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CAF disqualifies Chad from Africa Cup of Nations

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

Chad were disqualified from 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Monday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said in a statement. The move by the Cairo-based organisation follows the unexplained dissolution of the…

News

MACBAN denies involvement in assassination attempt on Ortom

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Monday denied insinuations in.some quarters that it was involved in the assassination attempt on Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, by suspected gunmen on…

Foreign

Netanyahu ahead but win uncertain in new Israel vote

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

Israeli voters readied for a fourth election in under two years Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in the polls but uncertain of clinching a governing majority. The veteran leader hopes Israelis will thank…

Foreign

Thousands evacuated in Australia as flood worsens

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

Some 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods across New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, with more heavy rainfall predicted. The state's entire coast is now under a severe weather warning. Days of torrential…

Health

AstraZeneca vaccine is effective, safe – US

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

Amid growing concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, results from the long-awaited US trial of the vaccine are out and confirm that the shot is not just safe but highly effective. More than 32,000 volunteers…

Health

Rwanda confirms UK and South Africa Covid variants

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

Rwanda has confirmed the presence of new variants of Covid-19 virus first identified in the UK and South Africa. Health Minister Daniel Ngamije told the state broadcaster that 10 cases of the South African variant (B.1.351) and…

Crime Watch

Suspected militants kill at least 40 in Niger

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

At least 40 people died in suspected militant attacks in Niger's western Tahoua region on Sunday, hours after the constitutional court validated the election of Mohamed Bazoum as president. Outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou…

Business

Stock market records N140bn weekly loss

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

The Nigerian stock market extended its decline last week as investors lost N140bn. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and market capitalisation depreciated by 0.69 per cent to close the week at 38,382.39 and N20.08tn…

News

AstraZeneca rules out blood cloth risk in vaccine

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is 80 per cent effective at preventing the disease in the elderly and does not increase the risk of blood clots, the biotech firm said Monday, following its US phase III efficiency trials. It was 79…

News

Republic of Congo opposition candidate dies of Covid-19

Daily Tracker Mar 22, 2021

Republic of Congo opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas died of Covid-19 as he was being transferred to France for treatment, his campaign director said Monday, the day after presidential elections in which he was the…

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