Author: alternativeafrica
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Nigeria: Police arrest Ekiti driver over false alarm on herdsman attack
London, Feb, 23, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Police in Ekiti State have arrested one Olarewaju Oluwaseun, a driver plying Akure -Ilorin route over a false alarm ... -
1,500 African soldiers from Nigeria, 33 other countries undergo special training on counter terrorism in Senegal
London, Feb. 23, 2020 (AltAfrica)-About 10 African soldiers from Burkina Faso are among a select group of African soldiers currently being trained to battle ... -
Nigeria: CBN refunds N82m lost to ATM error, cyber fraud to bank customers
London, Feb. 23, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Katsina state branch has facilitated the refund of N82.04 million to ... -
Ugandans, Somalis eat desert locusts in desperate bid to fight invasion
London, Feb. 23, 2020 (AltAfrica-People in Uganda’s northern district of Kitgum and their counterpart in Somalia are eating and turning desert locusts that have ... -
Returnee migrants, others launch Pineapple factory in Nigeria
London, Feb. 23, 2020 (AltAfrica)-In Nigeria, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) together with the state government opened a pineapple factory operated by a business cooperative, consisting ... -
75 year-old Egyptian grandpa signs first contract to become world’s oldest footballer
London, Feb. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The thought of playing soccer as a professional had remained a distant dream for Ezzeldin Bahader for decades – until, ... -
How climate change fuels more violence against women, girls
London, Feb. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ntoya Sande was 13 years old when she got married — against her will. “I was sent to be married because of ... -
Archbishop of Canterbury hosts Leah Sharibu’s mother in London
London, Feb. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)- Rebecca Sharibu,the mother of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu on Thursday met with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin ... -
Nigeria: University lecturer jailed 21 years for raping 18 year old admission seeker
London, Feb. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-An Ikeja High Court thursday sentenced a part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos, Mr. Afeez Baruwa, to ...
