Africa

Update: Malawians celebrate after presidential vote result annulled

Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera celebrated the court ruling with his supporters LILONGWE, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi opposition supporters celebrated…

Libyan daily oil production drops below 200,000 barrels amid closure of oil ports

TRIPOLI, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The state-owned Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said that the country’s daily production of crude…

Nigeria: Five arrested by police for falsely claiming to have contracted Coronavirus

ABUJA, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While the whole world is sitting on tenterhooks with taking stringent measures to stay safe…

Malawi court cancels Peter Mutharika election, orders new vote

Pres elect Arthur Peter Mutharika sworn in for his second term LILONGWE, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi’s constitutional court ordered…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…