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Over 20 feared dead in Italy shipwrecks

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

More than 20 people are feared drowned in three different shipwrecks within 24 hours, Italy’s coastguard said Monday, as good […]

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Gunmen abduct NPC commissioner, aides

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

A federal commissioner at the National Population Commission, Gloria Izonfuo, has been abducted by gunmen. Police spokesperson in Rivers, Grace […]

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Buhari departs Nigeria Tuesday

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Accra on Tuesday to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of […]

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Mozambique: Survivors of Cyclone Freddy Face Worst Cholera Outbreak in Two Decades

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Tropical Cyclone Freddy and widespread flooding have swept through Mozambique, killing 183 people and leaving more than 640,000 homeless. Making […]

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Nigeria: Cost of Preparing Jollof Rice Up By 9.73% Amid Insecurity, Cash Crunch

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

The SBM Jollof Index tracks how much it costs to make a pot of jollof rice The cost of preparing […]

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South Africa: South Africa Votes in 2024 – Could a Coalition Between Major Parties ANC and EFF Run the Country?

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections are regarded as a realistic opportunity for coalition governments to be formed in […]

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Court nullifies El-Rufai’s revocation of Durbar Hotel’s C of O

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai A Kaduna High Court has nullified the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy of Durbar […]

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CNN fires longtime host, Don Lemon 

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Broadcasting giant, Cable Network News, has fired its longtime host and news anchor, Don Lemon. Lemon, who worked with the […]

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My life as Bad Boy Timz hypeman – Sceed Barms

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Bad Boy Timz’s hypeman and event host, Sadiq Adebimpe, aka Sceed Barms, has explained how he combines his different roles […]

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NYSC deploys 2,300 prospective corps members to Bauchi

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Rifkatu Yakubu, Coordinator of the scheme in the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in […]

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Sudan: Evacuate stranded Nigerians now – Ibadan indigenes appeal to Buhari

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

A group of indigenes of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, under the auspices of Ibadan Mega Voice (IMV) has enjoined […]

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Uganda: Village Health Teams – Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Vaccines in Uganda’s Kyegegwa District

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Every day is immunization day at the Bujubuli Health Centre III in Uganda’s Kyegegwa district’s Bujubuli sub-county. Kyegegwa is a […]

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Gunmen abduct NPC official, demand N500m ransom 

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Some gunmen have kidnapped the Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo. She was […]

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Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case rises to 73

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

The death toll in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practised starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told […]

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Communal clash: Police meet community leaders, call for peace

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

The Acting Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, DCP Ahmed Musa, on Monday, met with Gbagyi and Hausa […]

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Man strangles friend, buries him in shallow grave in Enugu – Police

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Police in Enugu State have arrested a man for allegedly strangling his friend and burying the victim in a shallow […]

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Otedola acquires 5.52% stakes in Transcorp

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has confirmed the acquisition of shares in the indigenous conglomerate, Transcorp Corporation Plc. In a tweet […]

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Southeast youths give condition to forgive President Buhari

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has given President Muhammadu Buhari a condition he must fulfil before demanding […]

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NYSC deploys 2,300 corps members to Bauchi

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

A total of 2,300 prospective corps members were deployed to Bauchi State to perform their mandatory one-year national service by […]

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Sudan: When I Call Relatives in Sudan, I Don’t Know If They Will Still Be Alive. the World Must Not Look Away

By Ifunanya / April 24, 2023

Every phone call I make home to Sudan is interrupted by the crackle of gunshots or an explosion in the […]

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