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Cameroonian exhumes bones of dad’s corpse for cash

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5 years ago

A Cameroonian has been arrested for exhuming the remains of his father, at the grave yard. His plan was to…

Rawlings daughter Zanetor retains seat as MP in Ghana

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5 years ago

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, 42 year-old eldest daughter of late Ghanaian leader John Jerry Rawlings, has won back her parliamentary seat.

South Korea to buy 44 million vaccine doses

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

South Korea said on Tuesday that it had signed deals to provide Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for 44 million people in…

UNICEF warns against shutting school over COVID-19

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) has cautioned countries fighting the Coronavirus against imposing nationwide or large-scale school closures.

Farmers in India embark on nationwide strike

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Roads, transport services, and markets were closed in some parts of India on Tuesday in response to a strike called…

Nigerian, Cameroonian arrested in bid to smuggle cobras, vipers to UK

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5 years ago

Cameroonian customs said Monday they had arrested two men, a Nigerian and Cameroonian, for trying to smuggle 80 cobras and…

90 year-old woman makes history as UK launches COVID-19 mass vaccination

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5 years ago

A 90 year-old woman, Margaret Keenan became the first Briton to be vaccinated against the raging COVID-19 on Tuesday, as…

Ghana elections: NDC, NPP in claims and counter-claims

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5 years ago

Ghana's two leading parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress were caught in crossfire early…

Australia moves to make Facebook, Google pay news media for content

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5 years ago

Australia, in a world first, finalised plans on Tuesday to make Facebook Inc and Google pay its media outlets for…

UK begins mass COVID-19 vaccination programme

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination…

Biden set to pick Gen. Lloyd Austin first African-American as defence secretary

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5 years ago

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, an African-American to be his defense secretary.

Iran’s nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh killed by ‘Smart satellite-controlled machine gun’

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5 years ago

A top Iranian official has claimed that slain top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed last month by a machine…

Ghana election latest: Mahama speaks of ‘very good results’

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5 years ago

ormer President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is hoping to topple incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo, thanked Ghanaians for trooping out…

2 Trump election cases trashed in Georgia, Michigan

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5 years ago

Two U.S. judges on Monday rejected bids led by an ally of President Donald Trump to decertify President-elect Joe Biden’s…

Biden confirms health team to battle COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.

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5 years ago

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as secretary of health and human services and also named…

Pope Francis set to make history with Iraqi visit

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

he Vatican press office on Monday announced that Pope Francis will travel to Iraq in March next year, the first…

125 ECOWAS observers to monitor Ghana elections

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5 years ago

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Monday it had deployed a 125-member mission to Ghana to…

Venezuelan elections: President Maduro claims victory

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5 years ago

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections that were boycotted by the opposition.

Mystery illness hits South India

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5 years ago

About 340 people have been hospitalised due to an unidentified illness in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

COVID-19: Vaccines from China in good condition – Indonesian minister

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5 years ago

Indonesian Health Minister, Terawan Agus Putranto on Monday said the COVID-19 vaccines from China were in good condition upon arrival…

Egyptian develops robot to test for COVID-19

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5 years ago

Mahmoud el-Komy, a 27-year-old Egyptian mechatronic engineer develops a robot to carry out COVID-19 testing

Biden set to unveil health team this week

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5 years ago

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services…

Akufo-Addo or John Mahama? Voting starts in Ghana

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5 years ago

Polls officially opened on Monday in Ghana in presidential and parliamentary elections under strict COVID-19 protocols.

No woman wins seat in Kuwaiti poll, opposition gains

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5 years ago

No woman was elected into Kuwaiti parliament on Sunday, but opposition candidates made gains in the election, in which two…

Britain set to roll out Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine this week

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5 years ago

Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Tuesday this week.

Trump says his lawyer Rudy Giuliani has COVID

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5 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, has contracted COVID-19.

Magigwane Shope South Africa’s ambassador to Senegal dies

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5 years ago

South Africa’s ambassador to Senegal, Lenin Magigwane Shope, has died after an undisclosed illness in Dakar.

California begins 21-day lockdown to tame COVID-19: Details

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5 years ago

Amid COVID-19 surge, the vast region of the U.S. state of California will enter a new lockdown on Sunday night.…

UN applauds Nigeria’s role in anti-piracy war

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a specialised agency of the UN responsible for regulating shipping, has extolled Nigeria’s leadership role…

Ex-Congolese President Joseph Kabila barred from travelling

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The flight of Joseph Kabila, former President of the DRC and leader of the Common Front for Congo (FCC) party,…

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