File photo of school kids observing COVID protocols

Ghana, Nigeria reopen schools but these African countries have closed up

Politics Jan 18
Schools in Ghana officially reopened last Friday (January 15) as per a presidential directive early this year. As of today, January 18; most schools have resumed across the country as students and pupils return to school after over 9 months.
Sergeant Mary Ehiarinmwain (Right) receiving her award
Nigerian woman awarded soldier of the year in US
African Diaspora Jan 14
Sergeant Mary Ehiarinmwain, a Nigerian working in the United States as a soldier, has been awarded the USO's Soldier of the Year 2020.
Nigerian Army soldiers stand at a base in Baga on August 2, 2019. (Photo by AUDU MARTE/AFP/Getty Ima
Nigerian troops kill 28 Boko Haram militants
Politics Jan 13
Nigerian troops have killed 28 Boko Haram militants in an operation in Nigeria's northeastern state of Yobe.
Iwobi helped Carlo Ancelotti’s men secure an away victory against Wolverhampton
Everton’s Iwobi ends 15-month Premier League goal drought vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sports Jan 13
Alex Iwobi ended his Premier League goal drought as Everton defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Tuesday evening.
Senator Adelere Oriolowo and the vandalised vehicle
Gunmen attack Osun Senator during constituency meeting
Politics Jan 10
The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Adelere Oriolowo, was whisked away from the venue of a constituency meeting held in Ikire, Osun State, on Sunday when some unknown gunmen attacked him.
73 AK 47 rifles, 194 dane guns and 53,200 ammunition were recovered
Soldiers kill 220 bandits, rescue 642 kidnap victims
Politics Jan 06
The Nigerian Army has neutralised 220 bandits, rescued 642 kidnapped victims, foiled 167 banditry and 81 kidnapped attempts from June to December last year
A white-bellied pangolin which was rescued from local animal traffickers is seen at the Uganda
China jails gang for smuggling pangolin scales from Nigeria
Politics Jan 06
A court in China has jailed 17 people for smuggling pangolin scales worth US$28 million from Nigeria to China.