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NDLEA intercepts cocaine worth N2.7bn at Abuja airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 9.30 kilograms of cociane worth over N2.7 billion at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The...

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For the first time, India has more women than men

India has more women than men for the first time on record, according to government data that also showed a slowing birthrate in the...

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Nigeria

Motorists missing after mass Nigeria abduction

Police in Nigeria's north-west state of Kaduna say an unknown number of people have been kidnapped and one person shot dead by suspected armed...

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FG to procure N10m gas cylinders for Nigerians, says Adesina

Federal Government, yesterday, promised to procure 10 million gas cylinders for marketers for onward distribution to end-users. The units would be exchanged with old...

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Crude Prices Fall After OPEC+ Agrees To Raise Output Targets

Oil prices fell Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August. Exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are also recovering, potentially adding to global supplies. Brent crude futures fell 41 cents, or 0.57%, to $71.71 a barrel in early trading after settling 0.45%...

Sierra Leone’s Fishermen Say Illegal Foreign Trawlers Destroying Livelihoods

On Sherbo Island off Sierra Leone's coast, local fishermen haul in their nets the traditional way — with a dozen or more hands pulling together to bring the catch ashore. But residents say hauls have been shrinking for years, and they point to one consistent cause: large...

25 Killed, 100 Injured in Sri Lanka Prison Clashes

At least 25 people have died and roughly 100 more were injured following clashes between two groups of inmates at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, according to two police sources and a hospital source who spoke to Reuters. The violence broke out Sunday between convicted prisoners and...