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Nigeria denies ransom payment in mass school abduction, disputes AFP claims
ABUJA, Nigeria (SCANS) — The Nigerian government on Tuesday vehemently rejected media reports alleging it paid ransom money — and...
Gunmen abduct five worshippers during night service in southwest Nigeria
AKURE, Nigeria (SCANS) — Gunmen abducted five worshippers during a church service in southwest Nigeria early Wednesday, police said. The...
Tinubu accepts IGP Kayode Egbetokun’s resignation, appoints Tunji Disu as acting Nigeria Police Chief
ABUJA, Nigeria (SCANS) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, a surprise...
Nigeria allegedly paid millions to Boko Haram for release of school hostages, sources say
ABUJA, Nigeria (SCANS) — The Nigerian government reportedly paid millions of dollars in ransom to Boko Haram militants to secure...
Militants attack military base in northeast Nigeria, at least 9 dead
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (SCANS) — Suspected Islamist militants launched a coordinated midnight raid on a military base in the northeast Nigerian...
U.S. Military Begins Deployment to Nigeria in Counter-Insurgency Effort
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (SCANS) — The first contingent of U.S. troops and military aircraft has arrived in northeastern Nigeria, marking the...
Fresh blaze strikes Kano’s Singer market, marking second major fire in two weeks
KANO, Nigeria (SCANS) — A massive fire tore through the Gidan Glass section of Kano’s historic Singer Market on Saturday,...
Ghana cuts cocoa price, launches bonded finance plan as farmers push back
ACCRA, Ghana (SCANS) — Ghana’s government sharply reduced the price it pays cocoa farmers and rolled out a new financing...
UN documents mass killings and war crimes by Sudan Paramilitary in Darfur
NAIROBI/CAIRO/GENEVA (SCANS) — United Nations human rights investigators say they have documented what may be among the most egregious violations...
Student death at Senegal’s top university sparks outrage and campus closure
DAKAR, Senegal (SCANS) — Authorities indefinitely closed the campus of Senegal’s premier public university Tuesday and ordered thousands of students...
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SCANS (Sahel & Coastal African News Service) is an independent regional news wire reporting from the Sahel, Savannah, and Coastal states of Africa.