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Monthly Archives: August, 2021

Zambia’s Lungu Concedes Defeat To Challenger Hichilema

Zambia’s outgoing leader Edgar Lungu on Monday conceded defeat and congratulated his successor and longtime rival Hakainde Hichilema, who scored a landslide victory in...

President Buhari Signs Petroleum Industry Bill Into Law

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. This is according to a statement signed by presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina. According to...

Nigeria flags off phase 2 of Covid 19 vaccination across the country.

Nigerian Government through the Ministry of Health has rolled out the second phase of Covid 19 vaccination in all the states of the federation. This...

Taliban Takeover Is World’s Failure, Says UK Defence Secretary

The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a “failure of the international community”, Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday, assessing that the West’s...

Gunmen Abduct Unspecified Number Of Students In Zamfara College

Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have attacked the College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara state Sources told...

US Troops Fire Shots In Kabul Airport As Afghans Make Desperate Dash To Exit

US troops fired shots into the air and all commercial flights were cancelled at Kabul airport Monday as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac in...

Zambia’s Opposition Leader Hichilema Wins Presidential Vote At Sixth Attempt

Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Monday declared winner of the hotly contested presidential election in debt-burdened Zambia. With 155 of 156 constituencies...

Panic In Kabul As Taliban Takes Control Of Afghanistan

Victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan’s 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city’s airport trying to...

Nigeria’s Samuel Kalu Collapses In French Ligue 1 Match

Bordeaux striker Samuel Kalu collapsed on the pitch in a French Ligue 1 game at Marseille on Sunday where temperatures hit a sweltering 30 degrees. The 23-year-old...

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