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Fourteen days of national mourning have been declared in Tanzania to mark the death of President John Magufuli, who died at the age of 61. Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who announced Mr. Magufuli's death on state television, said he died from complications related to a heart condition. Mr. Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours have been circulating about his health. Once praised […]

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, has vowed that kidnapping and banditry in the North West will soon be over. Speaking during an operational visit to the Nigerian Airforce Base in Kaduna State, he warned the criminals to prepare for the worst. He stated that the military would go after bandits and kidnappers in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to bring back sanity and allow farmers […]

Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have supported the continued rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine across the country. They insisted that the vaccine was safe for use, stressing that no side effects had been reported by those who have so far received the jabs in Nigeria. Concerns about the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which had been suspended in some countries, formed part of the discussions at the meeting of […]