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03/09/2023

At least six people are feared dead and many injured when a moving train collided with a Lagos State Government bus at PWD area in Ikeja.The bus with registration no 04A- 48LA fully loaded with s

03/04/2023

The Apex court of Nigeria has ordered 200, 500 and 1000 naira note to remain in circulation till December 2023.The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by seven-member panel of Justices , held

02/22/2023

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07/20/2018

Economic experts in Liberia may not doubt the soccer prowess of President George Weah but they certainly have reservations about his competence in managing the country’s economy. Following the Presi

06/15/2018

06/15/2018

Thumbs up for diplomacy as the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia say they have made progress in their talks on sharing the waters of the Nile River. The two countries have been trying for months to settle

05/04/2018

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Adamawa State Command, says it has commenced intensive surveillance on major routes along the Nigeria-Cameroon border. The NDLEA said the move was seq

05/04/2018

04/29/2018

South African youths, especially those residing in the Johannesburg area, who long to meet the charismatic ex-American President, Barack Obama, will soon be lucky. Why? South African organizers have a

04/01/2018

03/13/2018

For decades, Lagos State has been exploiting its strategic location along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean as well as serving as the nation’s commercial hub in enacting all sorts of charges for residents. The rate of the influx of people from all parts of the country and beyond into the state is hard to measure. Now, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has enacted a new Lagos State Land Use Charge Law, LUC, which has not gone down well with the people. [ 386 more words ]

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For decades, Lagos State has been exploiting its strategic location along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean as well as serving as the nation’s commercial hub in enacting all sorts of charges for resid

03/13/2018

The tendency is for people to forget that the Southern Africa nation, Malawi, had at one time produced a female President in the person of Mrs. Joyce Banda. In 2012, Mrs. Banda became the first female President of Malawi, and the second in Africa's history after Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia. Perhaps, because her tenure was short-lived, many people tend to forget the feat achieved by Joyce Banda. [ 351 more words ]

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The tendency is for people to forget that the Southern Africa nation, Malawi, had at one time produced a female President in the person of Mrs. Joyce Banda. In 2012, Mrs. Banda became the first female

03/13/2018

A tough football match usually ends in a goalless or 1-1 draw. Sometimes, the rule of penalty kicks will be applied to break the tie. The analogy from the above translates to holding a run-off between two top contestants in a tough election. And that is the emerging scenario in Sierra Leone where preliminary results in last Wednesday’s presidential election show that the main opposition candidate, Julius Bio, is slightly ahead of the ruling party candidate, Samura Kamara. [ 213 more words ]

http://newsinafrica.co/2018/03/13/sierra-leones-presidential-poll-heading-to-a-run-off/

03/13/2018

The saying - There is no place like home - stands true for all times. In recent years, thousands of African-Americans have made the decision to “return home” to the African continent. What is the attraction? Many say they want to escape the racial pressure pot of the United States, while some want to connect to the land of their ancestors. [ 192 more words ]

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The saying - There is no place like home - stands true for all times. In recent years, thousands of African-Americans have made the decision to “return home” to the African continent. What is the

03/13/2018

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi was born in Enugu, the capital of Enugu state, on March 20, 1964. He attended St. Theresa’s College, Nsukka, from where he gained admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Finance and M.Sc. degree in Marketing (Public Relations). Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi also holds MBA degrees in Finance and Accountancy from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT. [ 329 more words ]

http://newsinafrica.co/2018/03/13/governor-ifeanyi-ugwuanyi-of-enugu-state/

03/13/2018

It is said that the wheels of justice grind slowly. This is more so in the developing countries. But no matter how long it takes, the system usually reaches a verdict. That is what has happened to the suspected masterminds of the October 1, 2010 bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah and Obi Nwabueze. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has found them guilty of the offense and sentenced them to life imprisonment. [ 289 more words ]

http://newsinafrica.co/2018/03/13/nigerian-court-sentences-two-to-life-in-prison/