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The helicopter conveying the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, and others was seen by several witnesses in vehicles who reported it as a “fireball” before its eventual crash. This was disclosed…
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A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. “The victim did not consent and…
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Eight patients have died in a major hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis city, after days of power outage and oxygen supply shortage due to continuous Israeli strikes on the facility. Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said…
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Nigerians in New York have again appealed to the Federal Government to provide passport production printers to the Nigeria Consulate to enhance smooth passport services in the U.S. The concerned Nigerians made the call at a virtual 12th…
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PRESIDENT TINUBU TO AU LEADERS: NIGERIA READY TO HOST AFRICAN CENTRAL BANK; PREPARE THE YOUTH FOR 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to host the African Central Bank in line with the vision of the Abuja…
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The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, has been elected as the new chairman of the African Union for 2024. The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) elected him to take over from President Azali…
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A bomb struck the airport in the restive eastern DR Congo city of Goma early Saturday as fighting flared between rebels and government forces, security and government sources told AFP. Clashes have intensified in recent days around the…
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The UK Government said it spent more than 300 million pound sterling delivering programmes and peacekeeping in Africa in 2023 to strengthen security and ensure stability. This was disclosed by the UK Minister of State, Cabinet Office,…
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The U.S. State of Georgia has honoured the Consul General of Nigeria in Atlanta, Amb. Amina Smaila, for her dedication to public service to the state. The North American Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Britain is in recession, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative party is forecast to lose a general election expected this year. Gross domestic product shrank 0.3…
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