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Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended a day-long summit in Bamako, Mali on Thursday without a definite agreement that would help resolve the escalating political crisis in the country. President Muhammadu…

Billionaire Bill Gates has dismissed conspiracy theories which accuse him of creating the coronavirus outbreak. ‎The conspiracy theories have been circulating on social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Bamako, Mali for the peace mission by the ECOWAS Heads of states. The president and other West African leaders are currently in the Malian capital to find a solution to the worsening political…

President Muhammadu Buhari and presidents of four other African countries will on Thursday depart their various countries for Bamako, Mali on a peace mission. Other Presidents that will make the trip include Presidents Machy Sall…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s Communications Ministry said on Wednesday. However, a statement released by the ministry through email said Bolsonaro, 65, was in good…

Two journalists, Messrs Debo Adesina (Oyo) and Oma Djebah (Delta) are among a list of 40 non-career ambassadors-designate approved to represent the country on foreign missions by the Senate on Wednesday. Two nominees from Niger and…

*** Dubai tops list with 1,405 evacuees No fewer than 6,317 Nigerians have been repatriated from 19 countries, with Dubai topping the list of evacuees with 1,405 Nigerians. Chairman and Chief Executive officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora…

Iran has executed a former translator convicted of spying for the United States and Israel. The convict, Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, was also accused of helping to locate a top Iranian general killed later by the U.S. A statement on the…

Kenyan police arrested a prison warden accused of raping a female patient in a COVID-19 isolation facility he was meant to be guarding, a police report said on Friday. It was the latest in a string of incidents highlighting…

Forty-two Nigerians have been deported from Niger Republic. The Nigerians were said to have entered Niger Republic illegally in a bid to travel to Europe from the West African country. A statement issued on Friday by spokesman of…