ANOTHER mutant form of coronavirus is discovered in Nigeria after new strains were found in South Africa and Britain A third new variant of coronavirus has been discovered in Nigeria, medics say The mutant strain is different to those uncovered in the UK and South Africa But medics are not sure what effect the strain … Read more
ANOTHER mutant form of coronavirus is discovered in Nigeria after new strains were found in South Africa and Britain A third new variant of coronavirus has been discovered in Nigeria, medics say The mutant strain is different to those uncovered in the UK and South Africa But medics are not sure what effect the strain … Read more
Covid-19 restrictions have squeezed civil liberties worldwide with authoritarian regimes exploiting the restrictions as a way to shore up their control of fast-changing societies, rights groups say. Demonstrations have been outlawed, elections postponed, and activists subject to even greater repression in a health emergency whose political impact will still be felt when the pandemic is over. … Read more
Covid-19 restrictions have squeezed civil liberties worldwide with authoritarian regimes exploiting the restrictions as a way to shore up their control of fast-changing societies, rights groups say. Demonstrations have been outlawed, elections postponed, and activists subject to even greater repression in a health emergency whose political impact will still be felt when the pandemic is over. … Read more
Boko Haram jihadists today claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 300 school children in Nigeria last week. ‘I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina,’ said the leader of the group that was also behind the 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Chibok, in a voice message. … Read more
Boko Haram jihadists today claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 300 school children in Nigeria last week. ‘I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina,’ said the leader of the group that was also behind the 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Chibok, in a voice message. … Read more
‘Africa shouldn’t be considered a trend’: Naomi Campbell says people have had the ‘wrong perception’ of the continent in the past as supermodel speaks out at Arise fashion week in Nigeria Naomi Campbell, 50, attended Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria Model, who lives in London, said people have had ‘wrong perception’ of Africa She added … Read more
‘Africa shouldn’t be considered a trend’: Naomi Campbell says people have had the ‘wrong perception’ of the continent in the past as supermodel speaks out at Arise fashion week in Nigeria Naomi Campbell, 50, attended Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria Model, who lives in London, said people have had ‘wrong perception’ of Africa She added … Read more
Boko Haram massacre kills at least 110: Islamist militants behead and slit the throats of Nigerian rice farmers and fishermen and kidnap their wives and daughters after barbaric attack The workers were rounded up and slaughtered by the militants in Borno state Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility but is believed to be behind attack … Read more
Boko Haram massacre kills at least 110: Islamist militants behead and slit the throats of Nigerian rice farmers and fishermen and kidnap their wives and daughters after barbaric attack The workers were rounded up and slaughtered by the militants in Borno state Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility but is believed to be behind attack … Read more