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Nigerian drug trafficker Paulinus sentenced to death in Vietnam

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigerian drug trafficker, Unachukwu Chiluba Paulinus, has been sentenced to death in Vietnam for illegally transporting narcotic substances in the…

Reuters appoints Galloni first female Editor-in-Chief in 170 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Alessandra Galloni has been appointed Reuters next Editor-In-Chief, a statement from Michael Friedenberg, President, Reuters News and Media, Thomson Reuters…

Just In: Denmark ditches AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

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5 years ago

Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to permanently stop using the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Angola to produce 20,000 carats of diamonds monthly

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5 years ago

The Lunhinga mine in Angola’s eastern province of Lunda Norte is expected to produce 20,000 carats of diamonds per month,…

Somalia President Mohamed Farmaajo extends tenure by two years

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5 years ago

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency…

George Floyd: Use-of-force expert justifies officer Chauvin’s action

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Defense attorneys in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday called an expert witness who testified that the former…

White officer who shot, paralyzed Jacob Blake returns to duty

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

A white policeman Rusten Sheskey, who shot and paralysed an African-American man Jacob Blake, has been returned to duty.

Afghanistan: U.S. troops to quit on anniversary of September 11

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5 years ago

Agency Report President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, officials…

Minnesota cop Kimberley Potter who killed Black man Wright resigns

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5 years ago

The Minnesota policewoman, Kimberley Potter who killed a black man, Daunte Wright resigned Tuesday, saying “it’s in the best interest…

Compaore charged with the murder of Thomas Sankara

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5 years ago

Burkina Faso has charged former President Blaise Compaore with the 1987 murder of then charismatic President Thomas Sankara.

US pauses J&J vaccine over clot reports

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5 years ago

The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in the administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of blood…

COVID-19: India clears Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

India’s drug regulator has confirmed the approval of a third coronavirus vaccine – Russia’s Sputnik V – as the country…

ECOWAS Parliament vows to end extortions at border posts

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5 years ago

The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged to end extortion of citizens of the sub-region at border posts by security and immigration…

Shooting in Knoxville Tennessee school, police officer among victims

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5 years ago

Police in Knoxville, Tennessee said on Monday they were responding to reports of a shooting at a high school there…

Okonjo-Iweala invites Big Pharma to Geneva, over COVID vaccine inequity

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5 years ago

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the head of the World Trade Organisation said she has called a meeting for 14 April in Geneva…

Ex-banker Guillermo Lasso elected Ecuador president

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Former banker Guillermo Lasso won Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday, pledging “opportunities and prosperity” despite a pandemic-battered and debt-laden economy and…

Salva Kiir South Sudan president sacks army chief

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5 years ago

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has sacked the country’s army chief, Johnson Juma Okot. Three other senior intelligence officers,…

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination for elderly

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5 years ago

Japan started to vaccinate its elderly against the coronavirus on Monday amid growing concerns about another wave of new infections.

Another Black man Daunte Wright killed by Minneapolis policeman

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5 years ago

Protests have erupted against Minneapolis police when an officer fatally shot a young Black man, Daunte Wright, after stopping his…

UAE announces first female Arab astronaut Noura Al-Matrooshi

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5 years ago

Agency Report The UAE has announced two new astronauts, one of them, the first Arab female astronaut, Noura Al-Matrooshi. The…

COVID-19 cases soar in India, daily record broken

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5 years ago

India has announced 152,879 fresh COVID-19 cases, its biggest-ever one-day spike, taking the total to 13,358,805.

My last meeting with Prince Philip before his death – Jonathan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigeria's former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has recounted his last meeting with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.

Funeral plans for Prince Philip announced [Details]

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5 years ago

Details of the funeral plan for Britain's Prince Philip on Saturday 17 April have been announced, with the public banned…

Police arrest 2 Christian nurses on blasphemy charges

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

The nurses were accused of blasphemy by their colleagues for the removal of a sticker with a sacred inscription from…

Gun salutes mark Prince Philip’s death

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5 years ago

Gun salutes rang out across Britain, in Gibraltar and from vessels at sea on Saturday to mark the death of…

Scores arrested in Chad, accused of bomb plot

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5 years ago

Scores of people, including opposition politicians have been arrested in Chad, ahead of Sunday's presidential election.

Three Saudi Arabia soldiers executed over high treason

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5 years ago

Saudi Arabian authorities said on Saturday that they executed three soldiers after they were convicted on charges of high treason.

Biden sets up commission on U.S. Supreme court

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5 years ago

President Joe Biden on Friday formed a bipartisan commission to study potential U.S. Supreme Court changes including expanding the number…

UN pays glowing tribute to Prince Philip

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The United Nations (UN) on Friday paid a glowing tribute to Britain's Prince Philip, who died peacefully at 99.

Prince Philip: Harry and Meghan speak

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5 years ago

By Abankula Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have paid tribute to Prince Philip, who died on Friday at the age…

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