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Two die in police building collapse in Lagos

An excavator is seen at the site of the collapse of of a two-storey building in a police training college in Ikeja district, Lagos,...

ECOWAS to use force to get rid of Gambia’s Jammeh if he refuses to exit “honorably”

There are indications the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) will apply force in getting embattled president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh out of power...

Nigeria in talks to secure release of more Chibok girls

Members of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) campaign in Abuja, Nigeria. Photo Credit: Reuters   Nigerian authorities are involved in negotiations aimed at securing the release of some of...

Scores confirmed dead in gas explosion in Ghana’s capital Accra

Security officials in Ghana have confirmed that at least nine people dead in a gas explosion in the country’s capital Accra on Thursday night. The...

Nigerian ex-governor Ibori released from UK jail

James Ibori was jailed for 13 years in 2012 for money-laundering offences. Photo Credit: Metropolitan Police.   James Ibori, a former Nigerian state governor jailed in...

Nigeria and Sierra Leone Judges to sit on Jammeh’s election challenge case

Judges from Nigeria and Sierra Leone have been appointed by Gambia officials to sit on the election petition filed by the party of the...

Ghana president-elect says aiming for double-digit growth

Ghana's president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo said on Wednesday he would focus on restoring stability, cutting taxes and interest rates and spurring double-digit growth, in his...

Nigeria’s Population Growth Crisis

There have been many salient issues that we at Nigeria Health Watch have drawn to our audience's attention in the span of 2016. As...

Anglican Church names Nigerian bishop, the first African in 2 decades

The Church of England has appointed its first black bishop in over two decades. Nigerian Woyin Karowi Dorgu is set to be the 13th...

Nigeria officials confiscate “plastic rice” smuggled into the country

Officials in Nigeria have confiscated 102 bags of "plastic rice" smuggled into the country. The rice smuggled in by some businessmen were meant to be...

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