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One Campaign Advises US Secretary of State As He Visits Nigeria, Others

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November 15, 2021

As United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, begins his visit to Africa, One Campaign has advised him to urge other rich countries to deliver vaccines for the continent.

This week, Blinken will be in Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal to discuss COVID-19, global health security and other issues.

The US top diplomat and Buhari will deliberate collaboration on international health security, expanding energy access and security challenges.

On Monday, Edwin Ikhuoria, One Campaign Africa Executive Director, said as the days go by without enough vaccines, Africa remains exposed to a virus that hit health systems, threatened economic growth and stifled the capacity to provide basic services.

Ikhuoria regretted that the shortage of vaccines has left the continent in a painful struggle with COVID-19, while richer countries are getting back to normal, with booster shots expanding each day.

“As US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, visits Africa, he should see the urgent need to get other rich countries to follow US leadership and urgently deliver on vaccines for the continent.

“An end to the pandemic – with 70% of the world getting the needed dose – should be the mantra that drives action to avert a perpetual pandemic, which has set us back and is reversing the developmental gains of the last 25 years on the continent”, he noted.

Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal all have fewer than 6 per cent of their population fully-vaccinated. Below 2 per cent of more than 200 million people in Nigeria are fully vaccinated.

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The US is the only G7 country on track to fulfil the doses it pledged to deliver by the end of 2021. The forum had agreed to share 566 million doses.

However, as of mid-November, only 318 million have been delivered, nearly 75 per cent from America.

(DAILY POST)

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Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

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A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

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The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

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The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.