By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Pmnewsnigeria
One person was killed and three others injured in the alleged attack on the convoy of Offia-Nwali, the Democratic Congress Party candidate in the Ezza South constituency. The candidate said political thugs set fire to his Toyota Hilux vehicle in Ebonyi State, according to Pmnewsnigeria.
Nigeria’s Works Minister David Umahi says Peter Obi cannot be the best presidential candidate from the South-East. He criticises the former Ebonyi governor for not consulting regional political leaders before his 2023 candidacy, according to an interview with ARISE News.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
One person died and three men were rescued after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Lagos. Searches continued for possible victims under the rubble, according to the Lagos State emergency management agency.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Nigerian police arrested three students aged 12, 18 and 18 during a suspected confraternity initiation ceremony in the Owode-Yewa area of Ogun State. Bladed weapons and a fake pistol were seized; the case is to be referred to state investigators for further inquiries and possible prosecution, according to police quoted by NAN.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Pmnewsnigeria ·
One person died in a clash between two communities over farmland in Kumdi, in the Kpandai District of northern Ghana. Gunfire reportedly preceded the deployment of security forces, while the dispute had already been brought before the courts, according to a resident quoted by The Ghana Report.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: Theghanareport ·
Nigeria's Ebola patient likely infected in Uganda, Switzerland saysThe Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan wife of a Swiss diplomat, is believed to have contracted the virus during a stay in Uganda about two weeks earlier. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs told Reuters that she had been receiving treatment at a private clinic in Abuja for nearly a week, while her husband has been isolated without symptoms.
Togolese MPs adopt four agriculture and nuclear safety textsTogolese MPs adopted four texts presented as strategic for agriculture and nuclear safety. The measures are expected to contribute to the country’s development, 24heureinfo reports, without specifying the texts’ detailed content or implementation timetable.The week in Africa
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