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1.2m non-smokers die from tobacco smoke yearly – WHO

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The World Health Organisation, WHO, Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, says no fewer than 1.2 million people die annually due to exposure to tobacco smoke.
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World

Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of COVID-19 vaccine – WHO      

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Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the 8—12 weeks’ interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organization, WHO. 
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World

Biden urges ceasefire in Ethiopian Tigray region

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U.S. President, Joe Biden, has called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia’s northern conflict region of Tigray in view of the escalating violence there.
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Headline

How NDLEA operatives intercepted N8bn cocaine, rejected $24,500 bribe from suspect at Lagos airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95 kilogrammes with a street value of over N8 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.
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Nigeria must deepen anti-terror cooperation with France – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for Nigeria and France to deepen their anti-terror cooperation.
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World

Human rights, threats to democracy in focus on day two of G7 meeting

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Foreign ministers from G7 countries will discuss human rights and threats to democracy on the second day of a special meeting in London, according to Britain’s foreign office.
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NDLEA arrests man with 97 wraps of cocaine at Lagos airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted a suspected drug trafficker, Chigbogu Obiora, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos with 97 wraps of cocaine.
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World

China builds port in Kenya’s Lamu, to be operational June – Official

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Kenya Ports Authority, KPA, official on Monday said a Chinese-built seaport in Kenya’s coastal island of Lamu would be operational in June.
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Business

IMF extends debt relief for 28 low-income countries

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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, has approved the third tranche of grants for debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust, CCRT.
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World

COVID-19: Ethiopia reports 1,878 new cases

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Ethiopia registered 1,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 215,189 as of Sunday evening, the country’s Ministry of Health said.
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72% Nigerians ready to accept COVID-19 vaccine, says Africa-CDC

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At least, 72 per cent of Nigerians are ready to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, says the African Center for Diseases Control, Africa-CDC.
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The Nation

Bill to prohibit open defecation in Nigeria scales second reading

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A bill seeking to prohibit open ruination and defecation in Nigeria on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill which seeks to establish...
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World

Sudan demands Ethiopia’s withdrawal from all territories

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Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has asked Ethiopia to withdraw from all Sudanese territories.
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World

UN to probe war crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray

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The United Nations’ human rights chief on Thursday asked Ethiopia to allow monitors into Tigray to investigate reports of killings and sexual violence that may amount to war crimes in the northern region since late 2020.
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World

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.87m – Centre

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,869,522 as of Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, said.
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World

Australia lifts suspension on Boeing 737 MAX

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Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority, CASA, on Friday said it had lifted the temporary suspension placed on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operating to and from the country.
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World

Electricity partially restored in Ethiopia’s northern region

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Ethiopia has partially restored electricity supply to the country’s restive northern Tigray regional state, Ethiopian authorities said on Wednesday.
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World

COVID-19: Africa’s confirmed cases surpass 3.66m

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,667,546 as of Monday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, said.
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World

Humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia needs urgent action — UN

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
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World

COVID-19: Africa’s cases surpass 3.51m

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent stood at 3,515,047 as of Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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NDLEA intercepts 21.9kg of cocaine in Abuja airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, NAIA,  Abuja has intercepted 21.9kg of Cocaine.
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Opinion

Fulani: The unfinished work of Danfodio, by Dr Aliyu Tilde

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The Fulani in the past few years are in our minds and news for the wrong reason—the banditry that has plagued the Northwest countryside....
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World

Ethiopian Crisis: UN releases $36.6m for civilians in Tigray state

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The UN has released US$36.6 million for civilians caught up in the conflict that hit Ethiopia’s Tigray region since early last month, in order to secure water, sanitation and lifesaving medical supplies.
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World

Ethiopian authorities reopen Tigray regional airspace

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The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the troubled Tigray region in the north of the country.
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