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A weekend assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria signposted by the Boko Haram group left no less than 110 useless, UN humanitarian coordinators within the nation mentioned on Sunday. "At the very least 110 civilians had been ruthlessly killed and plenty of others injured on this assault," Edward Kallon mentioned in an announcement after the unique tolls indicated 43 after which no less than 70 useless after Saturday's bloodbath of suspected Boko Haram fighters. "The incident is probably the most…

At least 43 farmers were killed by Boko Haram on Saturday 28 November in northeastern Nigeria as residents of the region went to the polls to elect their local representatives and advisers. This tragedy has therefore plagued the first vote in 13 years in this region, which has been hit by a jihadist uprising, which has left 36,000 dead and two million displaced since 2019.…

Militants have killed at the least 40 individuals on a farm within the state of Borno in northeastern Nigeria, three sources advised Reuters on Saturday. The assault on Kwashebe Zamarmari within the Jere municipality space occurred late within the morning native time when the employees have been harvesting rice, in response to a village chief, an area fighter with the Zamarmari group and a police supply. The authorities' seek for the attackers has begun. The navy and police didn't instantly reply to…

Tax evasion costs Africa more than $ 25 billion a year, according to a study by a network of NGOs, including the Global Alliance for Tax Justice. At a time of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, this flight is considered "unacceptable", in fact it reduces the revenue that African countries could devote to their health.…

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices, Nigeria officially entered a recession, following a decline of 3.62% of GDP in the third quarter of 2020, following a decline of 6% in the previous quarter. Africa's most populous country barely recovered from the recession in 2016, following the collapse in oil prices in 2015.…

A serious museum and archaeological challenge has simply been launched in Nigeria, within the metropolis of Benin Metropolis, to assist the return to African soil of artistic endeavors looted by English throughout their invasion of town in 1897. The primary photographs of the longer term Edo Museum of West African Artwork - Emowaa - was introduced just a few days in the past within the metropolis.…

The Nigerian military shares its side of the story, more than three weeks after the Lekki toll massacre, in which security forces opened fire on a peaceful youth rally and killed at least ten people in Lagos on October 20, 2020. Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo addressed the Justice Commission on November 14. responsible for investigating this bloody takeover and more generally police abuse.…

Since the abolition of government subsidies (in September) on imports, the price of petrol is partly indexed to the market price. A small revolution in Nigeria, the largest raw material producer on the African continent with very little refining capacity. Even if legislative measures remain and petrol remains cheap in the country, adaptation is still difficult for consumers and players in the sector.…

After flying over the primary half-hour sport with 4 objectives, Nigeria had been made all the way in which collectively towards Sierra Leone and struck an unbelievable draw (4-4) on their garden. Sierra Leone has the efficiency on this third day of the CAN 2021 qualifier. It is only a draw, however 4-4, received by Sierra…

Following the bloody attack on the Nigerian youth protest movement by the military, authorities are keeping the pressure on some identified individuals within the #EndSars movement. Twenty of them's bank accounts were frozen, following a decision by the Nigerian central bank. The #EndSars movement has always claimed to be leaderless, but the Nigerian authorities seem to have identified some of its alleged "promoters". They are under increasing pressure, almost three weeks after the army intervened the peaceful movement of…