavery in Libya as his third wife.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya, Uganda Picked for Flavoured Drug for Children Living With HIV

[East African] Kenya and Uganda are among six African countries set to receive new generic strawberry-flavoured tablets for treating children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the first half of 2021.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Niger Stun Hosts Benin in Wafu B U20 Championship Opener

[CAF] Niger defied the odds by stunning hosts Benin 1-0 in the opening match of the WAFU 'B' U-20 Championship at the Stade De Gaulles in Porto Novo on Saturday.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Senate Confirms Mahmood Yakubu As INEC Chairman

[Premium Times] The confirmation is for a second and final term.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria's Census Has Always Been Tricky - Why This Must Change

[The Conversation Africa] Demographic data are important for national development. They are useful in sectoral planning and should influence the direction of government priorities.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

5 Things To Know About Adewale 'Wally' Adeyemo, Biden's Historic Treasury Department Pick - Blavity

President-elect

fave

Source: Blavity News

Nigeria: The Need for Women's Leadership in Global Health - the Nigeria Experience

[Nigeria Health Watch] Editors Note: This week's Thought Leadership piece comes from Women in Global Health (WGH) Nigeria, an organisation that was established to bring visibility and recognition of Nigerian women, shape global health programming and advocacy, and reform policy and in communities

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: EITI Sets Deadline for Publishing New, Amended Contracts, Licenses

[Premium Times] Only 37 countries have so far committed to disclose some or all extractive contracts.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: House Urges Govt to Review Policies, Protocols for Arms Purchase By Security Agencies

[This Day] The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to review the policies, protocols, and procedures for the purchase of arms, ammunition and related hardware by the by the security agencies in the last ten years.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Updated - It's Official: APC Floors PDP, Others in Lagos East Senatorial Election

[Premium Times] The final result of the election was announced at the INEC collation centre Sunday morning.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria's Latest Mass Kidnapping 'Symptomatic of Inadequacies Built Up Over Years'

[RFI] The mass kidnapping of 344 schoolboys in Nigeria's north-eastern Katsina State and their subsequent release this week is indicative of the continuing security challenges President Muhammadu Buhari faces in northern Nigeria and the country as a whole, a top Nigeria expert has told RFI.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko – The Legend of Tarisai the Just - Stabroek News

“For the kid scanning fairy tales for a hero with a face like theirs. The article Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko – The Legend of Tarisai the Just appeared first on Stabroek News.

fave

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Africa: Part Three - Nuclear Energy in Africa

[New Frame] The last in this three-part series looks at the cost of nuclear waste disposal, decommissioning power plants and accident clean-ups, and suggests a logical energy-generation alternative for the continent.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

10 people, including 4 children, rescued from Nigeria 'baby factory' | News24

Police in Nigeria have rescued 10 people, including four children, four pregnant women and two other women from an illegal maternity home, a spokesperson has said.

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

Nigeria: Again, Senate Asks Buhari to Sack Service Chiefs

[Premium Times] This is the third time the Senate will ask the president to sack the Service Chiefs who, they said, are bereft of new ideas to tackle insurgency.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: FIFA Rankings 2020 - Tunisia Keep 26th Place

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia finished 2020 in the 26th place worldwide at the FIFA World Rankings released Thursday.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Govt Signs Trade Pact With Morocco, Singapore

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) with Morocco and Singapore to raise investing confidence.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Black Lives Matter co-founder urges Nigeria to free jailed police protesters | News24

A group of activists and celebrities, including a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, have signed an open letter to Nigeria's president demanding that he hold accountable security personnel accused of shooting anti-police brutality protesters.

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

BlackFacts Details

GTBank's new app leaves customers stranded | TechCabal

Random Facts

Amazing Grace: President Obama's Bold and Moving Speech on Race in Charleston

Southern United States Facts

Science Facts

Education Facts

Washington DC Facts