Nigeria: Boko Haram releases four recently abducted Chibok girls

The four young ladies were taken to Dille by the insurgents MAIDUGARI (Nigeria), Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four girls abducted in Kautikari village of Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State in northeast Nigeria, have regained freedom at the weekend, residents of Chibok town said.The girls were among the 24…

Russia, US to hold new Ukraine crisis talks after key UN session

   WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Russian and US foreign ministers are set to hold fresh talks Tuesday after a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, with Washington vowing to work with Western allies to beef upsanctions should Moscow decide to invade its neighbour.      Russia announced Foreign Minister…

US, Britain, Canada hit top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions

   WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, Britain and Canada hit top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions on Monday on the one-year anniversary of a military coup.    The US Treasury Department placed sanctions on Attorney General Thida Oo, Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo and Anti-Corruption…

AU suspends Burkina Faso over Jan 24 coup

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The African Union has slapped a suspension on Burkina Faso following a coup that ousted President Christian Roch Marc Kabore from office.The continental bloc’s Political Affairs, Peace and Security Council met on Monday, Jan 31 for its 1,062nd meeting during which the decision was taken.“Council…

Long-awaited ‘partygate’ report handed to UK PM

LONDON, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a version of an eagerly-awaited report into claims of lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street office, media reported on Monday. Senior civil servant Sue Gray has been investigating a series of revelations about the boozy get-togethers held while…

Anger, reflection as Northern Ireland marks 50 years since ‘Bloody Sunday’

People attend a memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland LONDONDERRY (United Kingdom), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Relatives of 13 civil rights protesters shot dead in Northern Ireland by British soldiers 50 years ago demanded justice on Sunday, as they commemorated one of…

Roadside blast kills at least 13 in northeast Kenya

MANDERA (Kenya), Jan 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 13 commuters were killed in a roadside blast along a highway in northeast Kenya early Monday. Regional police chief George Seda confirmed the incident, saying the blast happened when a minibus ran over an improvised explosive device set on the road along…

Military coup: Joint ECOWAS-UN team expected to hold talks with Burkina Faso junta

Demonstrators hold a picture of Mali’s Colonel Aissimi Goita (left) and of Liutenent Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (right) the Burkina Faso leader of the mutiny and of the Patriotic Movement for the Protection and the Restauration (MPSR) OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When Economic Community of West African States’, ECOWAS leaders…

At least 4 dead in U.S. East Coast blizzard

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least four people reportedly died over the weekend, as a blizzard swept through parts of the U.S. East Coast. Three of the dead were found in the snow next to their shovels on Long Island, New York, on Saturday, while a snow plow driver…

At least 32 killed after Tropical Cyclone Ana sweeps across Malawi

People walk on a road swept by flooding waters in Chikwawa, Malawi LILONGWE, Jan 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Malawi has recorded at least 32 deaths caused by the Tropical Cyclone Ana which tore across the country on Tuesday, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) said in a statement Sunday. “As…