Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:48
Nigeria’s inflation continued its upward trend last month, rising for the 16th straight month. When compared to April 2023’s recorded rate of 22.22%, Nigeria’s headline inflation rate in 2024 rose a […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:47
This week, a United States delegation will present Niger’s government with a detailed plan of how the US intends to withdraw its troops from the country. This move comes after […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:46
The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, the European country’s top criminal court, has found Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The Gambia, guilty of crimes against humanity. Relaying its […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:45
Proxtera, a Singaporean Fintech company, has partnered with Development Bank Ghana (DBG) to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana access to crucial financial support through a digital platform. […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:44
Petition launched to halt mass ceremony that organisers say is for 100 orphans whose parents were killed by gangs
Human rights activists in Nigeria have launched a petition to stop a plan to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony, which has caused outrage in the...
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:44
Democracy is experiencing a decline in popularity in many countries across Africa. Beyond the resurgence of coups across the continent, from Mali to Niger, and Sudan’s devolution into war, many […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:42
Sudan’s ongoing civil war has been dire to not only Sudan but its neighboring country, South Sudan. The violence from this war caused damage to one of the latter’s major […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:38
Cameron’s army rescued over 300 civilians from Boko Haram captivity during a week-long rescue operation last week. The operation, which was codenamed Alpha, saw several dozen militants wounded and also […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:37
In an interesting turn of events, Nigeria’s Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, has announced a suspension on the proposed cybersecurity levy on electronic money transfers announced last week. Mr. Idris didn’t […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:36
As his birthday, May 13 has always been a day of celebration for Stevie Wonder. Going forward, it will now be a day of double celebration as on Monday, which […]
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:30
The ICJ ruling has come under intense scrutiny, centring on the word "plausible". What did the court mean?
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 20:05
Exiled former Zimbabwe Republic Police commissioner Augustine Chihuri's R130-million mansion in Harare has been snapped up by Wicknell Chivayo.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 19:52
It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 19:52
It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 19:50
The Initiator of the Mark D’ Ball Basketball Championship, Mr.Igoche Mark has congratulated Nigerian Champions, Rivers Hoopers for becoming the first Nigerian team to qualify for the Basketball Africa League Playoffs.
Mark, in his message on Thursday, says the...
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 19:49
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — South Africa urged the United Nations' top court on Thursday to order a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel's military operation in the enclave's southern city of Rafah.
It was the third time the International Court of...
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 18:43
Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 18:43
Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 18:42
Discovery of the branch, which ran alongside 31 pyramids, could solve mystery of blocks’ transportation
Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile River that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians...
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 18:22
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Déby has been confirmed the winner of the May 6 presidential election, with 61 percent of the vote.
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