[Premium Times] The minister congratulated Muslims and called on all Nigerians to use the period of this year's Eid-el-Fitr celebration to pray for peace...

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[DW] Yoweri Museveni's less-than-stellar democratic and human rights record has caused increasing anger abroad. But allies in the West seem loath to upset a regime which has contributed toward stabilization in the region...

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[This Day] For the tenth time, Nigeria's entrepreneurial giant and richest black man on earth, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest man in Africa with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2021 edition of the Forbes' Top 10 Africa's Billionaires List...

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[New Times] The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally has been ranked among the most prestigious events in the continental series despite the competition having been postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic...

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[This Day] Traffic has worsened in Apapa and its environs following the disruption of the electronic call-up system (ETO) introduced about two months ago by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) with the support of the Lagos State Government to ensure free flow of vehicular movements...

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[The Conversation Africa] Diabetes is currently the ninth most common cause of death in the world. Around 420 million people or 6% of the world's population is affected. This number is expected to rise beyond half a billion by the end of the decade with the biggest increase occurring in low- and ...

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[University of Leeds] Scientists are warning that drinking water supplies in parts of rural West Africa are being contaminated b y lead- containing mater ials used in small community water systems such as boreholes with handpumps and public taps...

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[Nation] Kenya on Monday suspended flights to and from Somalia in the latest show that relations between the two countries have not thawed as announced last week...

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[Namibian] Minister of labour, industrial relations and employment creation Utoni Nujoma has been accused of irregularly appointing a relative, Kyllikki Sihlahla, as the new deputy labour commissioner...

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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Researchers at University College London argue that smartphones have become so fundamental that they are like places people live, rather than mere tools of communication...

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[Atlantic Council] Set to tip off on May 16, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) has finally arrived. Delayed a year by COVID-19, the BAL represents the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s first investment in an NBA-branded league outside of North America and the most consequential US recognition...

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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Butembo -- More than 20 Congolese women have accused aid workers of sexual abuse in new claims that include rape and unwanted pregnancies, with United Nations investigators uncovering similar allegations of workers exploiting vulnerable women.The New Humanitarian and the...

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[Premium Times] Apart from attacks on civilians, security agencies have also been targeted lately with many killed and properties destroyed...

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[Premium Times] Mr Daudawa, known for masterminding the abduction of over 300 students from a boys' secondary boarding school on the outskirts of Kankara, Katsina State...

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[New Frame] Former Safa technical directors Fran Hilton-Smith and Serame Letsoaka assess why the dysfunctional association is on its knees and how to get South African football back in contention...

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[Zimbabwe Standard] MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said employers must pay their workers in United States dollars, saying they deserve a decent wage...

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[New Zimbabwe] CORRUPTION accused former Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira Saturday made a surprise appearance at a Zanu PF provincial coordinating committee meeting (PCC) held in Chinhoyi...

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[Nation] At least 247,529 Nairobi residents have received the Covid-19 vaccine AstraZeneca since Nairobi Metropolitan Services launched the inoculation exercise in March. More males than females have received the jab...

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[Vanguard] The former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nniah Nwodo, has distanced himself from a social media report alleging that he fingered members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, as being responsible for the ongoing killings in South East region...

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[Premium Times] Many states across the country are battling with security challenges involving killings and kidnappings of innocent individuals...

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[Premium Times] "There is no Nigerian worker today that can depend solely on his salary without looking for other things to augment the income...

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[The Conversation Africa] Netflix went live in South Africa on 6 January 2016. The arrival of the subscription-based content streaming service was a game changer for the country's film and television industry, as it had been for other countries...

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[Daily Trust] The Department of State Services yesterday alleged that some religious and past political leaders, who had either called for forceful change of government or mass action against it, were collaborating with external forces and influences against Nigeria...

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[Daily Trust] The controversy over the creation of local council development areas in Lagos is rearing its ugly head ahead of the July 24 local government election in the state...

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[Daily Trust] In view of their accomplishments over the years, many readers would hardly come to terms with what had befallen the military in the last many years, particularly as it affects the fight against the Boko Haram insurgents, bandits and the insolent kidnappers. Our military have had a ...

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