African nations impose restrictions as coronavirus crisis looms
PRETORIA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus has now been confirmed in at least 30 of Africa’s 54 countries, officials…
Six Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
ABUJA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected members of the Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in Banki area of Borno State,…
Nigeria gas explosion kills at least 17: emergency services
LAGOS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gas explosion in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos killed at least 17 people, injured many…
Covid-19: Global coronavirus death toll tops 7,000
PARIS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of deaths around the world linked to the new coronavirus has topped 7,000,…
Pipeline Explosion Hits Nigeria’s Economic Hub, Students Rescued
LAGOS, Mar 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Some school children near an explosion site, which rocked Abule Ado of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic…
Almost Five Million Children Born Into War In Syria: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 4.8 million children have been born in Syria since the conflict began nine…
Update: Tourists stuck in Morocco after links to Europe restricted over coronavirus
Passengers wait in their buses as they were refused entry at the Tanger Med port in the northern city RABAT,…
Canadian, Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 released in Mali: UN
Edith Blais and Luca Tacchetto went missing while travelling through Burkina Faso BAMAKO, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Canadian woman…
Cameroon: Five hostages killed in restive Anglophone region while 5 abducted girls rescued in West region
YAOUNDE, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five civilians held hostage by armed separatists in Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region of…
Covid-19: Libya closes schools over coronavirus fears
TRIPOLI, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s rival governments both announced a two-week closure of schools and universities over fears of…