Gunmen kill kidnapped retired Nigerian navy officer in Jos
23 july 2021 - 21:05:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unknown gunmen on Thursday kidnapped and killed Navy Captain Yakubu Agwom, a retired officer of the [...] Full text...
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unknown gunmen on Thursday kidnapped and killed Navy Captain Yakubu Agwom, a retired officer of the [...] Full text...
Niger Delta militants threaten fresh violence against oil, gas Installations over Petroleum Industry Law
23 july 2021 - 20:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), Friday threatened to resume violence against oil [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Federal Court sentences 10 pirates to 12 years' imprisonment each
23 july 2021 - 19:55:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In a major victory for Nigeria’s new anti-piracy law, a Nigerian Federal High Court Friday sentenced [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's CDS says It’s not military’s business to stop secessionists’ agitations
23 july 2021 - 10:01:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Defence Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Genera Lucky Irabor, says it is not [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives first 6 of 12 fighter jets
23 july 2021 - 09:34:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday took delivery of the first batch of fighter jets as the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President Buhari says banditry in northwest 'painful, most disturbing'
23 july 2021 - 09:23:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, in Katsina State, that the lingering banditry [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 206 new infections on Tuesday
21 july 2021 - 16:04:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 206, the highest daily figure of new COVID-19 cases in the country [...] Full text...
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Gunmen kill 3-month-old baby, 12 others in Benue State of north-central Nigeria
21 july 2021 - 15:54:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-month-old baby and 12 adults were shot dead by gunmen in separate incidents in some [...] Full text...
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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19
20 july 2021 - 23:19:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...
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Two policemen, 10 bandits killed as police repel attack on community in northwest Nigeria
19 july 2021 - 05:50:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 10 bandits were killed as Nigeria police in Niger State on Sunday repelled an [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police beefs up security as Muslims celebrate Eid ul Adha
19 july 2021 - 05:37:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Sunday ordered a nationwide beef up of security [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Six Nigerian States, Federal Capital Territory placed on "red alert" over Delta Variant
18 july 2021 - 19:47:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has put six States and the Federal Capital Territory [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 123 new infections, zero death on Saturday
18 july 2021 - 19:40:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has recorded additional 123 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections from the deadly virus rose [...] Full text...
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Bandits’ leader, Turji, "sacks" Nigerian villages over father’s arrest, abducts travellers
18 july 2021 - 05:26:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...
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CAF Champions League: List of champions up to date
18 july 2021 - 05:22:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following Eyptian Giants Al Ahly's 3-0 win on Saturday against Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to receive stolen antiquities from US, Scotland in October
17 july 2021 - 21:13:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government says it will take possession of stolen antiquities from U.S. and Scotland in October. This [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 132 new cases, zero death on Friday
17 july 2021 - 20:04:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 132 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Bandit Turji sacks Nigerian villages over father’s arrest
17 july 2021 - 19:57:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...
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Former Provost General of Nigerian Army buried
16 july 2021 - 11:25:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The remains of the former Provost Marshal of Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed, who was [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force set to receive six A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets from U.S.
15 july 2021 - 23:08:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army explains that 1,009 cleared Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists released were suspects, not ex fighters
15 july 2021 - 23:02:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army Thursday explained that it released a total of 1,009 cleared Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 7 women trampled to death as Red Cross shares food vouchers in Monguno, Borno State,
15 july 2021 - 22:42:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday during food distribution by the [...] Full text...
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African leaders call for ambitious replenishment of IDA20 to support ‘Recovery Agenda’
15 july 2021 - 22:33:16Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Thirteen African heads of state and government Thursday concluded a day-long meeting here with a strong resolution [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senate approves President Buhari’s request for $8.325m, €490m external loans
15 july 2021 - 21:07:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Champions League: List of previous Champions
14 july 2021 - 19:22:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs face Egypt’s al Ahly in the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League [...] Full text...
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AfDB and partners renew commitment to end child stunting in Africa
14 july 2021 - 12:59:05Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging unity and action to accelerate nutrition targets amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, representatives of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: NAF fighter jets eliminate 120 bandits in Subudu Forest, Zamfara State
13 july 2021 - 21:48:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets Monday eliminated over 120 bandits in multiple airstrikes executed at [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 222 killed, thousands kidnapped in 3 months in Kaduna State
13 july 2021 - 20:43:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Northwest Nigeria, said Tuesday in its [...] Full text...
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AU-African Peer Review Mechanism begins mission in Nigeria, Buhari pledges support
13 july 2021 - 14:28:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union (AU)-African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has begun it mission in Nigeria, with President [...] Full text...
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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa
12 july 2021 - 18:30:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 12 new infections, 2 deaths on Sunday
12 july 2021 - 18:28:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's relief agency begins distribution of food items to 35,508 displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria
12 july 2021 - 18:20:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has kicked off the distribution of food items to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Togo gov't to pay 40 million CFA to ex-soldier for rights violation
12 july 2021 - 05:35:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay compensation totalling 40 million [...] Full text...
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UNICEF calls for action to reverse ‘spiraling protection crisis’ for children in West and Central Africa
08 july 2021 - 05:48:16New York, US (PANA) - Action must be taken now to halt alarming attacks against children and abductions - including [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Staff of Community alleging unfair dismissal
07 july 2021 - 18:01:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday, 7th July 2021, dismissed a case brought by Abel [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court to hear twitter ban suits on 9 July, 2021
07 july 2021 - 17:48:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Friday, 9th July, 2021, to hear an application filed [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund approves $170.9m for AfDB’s LEAF programme
07 july 2021 - 13:19:17Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $170.9 million in financing for the African Development [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment
06 july 2021 - 23:05:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Remain resolute in tackling nation’s security challenges, win the hearts and minds of Nigerians, Buhari charges Army
06 july 2021 - 22:36:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged the Nigerian Army (NA) to remain resolute in tackling security [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Two military personnel killed by bandits during abduction of 140 students in Kaduna State buried
06 july 2021 - 22:21:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Northwest Nigeria Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday condoled [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund approves US$170.9m in co-financing for AfDB's LEAF programme
06 july 2021 - 19:35:23Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$170.9 million in financing for [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s Champions League: WAFU B draw kicks-off new era
06 july 2021 - 18:22:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The first draw of the novel TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League Zonal Qualifiers took place [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso Head of State receives five newly-accredited envoys
06 july 2021 - 13:59:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday received five ambassadors newly accredited to Burkina Faso. They [...] Full text...
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African leaders to support IDA replenishment for recovery from COVID-19
06 july 2021 - 08:57:22Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and the World Bank Group will on 15 July [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria records 56 new COVID-19 infections, zero death on Sunday
05 july 2021 - 21:33:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Monday it registered 56 new coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria troops kill 11 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region
05 july 2021 - 21:22:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Troops of Operation Hadin Kai OPHK) in Northeast Nigeria Monday killed 11 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to host draws for WAFU Women’s Champions League qualifiers
04 july 2021 - 19:33:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The newly-formed CAF Women’s Champions League will take one giant leap towards realization on Monday, 5 [...] Full text...
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Mexico thrash Nigeria 4-0 in Soccer friendly
04 july 2021 - 12:24:38Los Angeles, US (PANA) - Mexico hammered Nigeria 4-0 in an international friendly played on Sunday morning in Los Angeles, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 40 new infections on Friday
03 july 2021 - 16:01:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria registered 40 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and there was no virus related death, according [...] Full text...
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. Nigeria: Former MEND leader appeals to agitators, stakeholders to maintain peace in Niger Delta
03 july 2021 - 08:19:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Gambia sign defence cooperation deal
03 july 2021 - 07:55:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Gambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on defence cooperation at a ceremony [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, UK discuss Twitter ban, Media regulation
01 july 2021 - 19:37:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom (UK), Ms. Catriona Laing, and Nigeria’s Attorney General and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Illegal possession, importation of firearms to attract 3-year jail term
30 june 2021 - 22:46:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that imposes a three-year jail term or 3 million Naira [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Governor of Kano State, Northwest Nigeria, escapes death as terrorists attack convoy
30 june 2021 - 22:25:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Terrorists on Wednesday unleashed an attack on the convoy of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Governor of Kano State, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senegal, Nigeria to collaborate in fight against insurgency in sub-Saharan Africa
30 june 2021 - 21:50:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Inspector-General of the Senegalese Armed Forces, Major General Elhadji Niang, Wednesday solicited collaboration with the Armed [...] Full text...
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New dawn in Nigeria’s seed industry
30 june 2021 - 12:54:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s plant breeders now have intellectual property rights over a new plant variety with exclusive rights [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court president commends Nigerian govt for new office building
29 june 2021 - 22:27:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The president of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has commended the Federal [...] Full text...
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Home-based Super Eagles face Mexico in Los Angeles
29 june 2021 - 20:00:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) would literally be on trial when a full complement of players [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 65 new infections on Monday
29 june 2021 - 19:49:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria registered 65 additional COVID-19 infections on [...] Full text...
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Secessionist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, extradited back to Nigeria, arrainged in court
29 june 2021 - 16:56:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been extradited back to [...] Full text...
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UK commits £12.6 million to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger combat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism
28 june 2021 - 19:54:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has earmarked 12.6 million pounds this financial year to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army is strategic to sub-Saharan Africa region security, says Senegalese military Chief
28 june 2021 - 19:43:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Inspector General of the Senegalese Armed Forces, Maj.-Gen. Daouda Niang, on Monday extolled the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria strengthens defence cooperation with MNJTF partners towards combating Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
28 june 2021 - 19:34:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is strengthening defence cooperation with member countries participating in the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) [...] Full text...
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2 soldiers, 11 ISWAP terrorists die in gunfight with Nigerian troops
28 june 2021 - 19:23:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The joint operations by the Nigerian Army ground troops and two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight results of the Berlin II Conference, departure of mercenaries
27 june 2021 - 17:58:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week have extensive coverage to the Berlin II Conference on Libya, focusing on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court resumes annual activities suspended because of Covid-19
27 june 2021 - 15:13:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will Monday, 28 June, 2021, resume its annual administration and finance [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 29 new infections, one death
26 june 2021 - 17:33:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 29 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on [...] Full text...
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Niger Delta militant group vows renewed attacks on oil, gas installations, politicians
26 june 2021 - 17:27:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The fierce Nigerian militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Saturday announced its return from a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Buhari launches ‘War Against Drug Abuse’
26 june 2021 - 17:06:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday launched a "War Against Drug Abuse" (WADA) sounding an alarm [...] Full text...
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Nigeria steps up oilseeds production due to increased domestic and export demand
26 june 2021 - 12:09:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s palm kernel oilseed production in marketing year 2021/22 is forecast to reach 900,000 metric tons, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 26 new infections, zero death on Thursday
25 june 2021 - 17:42:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria registered 26 new cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP
25 june 2021 - 17:06:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde: ECOWAS Court rejects application for sanctions for non-enforcement of judgement
25 june 2021 - 17:03:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A panel of three judges of the ECOWAS Court of Justice has rejected an application filed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari shelves London medical trip
25 june 2021 - 15:27:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst public outcry on the timing and frequency of his medical trips abroad, Nigerian President Muhammadu [...] Full text...
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Canada provides US$26.9 million support for victims of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism in Nigeria
24 june 2021 - 19:54:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Canadian government has announced that it is “providing US$26.95 million in new humanitarian assistance funding” [...] Full text...
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Buhari embarks on 8th medical trip to London on Friday
24 june 2021 - 19:50:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for a scheduled medical follow-up, [...] Full text...
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CAF releases 2021/22 season's programme
24 june 2021 - 17:27:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the 2021/22 season interclub prorammes, including the information [...] Full text...
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AU Ethiopia election observer mission gives vote clean bill of health
24 june 2021 - 09:21:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia's General Elections on 21 June, 2021 has [...] Full text...
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Court restrains Nigeria from arresting, prosecuting NGO over Twitter case
22 june 2021 - 23:06:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice Tuesday ordered the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 86 new infections, one death on Monday
22 june 2021 - 19:47:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria reported 86 new cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senate confirms General Yahaya as Army Chief
22 june 2021 - 19:00:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of [...] Full text...
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Buhari to present Nigeria's 2022 budget to National Assembly in September
22 june 2021 - 18:47:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he will present the 2022 budget to National Assembly in September. In a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 18 days after ban, Nigeria raises Ministerial team to meet with Twitter
22 june 2021 - 18:41:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eighteen days after banning Twitter operations in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday raised a Ministerial [...] Full text...
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FM appeals for understanding from Int'l community on Mali's political crisis
22 june 2021 - 18:04:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has appealed to the international community to show [...] Full text...
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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access
22 june 2021 - 15:50:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...
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African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
22 june 2021 - 10:59:44Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...
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Counting of votes continues in Ethiopia after general elections
22 june 2021 - 05:36:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Counting of votes is continuing in Ethiopia after Monday's general elections. The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian scientists predict catastrophic new coronavirus strain (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
21 june 2021 - 13:39:49Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African population is at risk of a more lethal strain of the coronavirus disease [...] Full text...
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Fifteen bandits, one soldier killed in gunfight in northwest Nigeria
21 june 2021 - 06:08:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Fifteen bandits were killed in a gun battle with Nigerian Army troops on Saturday in Anguwan [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military rescues 3 additional students, one teacher of FGC Yauri, kills one bandit
20 june 2021 - 20:04:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops rescued additional three students and one teacher of the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to reduce 15-Member Commission to seven
20 june 2021 - 18:26:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will from March 2022 reduce its current 15-member Commission [...] Full text...
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Nigeria hosts meeting to map out plan for vaccine manufacturing in Africa
20 june 2021 - 16:10:13Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s private sector is ready to join manufacturers of pharmaceutical products working in association with [...] Full text...
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Protesters block Abuja-Kaduna highway over unending killings, kidnapping by bandits
19 june 2021 - 15:22:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Travellers are trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway in northwest Nigeria as angry residents refused the plea [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus Nigeria records 13 new infections
19 june 2021 - 15:06:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria did not record any death from COVID-19 in the last 14 consecutive days ending Friday, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria starts recovery but unemployment and inflation remain elevated - IMF
18 june 2021 - 09:22:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian economy has started a gradual recovery from the negative effects of the COVID-19 global [...] Full text...
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Bandits kidnap 30 college students, 3 teachers in Northwest Nigeria
17 june 2021 - 18:35:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their rampage against schools in Northern Nigeria with the invasion of the Federal Government [...] Full text...
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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari
17 june 2021 - 18:30:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday
16 june 2021 - 18:49:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria reported 17 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on [...] Full text...
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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State
16 june 2021 - 14:38:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims
16 june 2021 - 06:37:57The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday, a human [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON: Sierra Leone wrap up 24-team qualifiers' list
15 june 2021 - 18:55:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Sierra Leone became the 24th and final qualifier for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon, after beating [...] Full text...
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Critical reforms needed to reduce inflation, accelerate recovery in Nigeria - WB report
15 june 2021 - 15:17:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While the government took measures to protect the economy against a much deeper recession, it would [...] Full text...
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Algeria beat Tunisia to continue unbeaten streak
12 june 2021 - 14:37:20Rades, Tunisia (PANA) - Les Fennecs of Algeria boosted their unbeaten record against Tunisia, beating them 2-0 in a friendly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 24 new infections, zero death on Friday
12 june 2021 - 09:52:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded a total of 24 new infections [...] Full text...
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Buhari vows to defend Nigeria’s corporate existence as he builds ”the country of our dream”
12 june 2021 - 09:48:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday morning said he remains ever committed to upholding and defending Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Burkina Faso and DR Congo join AFC
11 june 2021 - 19:39:27Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Morocco, Burkina Faso and DR Congo have joined the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), one of the [...] Full text...
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President Buhari appoints Ilelah as NBC Director-General
11 june 2021 - 18:30:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of [...] Full text...
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US condemns Nigeria's Twitter suspension
11 june 2021 - 05:43:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the ongoing suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria coach, Rohr, turns attention to Qatar 2022 qualifiers after Cameroon friendlies
10 june 2021 - 19:54:29Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Nigeria’s coach, Gernot Rohr, is already looking forward to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [...] Full text...
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Malian PM to unveil members of new transitional gov't
10 june 2021 - 17:15:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After his meeting with the ECOWAS mediator for Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Janathan, [...] Full text...
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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO
09 june 2021 - 23:48:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...
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Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
08 june 2021 - 06:15:35New York, US (PANA) - During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer
07 june 2021 - 19:18:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...
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Nigeria banned Twitter to stop its use as “platforms for destabilisation, criminality", says FM Onyeama
07 june 2021 - 18:38:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday told the envoys of United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister
07 june 2021 - 18:25:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...
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Nigeria summons U.S., U.K., Canada, EU envoys, orders all broadcast stations off Twitter
07 june 2021 - 16:21:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 11 new infections, zero death on Sunday
07 june 2021 - 16:12:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 26 new infections
06 june 2021 - 17:10:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 26 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the national caseload to 166,756. According to the [...] Full text...
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Popular Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua dies
06 june 2021 - 12:51:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Influential Nigerian preacher and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, is dead, the Premium Times newspaper reported on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's leading opposition party rejects ban on Twitter operations
05 june 2021 - 09:39:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s leading opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Friday rejected what it called "the unwarranted suspension of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria
05 june 2021 - 08:58:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: United Kingdom, Canada warn over ban on Twitter
05 june 2021 - 08:14:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Canadian and British missions in Nigeria have expressed concern over the federal government’s infringement on freedom [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit Filed by former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)
04 june 2021 - 21:14:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a former staff of the West African [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force takes delivery of 8 aircraft in July, 6 additional fighter jets in September, says Air Marshal Amao
04 june 2021 - 19:24:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, on Friday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria bans Twitter operations in Nigeria in protest against deleting of President's tweet
04 june 2021 - 17:20:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday banned the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, from operating [...] Full text...
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13 killed in boat mishap in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria
04 june 2021 - 15:23:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirteen persons, including women and children, were killed in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus Nigeria records 122 new infections, 18 deaths on Thursday
04 june 2021 - 15:03:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 122 new COVID-19 infections recorded on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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CAF opens 3-day ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop in Nigeria
03 june 2021 - 18:09:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The first-ever Safety and Security Train the Trainers Workshop, organized by the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry
02 june 2021 - 19:04:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday
02 june 2021 - 18:58:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 17 new [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 109 migrants and recovers 2 bodies
02 june 2021 - 17:59:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have rescued 109 illegal migrants of different African nationalities and recovered [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. attacks Twitter, accuses it of double-standard over deletion of Buhari’s tweet on insecurity
02 june 2021 - 15:47:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday reacted to Twitter’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening [...] Full text...
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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup
02 june 2021 - 07:13:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 rate spikes as Nigeria records 28 deaths, 203 new infections
01 june 2021 - 19:13:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 203 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Buhari asks Senate to confirm new Army Chief, General Yahaya
01 june 2021 - 19:03:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari talks tough, says “rude shock awaits” those who want to “destroy” Nigeria
01 june 2021 - 18:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those he said are “bent on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde
01 june 2021 - 17:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International Nigeria launches campaign to protect freedom of expression
01 june 2021 - 05:55:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari appoints former Foreign Minister Babagana Kingibe as Special Envoy to Chad
31 may 2021 - 20:46:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former foreign minister and Secretary to the Government of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: New Army Chief, General Yahaya, holds maiden meeting with principal officers, unveils vision
31 may 2021 - 20:28:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with [...] Full text...
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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General
31 may 2021 - 13:49:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...
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Extraordinary summit on Mali's political crisis begins
30 may 2021 - 15:55:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss the [...] Full text...
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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on unfolding political events in Mali
30 may 2021 - 06:22:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit in Accra on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram terrorists' attack in Rann, Northeast Nigeria, kill 10
29 may 2021 - 18:53:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated 10 Boko Haram terrorists [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram logistics suppliers in northern Nigeria, confiscate supplies
29 may 2021 - 18:43:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, on Saturday raided another [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 63 new COVID-19 cases on Friday
29 may 2021 - 18:36:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded 63 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Proscribed IPOB, ESN, wreak violence in South Eastern region
29 may 2021 - 18:11:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of its Sit-at-Home order to its followers, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and [...] Full text...
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Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition
29 may 2021 - 14:42:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and [...] Full text...
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Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
29 may 2021 - 07:28:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been named winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year
28 may 2021 - 22:19:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions
28 may 2021 - 18:32:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...
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29th Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly win 7th title
28 may 2021 - 18:21:22Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, on Friday regained the Total CAF Super Cup after beating Morocco’s RS [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for collective African action to regulate migration
28 may 2021 - 13:45:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has stressed the need for collective [...] Full text...
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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff
28 may 2021 - 07:54:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...
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Facing Cameroon is a good test for Super Eagles, says Nigeria Coach Gernot Rohr
28 may 2021 - 07:06:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says the long rivalry between the Super Eagles and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity
28 may 2021 - 06:58:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly vs RS Berkane in 2020 finals
28 may 2021 - 06:44:32Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly face Morocco’s RS Berkane on Friday, 28 May, 2021, at the Jassim [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries
27 may 2021 - 19:04:16Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...
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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders
27 may 2021 - 15:34:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 37 new cases, four deaths on Tuesday
26 may 2021 - 17:51:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Buhari hosts President of Libyan Presidential Council at Presidential Villa in Abuja
26 may 2021 - 15:42:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Younis [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State
26 may 2021 - 15:35:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for end to violations on Libya's southern borders
26 may 2021 - 11:10:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr. Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need to stop [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency
25 may 2021 - 19:35:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...
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Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister
25 may 2021 - 12:58:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...
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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM
25 may 2021 - 10:52:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force mandates AIB-N to investigate Kaduna air crash
23 may 2021 - 19:45:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All semi finalists emerge
23 may 2021 - 19:34:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At the end of the quarter-final, second-leg matches of the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...
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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons
23 may 2021 - 19:32:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits attack villages in Nigeria's Sokoto State, residents flee to Niger
23 may 2021 - 19:22:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have killed three persons at Garin Zogo village and sacked eight villages in Sabon Birni [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s Kurt Okraku named new WAFU B president
23 may 2021 - 11:50:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has been named as the new president of the Union of West Africa [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army Chief, others, who died in plane crash to be buried on Saturday
22 may 2021 - 06:31:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other senior officers who died in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army chief dies in plane crash
22 may 2021 - 05:43:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in an air crash on Friday [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Quarter-final, second-leg matches on Sunday
22 may 2021 - 04:54:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final, second-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, to be played [...] Full text...
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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges
19 may 2021 - 12:47:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will support Nigeria with [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Nigeria records 29 new infections bringing caseload to 165,807
19 may 2021 - 12:35:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 29 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing [...] Full text...
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CAF announces new leaders for its standing committees
18 may 2021 - 16:55:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a new team that will lead the work [...] Full text...
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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities
18 may 2021 - 15:46:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts
18 may 2021 - 10:35:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Oshoala makes history in Barcelona's UEFA Women’s Champions League win
17 may 2021 - 17:09:42Gothenburg, Sweden (PANA) - Asisat Oshoala made history on Sunday as she became the first African to win the UEFA [...] Full text...
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Nigeria hosts international conference on illicit financial flows, asset recovery
17 may 2021 - 13:20:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - International financial experts and anti-corruption organisations drawn from Africa are gathering virtually to discuss strategies to [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from quarter-final, first-leg matches
16 may 2021 - 18:08:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all the quarter-final, first-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit
16 may 2021 - 16:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army confirms recall of personnel in civil educational institutions, to be deployed in war against terrorism, banditry
16 may 2021 - 16:04:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has confirmed the recall of its personnel studying in various civil institutions across [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All quarter-final, first-leg matches on Sunday
16 may 2021 - 09:19:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final, first-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, which will be [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy foils three illegal migration attempts, arrests 56 people
14 may 2021 - 15:52:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have foiled three attempts of illegal migration to Italy and arrested 56 people, [...] Full text...
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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria
14 may 2021 - 15:05:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...
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Buhari pledges assistance to Chad to strengthen MNJTF, LCBC
14 may 2021 - 14:44:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Nigeria’s assistance to Chad to stabilise and return to constitutional order. President [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 53 new infections
14 may 2021 - 13:57:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 53 new COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Chad's Interim leader, Deby, in Nigeria meets with Buhari
14 may 2021 - 13:22:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President of Chad’s Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, on Friday made his second foreign [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards intercept more than 150 migrants in the Mediterranean
14 may 2021 - 11:03:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 151 illegal migrants on board two inflatable boats were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, off [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 44 new infections, one death on Wednesday
13 may 2021 - 19:05:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded one COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief
13 may 2021 - 18:57:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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President Buhari says he is doing his best to secure Nigeria
13 may 2021 - 18:50:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is surprised that Nigerians are not tolerant with his [...] Full text...
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Buhari chairs 3rd National Security Council meeting over rising insecurity in Nigeria
11 may 2021 - 14:27:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided g over the third meeting of the National Security Council [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 49 new cases
11 may 2021 - 11:47:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 49 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria reimposes midnight curfew, restriction on mass gathering
11 may 2021 - 11:03:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew from Tuesday to curtail [...] Full text...
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Nigeria struggles to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production
11 may 2021 - 10:41:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for qualifiers
10 may 2021 - 17:46:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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African teams’ road to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup revealed
10 may 2021 - 17:36:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following draws conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...
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