Africa
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A burden in my heart for Liberia By Idang Alibi
Sometime in November last year, in a hotel in Benin, Edo State, I was privileged to engage in a conversation…
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Home-based Super Eagles gaining confidence with each CHAN 2018 game, football enthusiasts say
By Victor Okoye, Abuja Several football enthusiasts have hailed the home-based Super Eagles for their victory over Equatorial Guinea, pointing…
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‘Killings of Nigerians in South Africa must stop’ – Nigerians in Diaspora warn
By Prudence Arobani, New York The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) worldwide has warned against further killings of Nigerians in…
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in hospital for kidney infection – news site
South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has been hospitalised for a kidney infection but is expected to make a full…
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CHAN 2018: Home-based Super Eagles sparkle to top group for quarter-finals berth
The home-based Super Eagles on Tuesday whipped Equatorial Guinea 3-1 after coming from behind in Agadir, to advance into the…
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Hugh Masekela, father of South African jazz, husband of Mama Africa, Miriam Makeba, dies at 78; ‘His contribution to the struggle for liberation will never be forgotten’ – President Zuma
Trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela, known as the “father of South African jazz” who used his music in the fight…
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Gambian military arrests 2 top Jammeh generals after they return from exile
Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend,…
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Weah makes first appointments
Liberia’s President George Weah on Tuesday made his first appointments less than 24 hours after his swearing in on Monday.…
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Dabiri-Erewa condemns killing of another Nigerian in South Africa
By Isaac Aregbesola Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the alleged…
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South Africa killings: culprits apprehended, arraigned says Mission
By Isaac Aregbesola The Nigerian Mission in South Africans says indigenes responsible for the violent attack on Nigerians in Durban…
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Liberia: Former Nigerian leader hails peaceful transition
By Harrison Arubu Former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), on Sunday hailed the ongoing peaceful democratic transfer…
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C/River govt. provides succour to Cameroonian refugees
By George Odok The Cross River government on Sunday provided food and non-food items to over 3,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees…
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10,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria – UN
By Prudence Arobani The UN has expressed concerns about the swelling numbers of people fleeing English-speaking areas of Cameroon for…
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Liberia one of Africa’s enviable democracies – Johnson Sirleaf
Liberia’s outgoing President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, in a touching farewell address to the nation, declared that the country had become one…
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Trump and his “Shitholes” countries By Tayo Ogunbiyi
Recently, United States President, Mr. Donald Trump allegedly dubbed Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as “shitholes” countries whose citizens…
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Buhari, other African leaders to grace Weah’s inauguration
By Harrison Arubu President Muhammadu Buhari is among African leaders that have indicated interest to attend the inauguration of Liberia’s…
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Gambia’s Adama Barrow thanks Nigeria, conferred with Honorary citizenship
Nigeria’s crucial role in resolving the impasse resulting from the 2016 last presidential election in the Gambia was on spotlight…
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Indigenous shipowners may get NNPC, NIMASA nod to lift crude … As Dakuku champions new trade terms to boost indigenous shipping … Kachikwu, Baru weigh options
Shipowners and other stakeholders in the maritime sector are on the verge of getting the desired change in trade terms…
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The Gambia: Why we forced Yahya Jammeh out – Buhari
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment that leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…
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Osinbajo in U.S. to deliver Harvard historic ‘Africa Rising’ lecture
By Prudence Arobani Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is in the U.S. to deliver a lecture at the Harvard University, Boston, U.S.…
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‘Civilisation originated from Africa’, King’s daughter tells Trump
By Prudence Arobani Children of the late civil rights icon, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. decried the disparaging remarks allegedly…
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Africans, others rally against Trump’s racist remarks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By Prudence Arobani The Africans in the diaspora would on Monday join their counterparts from Haiti, El Salvador and other…
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South Africa summons U.S. embassy official over Trump ‘shithole’ remark
South Africa has summoned a top U.S. Embassy official for a Monday meeting over President Donald Trump’s alleged remarks that…
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Herdsmen want FG, states to check activities of international pastoralists
By Ginika Okoye The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and states…
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CHAN: Zubairu charges Eagles to win trophy
By Ikenna Osuoha Sani Zubairu, Head, Referees Unit, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Sunday called on the home-based Eagles to…
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