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Nigeria: 17 bodies recovered after Lagos boat accident

At least thirteen more bodies have been recovered from the ill-fated boat crash in Nigeria's South West region of Lagos State. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Zonal Coordinator, South-West, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made the known in a statement. Farinloye…

Liberian capital hit by heavy rain and flooding

Several people in Liberia have been displaced after days of torrential rains in the country. Emergency relief workers say most of the victims, women and children were in the capital, Monrovia. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa has been following up on the…

Liberian Senate votes to abolish death penalty

The Liberian Senate has voted to abolish the death penalty in the country after a submission by President George Weah. This followed the Senate’s plenary decision to amend sections of the Liberian Code of Law Revise relating to sentencing and…