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Study links South Australia’s rainfall plunge to climate change, land use
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (346+ words) A new study has found a sharp decline in rainfall across key agricultural regions of South Australia over the past seven decades. This links the drop to the combined effects of climate change and land-use practices amid rising temperatures. The…...
Cross River magistrates suspend strike, give September deadline
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (318+ words) Magistrates in Cross River have suspended their strike following the intervention of the chief judge, Justice Akon Ikpeme. Godwin Onah, the chairman of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria, Cross River chapter, disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Calabar....
Nine-month-old baby, two women killed in Cape Town shooting
6+ day, 32+ min ago (417+ words) The South African Police Service (SAPS) said the bodies of the infant and two women aged 25 and 36, riddled with gunshots, were found on the scene. A nine-month-old baby, and two women have been killed after susoected gunmen opened fire on…...
Nigerian Isaac Satlat, working as e-hailing driver, killed by passengers in South Africa
1+ week, 3+ day ago (322+ words) Isaac Satlat, a Nigerian working as an e-hailing driver in South Africa, has been killed by passengers caught on camera strangulating him. A footage of Mr Satlat, who is reportedly a student, struggling with two passengers, a male and a…...
NICASA decries brutal murder of Nigerian, Emeka Uzor, in South Africa
1+ week, 6+ day ago (386+ words) The association urged members of the Nigerian community in South Africa to remain calm, peaceful and law-abiding. The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the killing of a Nigerian, Mr Emeka Uzor, in Windsor, Randburg, Johannesburg. The late…...
DR Congo: UN restates orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (493+ words) South Africa has announced its intention to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after nearly three decades of service. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a statement, said he informed…...
Celebrate Valentine's Day in holy manner, Pastor Jerry Eze urges Christians
2+ week, 2+ day ago (225+ words) The senior pastor of Streams of Joy International, Jerry Eze, has urged Christians to shun immoral acts and celebrate Valentine's Day in a holy manner as the day draws near. Mr Eze, during the church service on Sunday in Abuja,…...
Govt seizes 12 baskets of chemically ripened mangoes in Oyo market
2+ week, 3+ day ago (559+ words) The Oyo State Ministry of Health has intercepted and seized chemically ripened fruits during a food safety enforcement exercise at a market in Oyo town. The officials of the department of food, water and laboratory services of the state ministry…...
NiDO urges African leaders to focus on sustaining democratic transitions
3+ week, 1+ day ago (372+ words) The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation-Worldwide has stressed that African leaders must recommit to presidential term limits to end "sit-tight governance" and ensure smooth democratic transitions. The chairman of the group, Chibuzo Ubochi, made the call in a telephone interview in…...
Angola targets $1.7 billion at international capital markets in 2026
4+ week, 24+ min ago (225+ words) Angola plans to raise about 1.7 billion dollars on international capital markets in 2026, the government's annual debt plan showed on Tuesday. The document also showed Angola aims to secure around 1.4 billion dollars in commercial financing, including debt-for-health swap operations, and 500 million…...