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Kenya: Millions Indebted to Mobile App Lenders

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Loans through mobile apps have skyrocketed in Kenya. While this fintech industry provides easy-to-access credits, it has become a nightmare. […]

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Sudan: Military and Militia Driven By Hunger for Power – Analysts

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The current clashes are emblematic of Sudan’s difficult national and international situation, as well as the helplessness of its civil […]

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Rwanda: Rusesabagina Vs Rwanda – How Kagame Wields Soft Power to Get His Way With the West

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

In politics, soft power is a persuasive approach to international relations. A leader can use soft power by exerting economic, […]

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US man charged for killing Black teen in wrong house

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

A white man in the United States has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly shot a 16-year-old Black […]

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Sokoto: Tambuwal appoints 28-member transition committee

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has appointed a 28-member transition committee to facilitate and manage the handing over of power […]

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Inflation rate hit 22.04% in March -NBS

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The National Bureau of Statistics says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 22.04 per cent on a year-on-year basis in […]

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Nigeria has capacity to export medical doctors, nurses – Okowa

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Nigeria has the capacity to export medical officers to needy nations if available potential are adequately harnessed and planned. Gov. […]

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Renewed killings: Northern Christian elders call for Buhari, security intervention

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Northern Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the various security agencies to take decisive […]

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100 people killed, scores injured as fighting rages in Sudan

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

At least one hundred people were said to have been killed and many others injured as fight between Sudan’s military […]

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Twitter suspends Hundeyin’s account over post on Tinubu’s citizenship

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

David Hundeyin, a popular Nigerian investigative journalist, has been restricted on Twitter for posting the personal information of President-elect Bola […]

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Hoodlums overpower Rivers NDLEA officials, free suspect

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) Hoodlums have attacked operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at Odunze […]

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Lagos bishop accused of raping pastors arraigned

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, granted a bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, who was accused of raping […]

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Striking aviation workers reject govt plea, threaten total shutdown

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Aviation workers have threatened to shut down the country’s airports, as they enter the second day of their strike to […]

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New wages: Over 155,000 Canadian public servants to strike

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

More than 155,000 public servants in Canada will go on strike Wednesday if a deal is not reached with the […]

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Rising inflation erodes wages, fuels demands for salary increment

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The current acceleration of inflation in the country is having a detrimental effect on the buying power of Nigerians, as […]

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Almost 200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles – UN

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering […]

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Soyinka’s reminder on restructuring timely

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2023

A Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has reminded Nigerians once again of the imperative of restructuring the country into a true […]

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Ogun NNPP gov candidate denies perjury allegation

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2023

Serious crisis is brewing in the Ogun State chapter of the  New Nigeria People’s Party  over the allegation of perjury […]

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Pangolins face extinction as poachers defy official crackdown

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2023

The pangolin, a reptile-looking mammal native to Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, is believed to be the world’s most trafficked mammal. […]

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Police arrest 7 for stoning driver to death

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2023

The Police in Ondo State said seven suspects have been arrested for stoning a 35-year-old driver to death on April […]

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