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No Monetary Value From Gold Is Worth Our Lives, says Ghana's TUC Vice
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No Monetary Value From Gold Is Worth Our Lives, Says Ghana’s TUC Vice

Vice Chairman of Ghana’s Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ken Tweneboah Kodua, have expressed disappointment in the government’s failure to impose a ban on...

IMF Urges Nigeria To Expand 'Cash Transfer' Program To Cover Rural Areas
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IMF Urges Nigeria To Expand ‘Cash Transfer’ Program To Cover Rural Areas

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Nigerian government to expand its cash transfer program to include rural communities affected by food...

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Despite Economic Crisis in Nigeria, Lagos State Govt. Increases Public School Boarding Fees To ₦100k Per Term

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reportedly increased public school boarding fees to ₦100,000 despite the ongoing economic instability in Nigeria. According to...

Ghana's President Forms 5-Member Committee To Combat 'Galamsey' Illegal Mining
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Ghana’s President Forms 5-Member Committee To Combat Illegal Mining

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has formed a five-member ministerial committee to combat illegal mining, also known as “galamsey” in the country. This was...

AdvoKC Foundation Urges Kaduna Governor Uba Sani to Increase Women Empowerment Fund As Promised
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AdvoKC Foundation Urges Kaduna Governor Uba Sani to Increase Women’s Empowerment Fund As Promised

AdvoKC Foundation, on Thursday, called on Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani to increase the Kaduna State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF), a pledge the...

South Africa To Submit Genocidal ‘Facts and Evidence’ Against Israel At ICJ
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South Africa To Submit Genocide ‘Facts, Evidence’ Against Israel At ICJ

South Africa has announced its intention to submit a memorial document to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on October 28 to provide...

Edo Election: PDP Refuses To Sign Peace Accord with Major Opposition Parties LP, APC on Security Condition
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Edo Election: PDP Refuses To Sign Peace Accord with Major Opposition Parties

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refused to sign the peace accord for the Edo State gubernatorial election scheduled for Saturday, September 21,...

African Candidates of the Secretary-General of Commonwealth Calls for Reparations Over Slavery and Colonialism
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Candidates Call for Reparations for Colonialism and Slavery

Three candidates for the Secretary-General position of the Commonwealth have called for financial reparations and “reparative justice” for former British colonies, but now...

Online Investment Scam On The Rise, Research Shows
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Online Investment Scam On The Rise, Research Shows

A recent study by the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a U.S. nonprofit promoting good business practices, has revealed that the number of scams...

Nigerian Court Jails U.S. Citizen for Theft, 1.2mln Visa Fraud
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Nigerian Court Jails U.S. Citizen for Theft, $1.2 Million Visa Fraud

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced Marco Ramirez, an American businessman, to 10 years imprisonment for theft and fraud....

Despite IReV Glitch, INECs Mahmood Yakubu Assures Edo State Electorates Of Flawless Election
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Despite IReV ‘Glitch’, INEC’s Mahmood Yakubu Assures Edo State Electorates Of Flawless Election

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured Edo State electorates of a “transparent and credible” gubernatorial election...

Nigerian Govt. Arraigns 10 Suspects Over Importation of 844 Firearms, 112,500 Cartridges in Rivers State
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Nigerian Govt. Arraigns 10 Suspects Over Importation of 844 Firearms, 112,500 Cartridges in Rivers State

A federal high court in Abuja on Monday arraigned 10 suspects arrested in Onne Port Harcourt, River State, for alleged illegal importation of...