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Cote d'Ivoire: Defusing Electoral Tensions Amid Polarised Politics

[ICG] Côte d'Ivoire's presidential election, scheduled for October, risks heightening the country's deep-rooted political tensions. In this excerpt from the Spring Edition of our Watch List 2020 for European policymakers, Crisis Group urges the EU and its member states to push for dialogue between the ruling party and the opposition and develop tangible structures for electoral observation. via LATEST NEWS
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Nigeria's Ruling Party, APC, Accuses Local Media Of Underreporting Killings Under President Buhari's Administration

Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria's ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, has accused the country's media of not fairly reporting killings in the society.  The party said that the number of killings that had occurred under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was extremely higher than what was being reported in the media. The APC made the comments on one of its Twitter handles managed by Philip Obin on Sunday in reaction to a story by SaharaReporters. Muhammadu Buhari SaharaReporters had earlier reported how Bandits attacked a village in Katsina State , leading to the death of three persons and the destruction of valuables. Commenting under the SaharaReporters' post, the APC said, "Over 200 killed in Erei, Biase LGA of Cross River State and Nigerian media and @HQNigerianArmy are silent because it's not Southern Kaduna or North-East?"  To buttress its claim, the APC attached gory pictures of distressed persons to the Twitter post. Over 2
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SERAP Gives Buhari Seven Days To Account For All Foreign Loans

President Muhammadu Buhari has been given a seven-day ultimatum by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to provide details of all loans obtained by his government since May 29, 2015, including details and locations of projects, which the loans were spent on. SERAP said if Buhari failed to comply within seven days, it will take all appropriate legal actions under the Freedom of Information Act to force him to comply. In a letter to President Buhari, SERAP urged him to set up an independent audit of all loans to resolve any allegations of mismanagement and corruption. The letter was also sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed  and Director-General of Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha. Buhari had last week sought the National Assembly’s approval for a fresh loan of $5.513bn to fund the 2020 budget deficit, critical projects, and support some sta
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Over 30 Dead Bodies Decomposing In Bush After Kajuru Attacks, Southern Kaduna Residents Say

Southern Kaduna attack President of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, Jonathan Asake, has said that over 30 dead bodies of victims of the attacks by armed bandits in Kajuru under Southern Kaduna were decomposing in the bush. He said security agents had not gone to the affected communities to retrieve the bodies, adding that over 60 people were still missing after the attacks. He disclosed this at the weekend in Rimau village where many displaced victims were taking refuge at a primary school. He faulted claims by the police that the attacks only took place in two communities (Ungwar Rana and Gonarogo) on May 12 and 13. Southern Kaduna attack He revealed that over 15 communities were attacked in the area contrary to the claim by the police. Asake said, “As of now, many of the people that were killed in the attacks, their dead bodies are still there. Four people cannot go there and recover their dead bodies.  "In fact, over 30 people that they said have been killed are sti
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Lockdown: 30 Persons Arraigned In Court In Ondo For Flouting Curfew Order

At least 30 persons in Ondo State have been arraigned before a mobile court sitting in Akure, the state capital, for contravening the dusk-to-dawn curfew order of the state government to reduce the spread of COVID-19.  The violators were arrested by the state’s COVID-19 Special Task Force led by its Chairman, Mr Doyin Odebowale, in different locations of the state mostly in Ogbese area. They were handed over to the police for disciplinary actions before being arraigned before Magistrate Bukola Ojo. Twenty-four persons out of the violators had earlier pleaded guilty to the offence and were later pardoned by the court.  Counsel to the accused persons, Utenwojo Salihu, applied for their bail and prayed the court to always hold such cases behind closed doors.  In her ruling, Magistrate Ojo sentenced the violators to community service for seven days by cutting grass for two hours around Ogbese Market. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New Yor
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RRS Arrests 19-year-old YabaTech Student Over Nude Photos Of Nigerian Musician, Salawa Abeni

Operatives of Rapid Response Squad have arrested a 19-year-old student of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, for allegedly blackmailing Nigerian musician, Salawa Abeni, with her nude pictures. The suspect, Olufowoke Oladunjoye Emmanuel, a resident of Brentfield Avenue, Peace Estate, Magboro, Ogun State, was arrested on Thursday by the decoy team of the RRS. Oladunjoye in his statement to the police, confessed to having been the mastermind behind the ploy to publish some nude pictures of Abeni in exchange for money, adding that he was alone in the scheme.  He said he found the nude pictures in a memory card which he picked up on the floor in YabaTech sometime in November 2019. He added that after downloading the nude photographs of the musician on his phone, he picked up her mobile number from her Instagram page. He said, “On 1st of April, 2020, I chatted her up and also called her after sending a few of the photos to her online. My intention was to negotiate with her for fe
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Policeman Shoots Colleagues Dead In Lagos

A policeman on Sunday reportedly shot and killed his colleagues at Onikan area of Lagos State. The yet-to-be named policeman attached to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, opened fire on his colleagues following an argument. In a trending video, the officer was seen screaming incoherent words, a development suggestive of a possible mental illness.  It was gathered that immediately after shooting his colleagues, he hijacked their operational vehicle and drove straight to Akoka in Yaba around 5:00am where he attempted to access a compound but couldn’t and started shooting sporadically.  Residents of the area said no fewer than 30 bullet holes were counted in an apartment, corridor and ceiling of the premises. Lagos State Police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, said investigation into the matter had started, adding that a statement would be released soon. Police News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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COVID-19: School Owners Reject Nigerian Government's Plan To Turn Hostels Into Isolation Centres

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has said it would not allow any of its facilities to be converted into isolation centres.  President of the association, Yomi Otubela, told PUNCH that schools should be reopened rather than converted into a purpose that will make them inaccessible to students. Otubela was reacting to the comments by Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, that school dormitories could be used to house COVID-19 patients to free up hospital beds for those in need of critical treatment.  He said, “I don’t know how many of the Western countries whose methods we are copying use schools as isolation centres; I have not seen any. We should copy and copy rightly. Schools are meant for children and we should not use them for a purpose that will make them abandon schooling. “Private school owners reject this idea. In fact, private schools should be considered for reopening because it is easy to maintain physical distancing than in public schools b
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Bandits Kill Three Persons, Burn Houses, Animals In Fresh Attack On Katsina Village

File Photo Suspected bandits on Saturday evening killed no fewer than three persons in Matseri Village of Sheme Ward, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. SaharaReporters gathered that the bandits also burnt down houses, animals and foodstuffs during the rampage.  A source said the bandits attacked the villages around midnight with guns on motorcycles.  File Photo Qubes Magazine “They came about 7:00pm on Saturday on motorcycles. The bandits laid siege to the village, shooting and destroying anything they sighted,” the source said.  The attack came a day after 13 others were killed in Unguwar Gizo, Maigora, Sabon Layi and Mai Ruwa in the same council. Four other persons including a customs officer, were abducted during the attack.   Insurgency News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Bandits Kill APC Chairman In Katsina State

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Abdulhamid Sani Duburawa, has been killed by suspected bandits. Daburuwa was killed on Sunday afternoon at about 2:45pm after gunmen besieged Sabon Garin Dunburawa Village where he hails from. He was said to have travelled to the community to attend to some family matters.  He was shot multiple times while in the village. According to a source, the assailants came from a forest on a motorcycle and opened fire, killing him on the spot. His body, it was learnt, had been deposited at the General Hospital in Batsari. Katsina State has seen recent upsurge in activities of bandits in the last one month, leading to the loss of many lives and displacement of hundreds.    CRIME Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  via IFTTT
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Nigeria's Ruling Party, APC, Accuses Local Media Of Underreporting Killings Under President Buhari's Administration

Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria's ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, has accused the country's media of not fairly reporting killings in the society.  The party said that the number of killings that had occurred under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was extremely higher than what was being reported in the media. The APC made the comments on one of its Twitter handles managed by Philip Obin on Sunday in reaction to a story by SaharaReporters. Muhammadu Buhari SaharaReporters had earlier reported how Bandits attacked a village in Katsina State , leading to the death of three persons and the destruction of valuables. Commenting under the SaharaReporters' post, the APC said, "Over 200 killed in Erei, Biase LGA of Cross River State and Nigerian media and @HQNigerianArmy are silent because it's not Southern Kaduna or North-East?"  To buttress its claim, the APC attached gory pictures of distressed persons to the Twitter post. Over 2
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SERAP Gives Buhari Seven Days To Account For All Foreign Loans

President Muhammadu Buhari has been given a seven-day ultimatum by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to provide details of all loans obtained by his government since May 29, 2015, including details and locations of projects, which the loans were spent on. SERAP said if Buhari failed to comply within seven days, it will take all appropriate legal actions under the Freedom of Information Act to force him to comply. In a letter to President Buhari, SERAP urged him to set up an independent audit of all loans to resolve any allegations of mismanagement and corruption. The letter was also sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed  and Director-General of Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha. Buhari had last week sought the National Assembly’s approval for a fresh loan of $5.513bn to fund the 2020 budget deficit, critical projects, and support some sta
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