By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Bandits suspected of being loyal to criminal leader Bello Turji have reportedly invaded the community of Sardauna, in Sabon Birni local government area, Nigeria. According to Bakatsine, a reporter specialising in conflicts in the north-west of the country, these attacks raise fears for residents' safety and call for urgent intervention.
The South-South Development Commission (SSDC) has distributed essential goods in Bille, in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, which has been hit by gas leaks that have contaminated groundwater and wells. According to its managing director, Usoro Akpabio, 86 categories of items have been provided, in line with a directive from President Bola Tinubu, according to Daily Trust.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Trust ·
The Nigerian government plans to invest $2 billion in an East-West super grid to raise network capacity to 19,000 megawatts. According to Power Minister Joseph Tegbe, stable supply is expected within three to five years, following the restoration of power in Lagos.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: ThisDay ·
Soldiers of Operation Enduring Peace repelled an attack by suspected Fulani militiamen on 8 November in Lakkas, in the Mangu area of Plateau State. One person was killed and a woman shot and wounded, according to security sources cited by Zagazola Makama on X.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
The government has opened the Almas clinic, which will allow residents to receive care without travelling to Bombom, Água Grande or the central hospital. It offers consultations, maternal and child care, a pharmacy, a laboratory and screening for HIV, tuberculosis, syphilis and malaria, according to Rádio Somos Todos Primos.
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe · Source: Rádio Somos Todos Primos ·
Football: three Senegalese in contention for 2026 CAF AwardsSadio Mané, Ismaïla Sarr and Pape Gueye are among the Senegalese candidates for African Player of the Year. The ceremony will take place on 2 December 2026 in Lagos, for the first time since 2014, with voting from 5 to 20 November, according to CAF.
Shipwreck off Senegal: death toll rises to 39The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Senegal, between Dakar and Saint-Louis, has reached 39 after new bodies were found on Monday. Only one passenger survived, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS), while several others remain missing.The week in Africa
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