The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the South African Football Association (SAFA) on Saturday resolved that football will play a major role in the country’s vaccination drive. The vaccination drive was one of the major discussion points at the NEC…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases rise by 1,056 to 141,447
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,056 new infections of COVID-19 Tuesday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency said there are now 141,447 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…
*Over three weeks after, I still carry bullets in my body – Lekki Toll Gate shooting survivor (Punch)*We never used live ammunition on #EndSARS protesters – Nigerian Army tells panel (Guardian)
Over three weeks after, I still carry bullets in my body – Lekki Toll Gate shooting survivor (Punch) One of the survivors of the shooting that marred the #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Meshack Esanibi, says the…
*Police patrol Lagos after days of unrest (Punch)*No cyber attack on our website – LASG (Nation)
Police patrol Lagos after days of unrest (Punch) Police officers on Friday and Saturday patrolled Lagos State in a bid to restore order. Earlier, barricades and police checkpoints were seen on the streets of Lagos after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu imposed…
2021 AFCON qualifiers: Ethiopia shock Ivory Coast as Madagascar win big (BBC)
Ethiopia under the guidance of local coach Abraham Mebratu, caused an upset in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with a 2-1 win over visiting Ivory Coast. That loss allowed Madagascar to go to the top of Group K when…
*67-year-old Lagos landlord allegedly defiles, impregnates minor (Punch)*Flood takes-over Lagos community school, pupils trapped for hours (Vanguard)
67-year-old Lagos landlord allegedly defiles, impregnates minor (Punch) Contrary to her wish, Glory (pseudonym) has assumed motherhood at 14 when her peers are schooling. The primary five pupils were allegedly defiled by a 67-year-old landlord on Legacy Road, Ayobo, Lagos…
Ethiopia ‘breaks’ tree-planting record to tackle climate change (BBC)
Ethiopia has planted more than 200 million trees in a day, officials say, in what they believe is a world record. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading the project, which aims to counter the effects of deforestation and climate change…
Ethiopia apologises for map that erases Somalia (BBC)
Ethiopia’s foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated neighbouring Somalia within its own borders. “We sincerely regret any confusion and misunderstanding this incident might have caused,” the statement said. Somalia had been completely erased…
Ethiopia cannot read black boxes, ‘might’ send them abroad: airline (Guardian)
Ethiopia does not have the equipment to analyse the black boxes from Sunday’s deadly Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, and is considering sending them abroad, a spokesman for the airline said Wednesday. “It could be sent abroad because there is no…
Ethiopian airliner crashes on way to Kenya (BBC)
All passengers on board an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after take-off on Sunday have died, the airline says. It said 149 passengers and eight crew members were believed to be on flight ET302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi…