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Lesotho court revokes ex-first lady’s bail
Lesotho’s Court of Appeal has revoked the bail granted in February to Maesaiah Thabane, the wife of Thomas Thabane who…
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SpaceX is about to make a second attempt at a historic crewed mission. Watch it live here.
SpaceX is due to make its second attempt at launching a private, crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS)…
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Guard shot dead, another wounded in attack by robbers in Cape Town
A security guard was shot dead and another injured when they came under attack from armed robbers in Cape Town.…
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Nigeria can’t win 2021 AFCON – Gernot Rohr
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr said it is hard for his team to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations because…
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Nigerian Air Force researchers unveil new ventilator
Nigeria’s Air Force Institute of Technology, based in Kaduna, has unveiled locally made ventilators that it hopes will be a…
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Over 1m oil palm seedlings to be offered under alternative livelihood this year
The Minerals Commission’s Alternative Livelihood Project on Oil Palm for 2020 planting season, will distribute over 1,057,000 oil palm seedlings…
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Fire sweeps through crowded Cameroonian prison
A fire tore through an overcrowded maximum security prison in Cameroon’s port city of Douala on Thursday leading to the…
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Ugandan sex workers risk their lives in lockdown
Sex workers living with HIV in Uganda have stopped taking their medication because of a lack of food and income…
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First two UN peacekeepers die of coronavirus
Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have died from the coronavirus, officials said Friday. Out of the some 100,000 UN troops…
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How man stole 64 chickens in Kaduna, Nigeria
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State has jailed a 35-year-old man, Abdullahi Sani, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sarah…
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