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Somali opposition fighters cordon off parts of tense capital

Somali opposition fighters took up positions in parts of the tense capital on Monday, a day after clashes with government troops erupted over the...

Jihadists kill 31 soldiers in northeast Nigeria

At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno...

Ethiopia gets two bids to enter revamped telecoms sector

Ethiopia announced Monday it had received two bids for licenses that would end the government's monopoly over its stunted telecoms sector, one of the...

Chad junta names presidential runner-up as transitional PM

Chad's new military junta on Monday named former prime minister Albert Pahimi Padacke, who was runner-up in the Sahel country's April 11 presidential election,...

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Fire Outbreak Triggers Explosion At Kebbi General Hospital

A loud explosion rocked the General Hospital in Bagudo, Kebbi State, in the early hours of Tuesday, sparking panic among residents and initial fears of a security incident. However, the Kebbi State Government has clarified that the blast was caused by a fire outbreak, not a bomb or...

Four Times Nigeria’s National Grid Collapsed In 2025

Nigeria’s national electricity grid suffered its latest collapse on Monday, December 29, 2025, plunging large parts of the country into darkness during the festive season. The outage occurred around 2:01 p.m., when power generation crashed sharply from over 3,600 megawatts to as low as 50 megawatts in some...

Nationwide Power Grid Failure, Recovery Underway

The national electricity grid suffered a collapse on Monday afternoon, plunging power supply across much of the country to near-zero levels, based on distribution load data released at 3:12 pm on December 29, 2025. Figures from the Distribution Companies (DisCos) indicated that only two operators were receiving power...