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Voting begins in Ethiopia, PM Abiy’s party frontrunner

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5 years ago

Polling stations opened in Ethiopia on Monday in an election in which Prime minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling Prosperity Party is…

Swedish PM Lofven loses confidence vote

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5 years ago

Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, becomes the first leader to lose a no-confidence vote

Qatar: Only vaccinated fans will attend 2022 World Cup

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani has said the country will deny entry to stadiums…

Somali army kills 24 al-Shabab militants

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Somali National Army (SNA), said its forces killed 24 al-Shabab terrorists after a foiled terror attack on its military base…

Liberian cannibal, ‘heart eater’ Alieu Kosiah jailed in Switzerland

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5 years ago

Agency Reports A Liberian rebel commander, Alieu Kosiah, has been sentenced in Switzerland to 20 years in jail for rape,…

COVID-19 kills over 500,000 in Brazil

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5 years ago

Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday, with experts warning the fatalities may worsen.

South Africa’s Rensburg floors Equatorial Guinea VP in court

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Western Cape High Court in South Africa has ordered Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, to pay…

Breaking: Buhari congratulates Guterres, Amina Mohammed

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5 years ago

Buhari congratulates the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres and his deputy Amina Mohammed for their reappointment

Joe, Jill Biden grieve death of beloved dog Champ

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5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill are grieving the death of the family's beloved dog, a German Shepherd…

Jason Kelk UK’s longest COVID-19 patient opts to die

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5 years ago

Jason Kelk, UK’s "longest Covid-19 patient" who spent the past 14-and-a-half months, mostly in ICU, has died

COVID-19 cases fall in U.S. after 300m vaccine jabs

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

United States President Joe Biden, on Friday, said COVID-19 cases and deaths reduced by more than 90 percent after the…

Ebrahim Rayeesi wins Iran’s presidential election by landslide

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5 years ago

Iranian judge Ebrahim Rayeesi has won the presidential election by a landslide, an interior ministry official said on Saturday.

Ex-VP Pence heckled by Trump supporters, called traitor

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5 years ago

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence had his speech on Friday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition “Road to Majority”…

I’m saddened by T.B. Joshua’s death, he impacted my life – President Weah

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Liberian President, George Weah says he is saddened by the death of founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN,…

US mission warns Nigerians of fake visa lottery offers

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku The U.S Mission in Nigeria has warned Nigerians to be cautious of fake websites and messages advertising…

Liberal Democrats upset Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in bye-election

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5 years ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat when his Conservative Party lost to the Liberal Democrats a parliamentary…

Tobacco smoking kills 1.46m Africans yearly

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation has revealed that no fewer than 1.46m Africans die annually from tobacco related disease.

WHO laments high suicide rate

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

World Health Organisation (WHO) said one in every 100 dies by their own hand, noting that suicide remains one of…

My last encounter with Kenneth Kaunda before his death – Obasanjo

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has recounted his last encounter with former Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda before his death.

Obamacare defeats Trump and allies

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5 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican bid backed by former President Donald Trump's administration to invalidate Obamacare.

June 19 becomes federal holiday in U.S.

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5 years ago

US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the "Juneteenth National Independence Day Act," officially establishing Juneteenth - June 19 -…

My encounter with Kaunda: I am deeply saddened by his death – Jonathan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has revealed his encounter with late President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, saying he is deeply…

Kaunda: Zambia declares 21 days national mourning

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared 21 days of national mourning in honour of the country’s first President Kenneth Kaunda,…

Kenneth Kaunda the weeping president: His life and times

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5 years ago

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's founding president, who was not ashamed to weep in public, dies at 97, from pneumonia

Zambia’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda is dead

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, Kenneth Kaunda has died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being…

Russia approves bill to register Twitter, Google, Facebook, others

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5 years ago

Duma, the lower house of the Russian legislature, passed in the third reading a draft law binding major foreign IT…

Tanzania to join COVAX vaccine-sharing facility – WHO

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5 years ago

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said Tanzania plans to request to join the COVAX global vaccine-sharing facility.

China sends 3 astronauts to space station

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5 years ago

China on Thursday launched a spacecraft carrying three astronauts up to the core module of its new space station for…

Biden, Putin agree talks on cybersecurity, arms control

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5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to begin cybersecurity and arms control talks following…

3 killed in plane crash

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5 years ago

Three persons were killed in a plane crash Wednesday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic…

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