Nigerian stowaways nabbed for illegal ship travels to Europe

LAGOS, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian authorities have arrested five individuals illegally clinging to a ship bound for Spain. Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Lagos Seaport Command intercepted the stowaways aboard a vessel en-route Las Palmas following intelligence made available by the master of the vessel about about…

US: Jersey’s $300m seizure of late dictator to be returned to Nigeria

Sani Abacha, de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998 TRENTON (Jersey, US), Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US will returned more than $300m seized from Nigeria’s former dictator to the country from the state of Jersey.The money was laundered through the US under the presidency…

Tanzania: Preacher arrested after 20 worshipers are killed in stampede inside his church

A woman is consoled at Mawenzi hospital after the death of her granddaughter killed in stampede during a church service DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The preacher in a church where 20 people were killed in a stampede has been arrested, said the Tanzanian government. The Saturday incident happened…

Lesotho: First lady charged with murdering rival, PM’s estranged wife in 2017

Maesaiah Thabane MASERU, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife.Earlier First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to be questioned by police in the southern African mountain kingdom.Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned about…

Kenya: Thirteen children killed in primary school stampede

NAIROBI, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 13 children died and dozens ofothers were injured in a stampede as they left their primary school in Kenya, local police said, with investigators still trying to ascertainthe cause of the tragedy. The police have launched an inquiry into what caused the crowd…

World has ‘window of opportunity’ to halt virus spread: WHO chief

GENEVA, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly new coronavirus outbreak have prevented significant spread abroad, providing a “window of opportunity” to halt transmission, the World Health Organization said. But the UN health agency’s chief also called for greater solidarity, accusing some…

26 killed in central Nigeria attacks: police

ABUJA, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 26 people were killed inrecent attacks in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, local police said. Up to 190 houses were damaged or destroyed following the attacks byunknown gunmen across two local areas of the state on Jan 26-28, the police said in a…

Malta rescues 47 migrants from rough sea

VALLETTA, Feb 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Armed Forces of Malta rescued 47 migrants from rough seas between Malta and Libya and brought them to land on Sunday. The meteorological situation is worsening as wind speeds pick up due to a low pressure system forming over Italy. The rescue came after…

Update: Burkina Faso to arm civilians against militants

A remote village in northern Burkina Faso under threat from violence OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Burkina Faso, struggling to grapple with a growing wave of Islamist militant attacks that is affecting the region, are planning to give weapons to civilians.In January alone, at least 60 people…

China has not yet accepted US help with coronavirus: White House adviser

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has been more transparent about the coronavirus than it has been in previous crises but Beijing has not yet accepted a US offer of help to contain the epidemic, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said. “So far the Chinese have been more transparent…