Witnesses said on Wednesday that gunmen killed at least 30 civilians in an attack on a village in the Ethiopian region of Oromia, the latest outbreak of ethnic violence to challenge the federal government. Farmer Wossen Andaege, 50, said his [...]
April 1, 2021
Africa, Crime
The military, yesterday, said it was deploying warfare and lethal force (popularly known as a kinetic operation) in the counter-terrorism and banditry war nationwide. During a national security and defence summit in Abuja, stakeholders agreed that the worsening insecurity demanded [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday reported 129 new COVID-19 infections in 13 states across the country. The new figure raised the total infection tally to 162,891. The health agency disclosed this in an update on Wednesday night on its social [...]
April 1, 2021
Health issues
A Nigerian Air Force Alpha-Jet has gone missing during an air interdiction mission in battle with Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State in the North-East. Hopefornigeriaonline learnt that the fighter jet went missing on Wednesday around 5pm, amidst fears that [...]
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is the only International Organisation dealing with the global rules of trade. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible between nations. WTO Director-General (DG), Dr. Ngozi [...]