Africa
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I was not held hostage in Mali hotel – Dangote; as terror attack ends with 27 confirmed dead
Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has quelled rumours claiming he was one of…
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Commandos storm Bamako hotel attacked by Islamists, dozens freed; ‘attackers spoke with Nigerian accent’ — Witnesses
Malian commandos stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako, Friday after Islamist gunmen took 170 people including many foreigners hostage in…
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10 Nigerians make Forbes Africa’s 50 Rich List; as Dangote remains continent’s wealthiest
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, retained his spot as the richest African for the fifth year in a…
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(Interview) There is no alcohol control policy in Nigeria – Professor Obot
Drug abuse has become a major problem in Nigeria and is increasingly attracting the attention of the academia, civil society…
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Merck opens first office in Nigeria; donates 71m tablets of praziquantel to WHO in Nigeria for schistosomiasis treament
Merck, a leading science and technology company, Wednesday, announced the opening of its new office in Nigeria by Stefan Oschmann, CEO-elect…
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2018 World Cup: Africa’s big guns reach continent’s group stage of qualifiers
Seven-goal Algeria led the way on Tuesday as 18 of the top-20 ranked African national teams reached the group stage…
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World Cup 2018: Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria eager to avoid upsets
Egypt head a number of African heavyweights with plenty to do to advance from the second round of qualifying for…
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Widen fight against Boko Haram to include climate change, migration — U.N charges Nigeria, 3 others
The United Nations has told Nigeria, as well the three other countries battling the Boko Haram insurgency, Cameroon, Niger, Chad…
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Antibiotics overuse increases resistance as common ailments become killers – WHO
Antibiotic resistance, which can turn common ailments into killers, has reached dangerous levels worldwide, the World Health Organization warned Monday,…
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NCC extends deadline to MTN for $5.2bn fine payment
Telecommunications firm, MTN, has disclosed that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has agreed to extend the deadline given to it…
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Beyond terrorism: Education and sustainable development
Being remarks by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Founder, American University of Nigeria, Yola,…
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Chad helps Nigeria with victory over Egypt; more World Cup qualifiers’ results
Chad shocked Egypt 1-0 and Algeria came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Tanzania, Saturday in African 2018…
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Mandela’s widow, Graca Machel meets parents of kidnapped Chibok girls in Lagos
Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graca Machel is meeting some of the parents of the 219 girls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram…
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EU launches $2 billion emergency fund for Africa to combat migration; Money ‘not enough’ – African presidents
Leaders of the European Union (EU) formally launched an emergency trust fund for Africa, Thursday, with an initial $2 billion…
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Embattled Lamine Diack resigns from IOC
The former president of International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lamine Diack, has resigned from his honorary membership of the…
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Kenya proposes bilateral agreement with Nigeria on agric-tourism
The Kenyan Government has expressed its readiness to enter into a bilateral relationship with Nigeria on agric-tourism to strengthen business…
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New MTN chief seeks to resolve NCC’s $5.2bn fine within 2 weeks
MTN new executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko plans to resolve the company’s $5.2bn fine imposed by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) regulators…
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Boko Haram: State of emergency declared in Lake Chad region
Chad has declared a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region after attacks by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria.…
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S/African govt may have known about NCC fine on MTN — Sources
With less than a week to go before the November 16 deadline reaches for communications network provider, MTN to pay…
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Arrest of prominent activist, Bahgat another blow for freedom of expression – Amnesty Int’l
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, Monday, described the arrest of a prominent advocate of freedom of expression in Egypt as’a…
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Commonwealth appoints ex-president Jonathan to mediate in Zanzibar poll stalemate
Just back from his role as head of a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) observer team to monitor the Presidential Elections…
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New $280m presidential jet for Zuma causes uproar in South Africa
South Africa’s opposition has demanded that the government scrap plans to buy a new jet for President Jacob Zuma that…
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Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill three Nigerian refugees in Cameroon
Two female suicide bombers, suspected of belonging to Islamist militant group Boko Haram, killed three Nigerians in a truck full…
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SPDC JV’s Andoni GMoU Cluster empowers 80 Niger Delta women
Eighty women have graduated from a skills acquisition programme of the Andoni Cluster Development Board (CDB) under the Shell Petroleum…
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CEO’s resignation ‘not an admission of guilt’ — MTN
The resignation of MTN’s group chief executive officer Sifiso Dabengwa should not be seen as an admission of wrongdoing, the…
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