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  By Hannatu Sadiq The African Development Bank AfDB, has appointed a Gambian national, Mr. Lamin Barrow, as the Director General of the AfDB Nigeria Country Office. According to a statement issued by the continental bank,...

  By Chioma Iruke Canadian Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of Alberta, Kelechi Madu, has slammed governments of Nigeria and Kenya over the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi...

By John Ikani The owners and insurers of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Sunday a formal settlement had been agreed in a compensation dispute, and the canal...

  By Hannatu Sadiq 250 illegal migrants has been rescued by the Libyan Coast Guard and returned to Libya, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported. The UNHCR tweeted:  “Some 250 persons returned to Tripoli...

  By Chioma Iruke   Saudi Arabia is currently in a public spat with its Emirati allies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a critical oil output deal, escalating tensions ahead of another meeting of the...

By John Ikani Zimbabwe has announced a two-week lockdown aimed at curbing the recent surge in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, with the country reporting more than 4,600 infections last week. Last week’s increase represents a 156-per cent...