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Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s president, has said “we must apologise to Nigerians” as her time as first lady draws to an end.   Speaking to BBC News Pidgin, she said:   Quote Message: People expected so much from us. And maybe, after seven years, we haven’t done to …

People living in Cameroon’s capital city could be without tap water for up to four days, the state-owned water company Camwater has warned.   Camwater says the potential interruption to Yaoundé’s supply from Friday to Monday is a result of essential maintenance works, local media report.   It is not …

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has doubled down on criticism of the chancellor’s mini-budget, days after warning it will fuel rising prices.   The body admitted tax cuts announced by Kwasi Kwarteng would lift economic growth in the short-term.   But it said the cuts would “complicate the fight” …

Police in The Gambia have started an investigation into the deaths of 66 children, which have been linked to four brands of imported cough syrup.   Senior officials from the Medicine Control Agency and the importers have been called for questioning, the president’s office said.   President Adama Barrow said …

  Buckingham Palace has published a photograph of Queen Elizabeth‘s tomb at the Royal Chapel in Windsor, featuring a ledger stone bearing her name and those of her parents, and husband, Prince Philip.   The stone, made of black Belgian marble, sits in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, which …

Police Arrest Buses Loaded With Ammunition The Lagos State police command, has apprehended two buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin on Saturday, the operatives of …

More than 300 people killed, Over 100,000 displaced by floods The authorities say 29 of its 36 states have been affected by floods The authorities in Nigeria say more than 300 people have been killed and more than 100,000 displaced by floods across the country since July.   Homes and …

  Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch, died on Thursday at the age of 96 at Balmoral, after reigning for 70 years.   Following her passing and the proclamation of Prince Charles as the new King, the UK will see lots of changes.   So, what are some …

  Leaders from around the world have been speaking of their sadness at the death of Queen Elizabeth II. From Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wrote: “On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, I extend deepest condolences to the new British monarch, King Charles III, the @RoyalFamily, …

  At least one person was killed after a multiple-story building collapsed in the northwestern Nigerian city of Kano on Tuesday, which left “many” others feared trapped inside, according to the local fire service.   Eight people have been rescued from the rubble so far, including a person who was …