WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on the African Union and other international partners to help address a deepening crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as he condemned alleged atrocities in fighting there.Bl…
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COVID-19 2nd wave: Edo records 17 new cases, 34 recoveries
Edo State has recorded 17 new cases and 34 more recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19), as the government intensifies enforcement to ensure strict compliance with guidelines to contain the second wave of the pandemic.The State COVID-19 Incident Manager…
Read MoreUS Report Documents Atrocities, Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray, NY Times Says
An internal U.S. government report obtained by The New York Times says that Ethiopia is conducting “a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing” under the cover of war in the Tigray region, an area largely controlled by Amhara militias in the northern pa…
Read MoreObaseki mourns death of ex-defence chief, Major General Edokpayi
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the passing of former Chief of Defence, Logistics at the Nigerian Army Defence Headquarters, Major General John Ighodaro Edokpayi, who died at the age of 78.The governor, in a statement, said the …
Read MoreCNH Industrial N.V. announces the extension by one additional year to March 2026 of its syndicated credit facility
London, February 26, 2021 CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) announces that it has exercised the second one-year extension option (i.e. to March 2026) of its syndicated committed revolving credit facility for € 3.9505 billion. The remaining € 49.5 million will mature in March 2025. CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) is a […]
Read More3 Years After, Parents of Nigerian Girl Abducted?by?Boko Haram Still Plead for Her Release
YOLA, NIGERIA – Three years ago this month, Boko Haram abducted 110 girls from a school in Dapchi, in Nigeria’s Yobe state. One girl remains in captivity. Her parents remain hopeful she will be freed but say the government is doing nothing to ensure h…
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