Nigeria shuts down telecom services as fight on terror intensifies

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to join the army in special operation against bandits in North West ABUJA, Sept 5 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The rise in banditry and kidnapping in six North West states has forced Nigeria to shut down telecommunication services. This is to enable the military and other…

Covid-19: Russia’s cases surpass 7 million mark

MOSCOW, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s coronavirus cases tally hit seven million on Sunday, with the country reporting 18,645 new infections in the past 24 hours and 793 more deaths. The latest figures took the total number of cases to 7,012,599, with the overall death toll at 187,200. Russia’s state statistics…

Nicaraguan opposition leaders to stand trial for “treason against the homeland”: Judiciary

President Daniel Ortega MANAGUA, Sept 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Nicaragua’s Judiciary ruled in favour of starting criminal proceedings against three presidential candidates as well as other opposition politicians for “treason against the fatherland” and for undermining the country’s sovereignty, it was announced. The decision was made 66 days before the presidential…

Fighting forces in Tripoli “must be punished”: Libyan PM

TRIPOLI, Sept 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamed Dbeibah said the security forces that fought in southern Tripoli a few days ago “must be punished”. “These actions are unacceptable and those who contributed to their eruption must be punished,” Dbeibah said during a meeting with senior security and…

Sao Tome & Principe all set for Sept 5 presidential re-run

Sao Tome and Principe is an island nation with a stable democracy SAO TOME, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in Sao Tome and Principe, two candidates are vying to succeed Evaristo Carvalho, president since 2016, who has decided not to run again.The president has largely ceremonial…

Covid-19: Uganda govt to use herbal drugs for Covid treatment

Uganda like most African countries is lagging behind with vaccination KAMPALA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic looms, the Ugandan government has revealed plans to integrate traditional medicine into mainstream healthcare, citing effectiveness, safety, easy access, and affordability.The integration plan comes amid skepticism and hesitancy from many…

France’s biggest trial to open over November 2015 extremist attacks

Ninety people died in the Bataclan concert hall shooting PARIS, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The biggest trial in France’s modern legal history begins on Wednesday (Sept 8) over the November 2015 attacks on Paris that saw 130 people slaughtered at bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall. The suicide bombing…

US shooting: 3 killed, 3 injured in Washington; suspects still at large

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Police in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. said Friday that three people were killed in a shooting incident that occurred earlier in the evening, with another three injured. D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting erupted in 600 block of Longfellow Street, NW around…

Sudanese health minister tests positive for COVID-19

Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin (L, front) and Sudan’s Health Minister Omer Al-Najeeb (R, front) pose for a photo during a recent handover ceremony for Chinese vaccines in Khartoum KHARTOUM, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — Sudanese Health Minister Omer Al-Najeeb on Saturday announced his infection with COVID-19. “Since the beginning…

Covid-19: Algeria launches wide vaccination campaign

Pedestrians walk past a vaccination site in Algiers ALGIERS, Sept 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algeria on Saturday launched a wide vaccination campaign against COVID-19 aiming at reaching herd immunity as soon as possible by vaccinating the largest number of people. This national campaign aims at vaccinating “at least 70 percent of…