Curfew, market closure imposed in Nigerian town of abducted girls

Gunshots and chaos erupted during what should have been the joyous return of the 279 schoolgirls ABUJA, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Nigeria’s Zamfara state have declared a curfew and shut market activities after violence marred the return of hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls to their families, a state spokesman…

Ethiopia unrest: UN calls for investigation into possible war crimes in Tigray

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet GENEVA, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet called for an “objective and independent investigation” in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, after having “corroborated serious violations” likely to constitute “war crimes and crimes against…

Ghana: Supreme Court unanimously upholds 2020 election victory of Akufo-Addo

play videoFile photo of the Supreme Court sitting ACCRA, March 4 (NNN-GNA) — The Supreme Court of Ghana has upheld the re-election of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as president of Ghana. The decision means he was validly elected during the Dec 7, 2020, presidential elections.The verdict was read out Thursday by Chief…

Argentina again forced to ramp LNG imports , as domestic gas production falls

BUENOS AIRES, March 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina forced to quickly ramp up LNG imports in the coming winter months to meet its heating season, as domestic gas production dwindles and Bolivian pipeline imports slow. Argentina’s 2020 output was the lowest since 2017, as production from its Vaca Muerta shale formation…

Nigeria: Shoot anyone with AK-47 in the bush – Pres Buhari orders soldiers

Nigeria is grappling with a chronic insecurity problem across the vast north ABUJA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to shoot on sight anyone seen with AK-47 rifle in the bush. “The president has ordered security forces to go into the bushes and shoot whoever they…

Covid-19: South Africa, China seize fake vaccines – Interpol

LYON (France), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security officials in China and South Africa seized thousands of counterfeit doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the global police agency Interpol revealed.The international police force said in a statement that 400 vials, equivalent to about 2,400 doses, containing the fake vaccine were found at…

Nigeria: Violence erupts during reception for kidnapped schoolgirls as they return to families

Broken car windows are seen as riot broke out after the arrival of the rescued JSS Jangebe schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara JANGEBE (Nigeria), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One moment, Hadiza was weeping and flinging her arms around her father for the first time since her abduction; the next – gunfire…

Italian magistrates set to level charges against sea rescuers, NGOs

ROME, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A German aid group that operated a migrant rescue boat in the Mediterranean said Italian magistrates were set to charge 21 individuals and three human rights groups with aiding illegal immigration from Libya. The announcement came after magistrates in the Sicilian city of Trapani said…

Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano erupts, officials warn of burning projectiles

The Pacaya volcano spews smoke and ash as seen from El Rodeo, Guatemala GUATEMALA CITY, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano erupted on Wednesday, expelling lava for several hours and prompting the country’s meteorological institute to warn that incandescent volcanic blocks could rain down on nearby towns. Officials stopped…

US House passes police reforms ahead of Floyd murder trial

The US House of Representatives passed a police reforms package that bears the name of George Floyd, the African-American man killed in May 2020 by a Minneapolis police officer who goes on trial for murder on March 8 WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A sweeping police reform package that bans…