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Gov election: We won fair and square, says Ogun APC 
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Gov election: We won fair and square, says Ogun APC  The All Progressives Congress in Ogun State has maintained that it “won fair and square” the governorship elections held on Saturday, March 18, 2023.  In a press statement issued in Abeokuta Tuesday e ...
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Uganda passes strict new anti-LGBTQ+ law
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Uganda passes strict new anti-LGBTQ+ law Tonight, Uganda passes a strict anti-LGBTQ+ law, the military junta ruling Burkina Faso brings in a new bill to protect detainee's rights, and we'll visit the eco-friendly golf course trading in its g ...
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Pictorial: Buhari unveils counterterrorism centre, new NSA office
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Pictorial: Buhari unveils counterterrorism centre, new NSA office The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja, unveiled the National Counterterrorism Centre and a new Office of the National Security Adviser. The two state-of-the-art f ...
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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease 
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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease  Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s north-west Kagera region. Thi ...
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Napoli slap £150m price tag on Osimhen – Report
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Napoli slap £150m price tag on Osimhen – Report Napoli will demand £150million for their star striker Victor Osimhen this summer, according to reports, with Manchester United and Chelsea chasing his signature. Osimhen is one of the most sought-afte ...
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Tribunal gives Obi 21 days for hearing on election petition
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Tribunal gives Obi 21 days for hearing on election petition The leadership of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have been given a window period of 21 days for the elections petition tribunal to fix a date for the hearing of his case. ...
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Gov poll: 30 ballot box snatching, 50 vote-buying cases recorded – CSO
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Gov poll: 30 ballot box snatching, 50 vote-buying cases recorded – CSO A civil society organisation, Connected Development, says it recorded 30 incidents of ballot box hijacking and 50 cases of vote-buying during the just concluded governorship polls across the country. ...
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WATCH THE MOMENT MC OLUOMO SON AND DAUGHTER ARRIVES AT THER FATHER BIRTHDAY
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YORUBA ACTOR BABA TEE PERFORM LIKE PASUMA& BK1 DE ULTIMATE AS HE CELEBRATE MC OLUOMO
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I’ve broken glass ceiling for young ones – Makinde
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I’ve broken glass ceiling for young ones – Makinde The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that with his re-election and the circumstances surrounded his victory at the just concluded Saturday’s election, he had broken the glass ceiling ...
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UK food delivery app to axe more than 1,700 jobs
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UK food delivery app to axe more than 1,700 jobs Food delivery platform Just Eat Takeaway unveiled plans, on Tuesday, to axe more than 1,700 mostly courier jobs in Britain, as it slashes costs in the wake of huge annual losses. The UK business ̶ ...
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My govt has degraded terrorists, Buhari boasts
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My govt has degraded terrorists, Buhari boasts The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja, said his regime had sufficiently degraded terrorists whose activities destabilised Nigeria’s North-East in a 13-year battle ...
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Hoodlums set Ebonyi high court building ablaze
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Hoodlums set Ebonyi high court building ablaze An Ebonyi State High Court sitting in Owutu Edda Community in Afikpo South Local Government Area has been set ablaze by hoodlums barely 24 hours after the governorship and house of assembly elections. ...
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Kenya's Odinga vows to continue protest campaign
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Kenya's Odinga vows to continue protest campaign "We are not looking back; we will not be intimidated. No retreat, no surrender," Raila Odinga said Tuesday (Mar.21). Kenya’s deputy president, urged Odinga to call off the protests and think about th ...
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OONI OF IFE PRAY FOR NIGERIA, TINUBU & ALL YORUBAS AT OBATALA FESTIVAL
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Egypt’s Fashion and Design Council announces the country’s first ever fashion week
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Egypt’s Fashion and Design Council announces the country’s first ever fashion week Egypt’s Fashion and Design Council have announced that the country’s first ever fashion week will take place in May
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Morocco's squad to play Brazil 25 years after last face-off
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Morocco's squad to play Brazil 25 years after last face-off The squads will clash in a packed Ibn Batouta stadium Saturday (Mar.25). The two selections have opposite momentums. If Morocco lived a legendary World Cup odyssey, Brazil exited the tournament in the ...
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LIVE @ ALH MUSILU AYINDE AKINSANYA ( MC OLUOMO) CELEBRATE 48 YEARS BIRTHDAY
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Giant cook-up to encourage international recognition for Libyan couscous
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Giant cook-up to encourage international recognition for Libyan couscous Dozens of Libyan chefs held a giant cooking event at the ancient Roman theatre of Sabratha earlier this month, in a bid to showcase their country’s beloved couscous as part of a bid to seek internatio ...
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Here are 5 prayers Obi seeks in his petition to tribunal against Tinubu’s victory
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Here are 5 prayers Obi seeks in his petition to tribunal against Tinubu’s victory The petition, jointly filed by Obi and his party, has INEC, Tinubu, Shettima Kashim, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the respondents.
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Senegalese opposition leader claims he was victim of assassination attempt
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Senegalese opposition leader claims he was victim of assassination attempt Ousmane Sonko has been receiving medical treatment since he was allegedly sprayed with an unknown "toxic product" and manhandled while authorities escorted him to a courthouse the 16th of March.
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University student killed in opposition-led protest in Kenya
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University student killed in opposition-led protest in Kenya Odinga announced that the protests will be held twice a week Mondays and Thursdays starting next week.
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South Africa Still a Long Way Off in Building a National Culture of Human Rights
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South Africa Still a Long Way Off in Building a National Culture of Human Rights The month of March marks several opportunities for reflections on the challenges relating to the realisation of social justice, human rights and equality at international and national levels, and how ...
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After Lawsuits and Demonstrations Led by Chagossian Women, Britain Paid Some Compensation through the Mauritian...
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After Lawsuits and Demonstrations Led by Chagossian Women, Britain Paid Some Compensation through the Mauritian... More than 50 years after the British government secretly planned, with the United States, to force a mass deportation of the Indigenous people of the Chagos Archipelago, Human Rights Watch … Af ...
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Sister to Egypt’s Most Prominent Political Prisoner Takes the Fight to the UN and EU
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Sister to Egypt’s Most Prominent Political Prisoner Takes the Fight to the UN and EU Alaa Abdel-Fattah ended his hunger strike in November last year after his situation had drawn high-profile international attention and there had been serious concern for his life. But very little R ...
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MSI Reproductive Choices in Africa Helps Women and Girls Make Informed Decisions about their Bodies...
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MSI Reproductive Choices in Africa Helps Women and Girls Make Informed Decisions about their Bodies... Every year in sub-Saharan Africa up to four million teenage girls drop out of school because of pregnancy. In Niger, only one in 100 girls will finish secondary school. Just … MSI Reproductive ...
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Kenya’s ‘Linda Mama’ Policy is a Step in the Right Direction Towards Universal Health Coverage
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Kenya’s ‘Linda Mama’ Policy is a Step in the Right Direction Towards Universal Health Coverage To provide more women with healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth, Kenya introduced free maternity health services in 2013. The benefits include antenatal care, attended delivery and outpatient ca ...
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The Women and Caregivers behind Uganda’s Model for Palliative Care
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The Women and Caregivers behind Uganda’s Model for Palliative Care About 70 percent of the 2,000 patients on Hospice Africa Uganda’s programme have cancer, and some are HIV positive too. Few can afford tests or treatment for their conditions and, … The Women a ...
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Chad jails more than 400 rebels for life after death of former ruler
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Chad jails more than 400 rebels for life after death of former ruler More than 400 rebels in Chad were handed life sentences on Tuesday following the death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed in 2021, a public prosecutor told AFP.
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Tunisian President’s Speech was Essentially the “Great Replacement” Theory, but with a Local Twist
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Tunisian President’s Speech was Essentially the “Great Replacement” Theory, but with a Local Twist A little more than 10 years ago, calls for freedom and human rights in Tunisia triggered the Arab spring. Today, black migrants in the country are being attacked, spat at … Tunisian President’s ...
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The UN’s Largest Annual Gathering on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Tackles the Gender Digital...
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The UN’s Largest Annual Gathering on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Tackles the Gender Digital... The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of women focused on the theme “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and … ...
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Challenges And Opportunities – Global Survey Results On Women’s Tech Careers
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Challenges And Opportunities – Global Survey Results On Women’s Tech Careers A new global survey of women and allies held under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, reveals that parity for women in technology-related positions and industries is ...
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WHO Director’s Insights on Health in Africa and the IIAG Results
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WHO Director’s Insights on Health in Africa and the IIAG Results As a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Health and Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has seen the critical importance of strong governanc ...
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Journalist arrives back in France after two years of captivity in Mali
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Journalist arrives back in France after two years of captivity in Mali French journalist, Olivier Dubois, arrived back in France on Tuesday after his release by Islamic extremists in Mali who held him captive for nearly two years.
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Nigeria's ruling party leads in local elections
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Nigeria's ruling party leads in local elections Nigeria's ruling APC party has won a majority of governorships, including in the powerful city of Lagos, after more than two-thirds of the votes were counted in local elections held in the wake of the ...
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Over 200 arrests in Kenyan protests against high cost of living
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Over 200 arrests in Kenyan protests against high cost of living Police in Kenya said they had arrested 238 people during Monday’s violent protests over the cost of living which also saw 31 police officers injured.
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MC OLUOMO, KOKO ZARIA AND OTHERS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AFTER SANWO OLU VICTORY
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US aid worker and French journalist held hostage in Sahel region released
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US aid worker and French journalist held hostage in Sahel region released In tonight's edition: An American aid worker held by Islamist extremists for more than six years and France's last hostage, a journalist abducted almost two years ago, have both been freed. The unexpe ...
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WATCH LAGOSIAN REACTION AFTER INEC ANNOUNCE GOV.BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU AS GOVERNOR ELECT IN LAGOS STATE
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BURNA BOY Gets In Trouble With Americans | What Really Happened? | Odogwu Explains