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Morocco: Journalist Faces Three Years in Jail for Facebook Post

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Responding to the opening today of the trial of journalist Hanane Bakour who faces up to three years in prison […]

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Tanzania: Tanzania is Safe for Tourists, Says Ministry

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

NATURAL Resources and Tourism Ministry has assured visitors and tourism stakeholders that Tanzania is safe from Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). […]

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Nigeria: With 50 Days to Go – Buhari Defends Choice of Service Chiefs

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Roughly 50 days to May 29 handover date, the federal government, yesterday, defended some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decisions in […]

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Motorcycle importation falls by 42% – NBS

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The importation of motorcycles, popularly known as Okada in Nigeria has fallen to N212.64 billion in 2022 representing a 42 […]

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FRSC recovers over N5m, 10 phones from Zaria accident scene

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The Federal Road Safety Corps recovered N5,020,660 and 10 cell phones from victims of an accident that occurred on the […]

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42,954 Tanzanian schoolgirls out of school due to pregnancy – Report

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

No fewer than 42,954 schoolgirls dropped out of school between July 2021 and June 2022 after they got pregnant. This […]

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Amaechi sacked me to protect Atiku’s interest, ex-NPA boss reveals in new book “Stepping on Toes”

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The immediate-past managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that failure to extend the […]

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His wise counsel will never be forgotten – Buhari reacts to Abdulkadir’s death

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condoled with the family of late Prof. Idris Abdulkadir, saying his “wise counsel on key […]

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Army will eliminate all criminal groups in Nigeria – Yahaya

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya on Monday vowed that the military will eliminate all criminal groups in […]

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East Africa: Fishermen Abduction Reduced By 80% in Lake Victoria

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Geita — THE Commissioner of Operations and Training of the Tanzania Police Force, Mr Awadhi Haji has said incidents of […]

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Tanzania: Mwinyi Calls Imams to Step Up Efforts to Check Moral Decay

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has called for Muslim Imams to continue enhancing efforts to battle escalating moral decay […]

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Tanzania: 13 Perish in Songea Road Carnage

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Songea — AT LEAST 13 people have been killed and two others were injured when the truck, they were travelling […]

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Ex-convict, two others arrested for land grabbing in Ogun 

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected land grabbers including an ex-convict for allegedly terrorising Gbayunre village […]

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Police nab man attempting to traffick Osun teenagers to Libya

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Nigerian Police Force logo Osun State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested a suspected human trafficker, Muideen […]

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Sacked Twitter executives sue Musk for job-related legal bills

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social media company […]

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Buhari mourns late varsity don, Briggs

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has shared the pain of loss with family, friends and associates of the 5th Vice Chancellor of […]

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Borrowing to fund fuel subsidy removal abnormal – Yusuf

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The Director of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf, said borrowing $800 million from the Word […]

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Opinions coloured by politics – Femi Adesina replies Bishop Kukah on Buhari comments

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has hit out at the Catholic Bishop of […]

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Nigeria: Bola Tinubu Will Increase Tension in Some Parts of the Country and Reduce It in Others

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as president of the country on 29 May 2023. That’s if the courts […]

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Africa: Detoxifying Security – Recommendations for the G7 Summit On Nuclear Weapons

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

New York — The current war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear deterrence is deeply flawed. It relies on the […]

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