Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military’s ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The fresh rally followed the largest protests to date on Saturday, when tens of
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 1,588 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 139,242. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that since the pandemic emerged in
Factions of the All Progressives Congress in Imo and Rivers states have opposed the party’s membership registration and revalidation holding across the states. The factions listed among other reasons court orders halting the exercise in their respective states. For instance, in Rivers State, while the faction loyal
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A 28-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Obijofa, has reportedly killed his wife and their four-year-old son. He was paraded on Saturday at the police headquarters in Awka, Anambra State, together with suspects arrested for other offences. Obijofa said he killed the wife over infidelity after taking Indian hemp. He said
A PUNCH journalist, Okechukwu Nnodim, who was abducted by gunmen on Wednesday night has regained his freedom. Nnodim reunited with his family on Saturday night. “I am back home. I am back,” Nnodim said on the telephone. His wife, Oluchi, also confirmed the development on the telephone. “My husband
The federal government says Nigeria is making efforts to get the coronavirus vaccines by the end of February. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the disclosure in Abuja. He said Nigeria was expecting vaccines from China. “What we are engaging with China is in the area of
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has ordered that the Agbaedo Nnewi New Motor Spare Parts Market be closed for one week. This was contained in a press release signed by the commissioner for trade and commerce, Mr Uchenna Okafor The release stated that Obiano ordered the closure