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NiMet predicts 3 days of sunshine, cloudiness from Friday

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather output […]

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Ayade will pay protesting street sweepers before leaving office – Sanitation authorities

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Officials of the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) have disclosed that Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State will pay […]

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Nigeria: Don’t Blame Buhari’s Govt for Not Rescuing All Chibok Girls – Presidency

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

·Says President not aware of promises made to Nigerians by support groups in 2015 The Presidency said yesterday that President […]

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Kenya: Government Receives Evacuees of International Organisations Fleeing Sudan

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Nairobi — The government through the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs on Wednesday night facilitated the evacuation of at […]

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South Africa: Trailblazer Kirsten Neuschäfer Wins Golden Globe Solo Round-the-World Yacht Race

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Cape Town — Kirsten Neuschäfer, 39, from Gqeberha in South Africa, has won the solo around-the-world Golden Globe Race 2022 […]

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FG gives “No vaccination policy” nod to bird flu

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

The Federal Government has disclosed its intention to implement a “No vaccination” policy at the moment as a recoil to […]

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Nigeria, Italy reaffirm commitment to global counterterrorism efforts

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

L-R: Mr Steven Hill, Executive Secretary IIJ. Ms Francesca Santoro, Head of Department Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Uganda: Police Release Opposition Women MPs After Visit By Speaker of Parliament

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

The 11 opposition women MPs who had earlier been arrested by police have been released after a visit by Speaker, […]

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East Africa: Peace Talks Between Ethiopian Govt, Oromo Rebel Group Continue in Tanzania

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government and the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have started […]

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Sudan: UN Humanitarians Will Return to Khartoum ‘As Quickly As Possible’ – UN Aid Coordinator

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

The UN has been forced to essentially halt all aid operations across Sudan due to the continuing fighting between rival […]

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Enugu gov-elect unveils 60-man transition committee

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the transition committee is expected to help Mbah articulate and fine-tune his administration’s […]

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Youth group kicks against Ebonyi election tribunal relocation

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Ebonyi youth group, operating under the auspices of Unwuekunenyi United Youths Forum, on Thursday, kicked against the relocation of the […]

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South Africa: If Putin Comes to Western Cape, We Will Arrest Him, Premier Says – South African News Briefs – April 28, 2023

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

If Russian Leader Putin Comes to Western Cape, We Will Arrest Him – Premier Western Cape premier Alan Winde claims […]

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Kenya: Bodies Exhumed So Far in Mackenzie’s Shakahola Forest Cult Massacre Rises to 103

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Malindi — Five more bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest, Kilifi County. This bring the number of body […]

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Ecuador labels criminal gangs as terrorists

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

28th April 2023 Ecuador on Thursday declared members of organised crime groups to be terrorists, a distinction that allows the […]

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Two US helicopters crash during Alaska training flight

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Two United States Army attack helicopters crashed while on a training flight in Alaska on Thursday, the military said, the […]

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Igbos are determined to exit Nigeria – Ekpa petitions UN, US, claims expiration of 1914 Amalgamation

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Simon Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator and separatist, has petitioned the United Nations, the United States of America, the European […]

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Enugu Governor-elect, Mbah inaugurates transition committee, wants implementable action plan

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Ahead of the May 29 take-off of his administration, the governor-elect of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah has inaugurated a […]

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Tanzania: Tears of Joy As Evacuated Tanzanians in Sudan Back Home Safely

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

IT was tears of joy for relatives, parents and guardians as Air Tanzania’s Boeing 787- 8 Dreamliner, carrying 206 Tanzanians […]

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Kenya: Senate 11-Member Team to Probe Shakahola Massacre

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Nairobi — Senators on Thursday established an Ad-hoc Committee which will Investigate the proliferation of religious organizations and the circumstances […]

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