Covid-19: Nigeria holds reception ceremony after vaccine arrival as nurses attack by relatives of coronavirus patients

According to reports, relatives of coronavirus patients who die attack the nurses on duty ABUJA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Federal Government, on Tuesday, held a reception ceremony after the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country.The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; the…

Nigerian insurgents take northeast government stronghold of Dikwa; army denies

Government continues to combat insurgents in Borno State ABUJA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected insurgents overran the northeast Nigerian town of Dikwa in Borno state, a military stronghold and humanitarian hub, security sources, residents and an aid worker said.Dikwa, which an army spokesman denied had been captured, is home to…

Bolivia: 20 dead after bus plunges off cliff

LA PAZ, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty people died and more than a dozen were injured when a passenger bus fell off a cliff in central Bolivia Tuesday, police said. The bus plunged some 150 meters after leaving the road between Cochabamba and Santa Cruz in the early morning hours,…

US says Russia poisoned Navalny, imposes sanctions; Russia told US “not to play with fire”

WASHINGTON, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on seven senior Russians as it said its intelligence concluded that Moscow was behind the poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. In action coordinated with the EU, the United States renewed demands that Russia free Navalny, who was arrested…

US military wages war on extremism in its own ranks

WASHINGTON, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly two months after some active service personnel and veterans took part in the deadly attack on the US Capitol, the United States military has begun to tackle extremism within its ranks — but the fight promises to be a difficult one, by the very…

Zanzibar gets new first Vice President after Hamad’s demise

Othman Masoud Othman ZANZIBAR, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has appointed Othman Masoud Othman as the new First Vice President of the semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago. Othman replaces Seif Sharif Hamad who died on Feb 17. Veteran politician Hamad was the Zanzibar chairman and presidential contender of the…

Covid-19: Venezuela to start on-site classes in April

CARACAS, March 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced that in-person classes will begin in April in compliance with biosecurity measures to prevent COVID-19 contagions. The decision comes after a proposal submitted by Education Minister Aristobulo Isturiz. Classes will be held during the days when the COVID-19 quarantine is…

US presses Saudis over Khashoggi killing amid calls to punish prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman WASHINGTON, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States pressed Saudi Arabia to take further measures after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Washington faced growing criticism that it did not directly target Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. President Joe Biden on Friday released…

Nigeria: Militants attack UN base, trapping 25 aid workers

KANO (Nigeria), March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants linked to the Daesh group have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said. Scores of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters invaded thetown of Dikwa in restive Borno…

Nigeria: All 279 kidnapped girl students released – governor

GUSAU (Nigeria), March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor said Tuesday. Nigeria has been rocked by four mass abductions of students in less than three months, sparking widespread anger against the…