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Six people were killed in an explosion targeting a passenger bus going in an area outside of Somalia’s capital on Wednesday, report said. Tanker explosion kills pregnant woman, three children,16 others die in Ondo According to Mohamed Ibrahim, governor of the Lower Shabelle area, the incident occurred on a road between Qoryoley and Marka districts, and 12 people were injured. According to Ibrahim, the explosion was triggered by a terrorist strike, according to the news agency X, previously known as Twitter. Ibrahim did not specify which organisation was accused of carrying out the incident. Similar assaults have previously been claimed…

A former rebel commander and politician in Niger has started an anti-junta movement, the first evidence of internal opposition to army rule in the strategically vital Sahel country. In a statement released on Wednesday, Rhissa Ag Boula stated that his new Council of Resistance for the Republic (CRR) planned to reinstall deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained at his house since the coup. “Niger is the victim of a tragedy orchestrated by people charged with protecting it,” the statement added. The launch comes as diplomatic efforts to overturn the coup looked to be blocked after the junta rejected…

The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has asked the Federal Government to utilize all available means to prevent Binance from operating in the nation. ABCON President Aminu Gwadabe provided the suggestion in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. Binance is an online exchange where users can trade cryptocurrencies. It accepts hundreds of the most popular coins. Binance, he claims, is one of several reasons exerting pressure on the naira. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria published a statement in June 2023, highlighting that Binance Nigeria was not registered or regulated by the…

President Bola Tinubu has vowed to end the vicious cycle of Nigeria’s overreliance on borrowing for public expenditure. Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s spokesman, said this on Tuesday in a statement. President Bola Tinubu expressed his resolute commitment on Tuesday in Abuja to break the vicious cycle of overreliance on borrowing for public spending and the resulting burden of debt servicing it places on the management of Nigeria’s limited government revenues. In inaugurating the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, chaired by Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, the President charged the committee to improve the country’s revenue profile and business environment as…

Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, Founder and Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, is dead. His death was announced on the church’s official Facebook page. BREAKING: Pst Taiwo Odukoya loses second wife The clergyman died on Monday, August 7, in the United States of America, according to the church. “The Fountain of Life Church Family, in total submission to the will of God Almighty, announces the passing unto greater glory of our Father, Teacher, and a great servant of the Most High God, Pastor Daniel Taiwo Odukoya, Founding Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, who passed unto glory on the…

The Lagos State Task force has again, in line with the state government’s zero tolerance to the menace of street trading and illicit display of goods on walkways, kerbs, and rail tracks across the State, carried out an extensive raid of recalcitrant street vendors across strategic areas and rail tracks in the Metropolis. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, PRO Task Force, said this in a statement. The raid, which took place in the early hours of today, was led by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who disclosed that the State Government would not rest on its oars until the efforts…

Russia’s Wagner mercenary force is “taking advantage” of Niger’s insecurity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Following President Mohamed Bazoum’s ouster over two weeks ago, the country has been ruled by a junta. There have been reports that the coup leaders sought assistance from Wagner, who is believed to be present in adjacent Mali. Mr. Blinken stated that he does not believe Russia or Wagner were behind the coup in Niger. However, he told the BBC’s Focus on Africa show that the US was concerned about the organisation “possibly manifesting itself” in sections of the Sahel region. “I believe…

ECOWAS and world powers think that there is still time for dialogue with Niger’s coup leaders before a Thursday conference that might agree on military action to restore democracy. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has arranged the conference to discuss its stalemate with the Niger junta, which seized control on July 26 and rejected a deadline to step down on August 6. After ECOWAS slapped sanctions and Western partners froze funding, the coup leaders have promised to defy external efforts to return deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. The seventh power grab in West and Central Africa in three…

Firefighters in Portugal are battling flames that have engulfed thousands of hectares due to high temperatures. Overnight on Monday, over 800 workers responded to a fire in the southern town of Odemira, forcing more than 1,400 residents to flee. At least nine firefighters were hurt while battling the fires. Temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) are anticipated to scorch parts of the Iberian Peninsula this week. Three big fires that charred hundreds of hectares in Spain over the weekend have been extinguished, but weather warnings remain in effect for most of the nation. Pope skips key…

A 22-year-old fan died on Tuesday after being critically hurt in a fight between followers of the AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb football teams in Athens, according to the semi-state Athens News Agency. A police spokesman said the guy was stabbed multiple times after fights between fans of both teams outside AEK’s football grounds in Northeast Philadelphia late Monday. According to police, 100 to 120 Dinamo Zagreb fans arrived late Monday near the AEK stadium, where AEK followers had assembled. Clashes erupted more than an hour after the visiting team’s training session concluded and the players had left the stadium,…