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Nigeria Set to Lift Two-month Twitter Ban After ‘Extremely Positive’ Talks

The Nigerian government says the ban on operations of microblogging platform Twitter will be lifted soon following "extremely positive" talks. Speaking…

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Sudan to Hand Former President Omar al-Bashir to ICC

Sudan is set to hand over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) several of its former leaders, including deposed autocrat…

3 years ago

Ethiopia Calls on Civilians to Join Army, Fight Tigray Rebels

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a call for all eligible civilians to join the armed forces as fighting…

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Cuomo Resigns as New York Governor Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations Tuesday in a fall from grace a…

3 years ago

UNICEF: Over 50% of Nigerian Children under Five Unregistered

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried low birth registration in the country, stating that more than 50% of the…

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Indonesian Ambassador Summoned Over Assault of Nigerian Diplomat in Jakarta

Nigeria's Federal Government has summoned the Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria, Usra Hendra Harahap, over the manhandling and arrest of…

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AfDB to Fund Nigerian Tech MSMEs with $500m

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed to support Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs), especially technology-based ones with 500 million…

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Zuma’s Corruption Trial on Tuesday  ‘to Be Postponed’ Due to Ill Health

The Jacob Zuma Foundation says Tuesday's planned hearing relating to the corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma…

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Top Aide to Cuomo Resigns Amid New York Governor’s Sexual Harassment Scandal

Melissa DeRosa, a fixture next to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for months during his coronavirus news conferences, resigned late Sunday on…

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Tokyo Douses Olympic Flame, IOC President Says Games a Success Despite Pandemic

The Tokyo Olympics, christened with “2020” but held in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a year by the coronavirus, glided…

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