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7 perished in sleep after Ethiopia building collapses
A residential building that was under construction in Ethiopia’s capital city has collapsed, killing seven people sleeping in a house…
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106-year-old man chases pension for 28 years in vain
Wheelchair-bound Dacio Oridria, who is reportedly 106 years old, has for the last 28 years struggled to secure his pension…
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Prestigious Nigerian school closed over bullying reports
Nigerian authorities have closed a high-end school in the capital, Abuja, over bullying incidents involving some of its students, local…
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7 family members filmed flogging Muslim teen for attending church prayers arrested
The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda provides for freedom of worship and at 18 years, someone is considered an…
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Muslim child allegedly lashed for attending church
Seven members of a Muslim family in eastern Uganda have been arrested by the authorities for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old…
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Nollywood veteran Zulu Adigwe is dead
Zulu Adigwe, one of Nollywood’s finest actors, is dead. The National Secretary of the Nigeria Actor’s Guild, Abubakar Yakubu, confirmed…
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UK passes Rwanda asylum law, PM Sunak vows flights to start in weeks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks…
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16 dead, 28 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast, IOM says
Sixteen would-be migrants have died and another 28 are missing after a boat carrying 77 people capsized off the coast…
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Chinese supermarket in Abuja shut for allegedly barring Nigerians
A Chinese-owned supermarket in Nigeria’s capital has been shut by the authorities over allegations that it denies entry to African…
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Naira weakens as dollar liquidity fades in Nigerian forex market
The naira weakened for a third straight day after hitting three-month highs, amid deteriorating domestic dollar liquidity after Nigeria’s foreign…
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