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Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta Ousted as Jubilee Party Leader, Sabina Chege Takes Over

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

Nairobi — Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has been ousted as Jubilee party leader in escalating wrangles in the former ruling […]

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South Africa: UCT Opera Star Who Broke Glass Ceiling to Sing At Coronation

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

She has the voice of an angel, and it will grace the coronation of a king and his queen in […]

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Senate to probe passport issuance, renewal delay

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Senate has directed its Committee on the Interior to urgently investigate the circumstances leading to the delay of issuance […]

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Alcaraz breezes into Madrid Open quarter-finals, Medvedev out

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their 2023 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament singles match at […]

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Vacate airport lands, FAAN tells illegal occupants

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has issued a warning to all illegal occupants of airport lands to vacate the […]

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Ugandan labour minister shot dead by own military bodyguard

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations in Uganda, Charles Engola, was on Tuesday shot dead by […]

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Buhari commissions N9.5bn Zuba Housing Estate

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the Federal Housing Estate, Zuba, Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Estate which is located […]

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Ekweremadu: ECOWAS Parliament writes UK, pleads for clemency

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament has appealed to the United Kingdom authorities to grant Senator Ike […]

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Senate halts demolition of aviation agencies’ offices at Lagos airport

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has been directed by the Senate to halt the ongoing demolition of the offices […]

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Uganda: Bodyguard Who Reports Say Killed Minister Engola Had Worked with Him for a Month

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Minister for Gender and Labour Betty Amongi has said the UPDF bodyguard who shot junior Minister, Col(Rtd) Charles Engola […]

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Africa: A ‘New Scramble for Africa’?

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

When a phraseology says more about its users than the reality it purports to describe. If a section of the […]

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Sudan: Former Prime Minister Hamdok Lists Steps to End ‘Catastrophic’ Sudanese Conflict

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

Cape Town — In a series of tweets, former Sudanese prime minister Abdalla Hamdok called on collaborative efforts to end […]

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Kano: EFCC fails to present witnesses as $1.3m fraud case resumes

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday failed to present witnesses in an alleged fraud case of $1.3 million […]

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Ondo police arrest man for killing peacemaker

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested a man, Rafiu Akinwale, over the death of one […]

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Stop $700m cabotage fund disbursement, Reps tell NIMASA

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

FILE: Members of the House of Representatives at plenary The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Maritime Administration and […]

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Police confirm arrest of suspended Adamawa REC, Yunusa Ari

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Nigeria police have confirmed that the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, is in their custody. […]

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Minister shot dead by his bodyguard

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

Uganda’s Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Col Charles Okello Engola (retd) was reportedly killed by his […]

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BREAKING: Adamawa guber: Police finally arrest INEC REC Hudu Yunusa-Ari

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has been arrested by the police. The Force Public […]

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Zangon Kataf Killings: Council Chairman, Zimbo begs govt to assist victims

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

The Council Chairman, Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, Mr Francis Sani Zimbo, has appealed to the federal […]

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Delta police kill suspected kidnapper, arrest three others

By Ifunanya / May 2, 2023

Delta police kill suspected kidnapper, arrest three others The Delta State Police Command has neutralised one suspected kidnapper and arrested […]

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