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There have been several threats and rumors that the Boko Haram sect had vowed to unleash mayhem in Lagos, especially the alleged threat to bomb the Third Mainland Bridge. Following these threats, the Lagos State Government has sent letters to all auto dealers plying their trade by the roadside to quit because of security threat and also to enforce the ...

Fears about health risks have risen dramatically in Zimbabwe as poachers began poisoning water holes in many of the country’s biggest game-parks, killing dozens of animals. Caroline Washaya-Mayo, a spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, said waterholes have been contaminated with the unidentified poison at the Gonarezhou, Mana Pools, Zambezi, Charara and Matsudona national parks. Washaya-Mayo said, ...

The Ukrainian ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Valery Vasyliev, has revealed that Ukrainian government is planning to set up a multi-million dollar vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria as part of its contribution to the growing relationship between the two countries and to compensate for the trade imbalance presently in favor of Ukraine. He unveiled this in Lagos last week. Vasyliev said ...

Three people were killed and eight others wounded by unknown gunmen on Sunday in an attack at Bitaro village of Kwoi in Jaba local government area in Southern Kaduna. The villagers said gunmen surrounded their homes and opened fire on the Christian village. A survivor said, “It was in the early hours of Sunday when they attacked us in our ...