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Onumonu Eyes Another Chance Against Australia
Nigerian striker, Ifeoma Onumonu, is hungry for more chances as the Super Falcons gear up to face Australia in their second group game of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. After securing a goalless draw against Canada last Friday, the team is…
GTI Increases NPFL Prize Money To N150m
Partners of the Nigeria Professional Football League, GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, has announced an upward review of the prize money for the winners of the 2023/2024 season.
The head of media and publicity of…
Kwara state schedules Polio immunisation on July 22
Dr Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency, says the state will commence the Second Round Oral Polio Immunisation on July 22 to 25. Elelu stated this during her presentation at the 2023…
Rights In Africa: Will Kenya Be The Latest To Pass Anti-Gay Law?
In the latest sign of rising homophobia in different African countries, a Kenyan opposition MP is leading a campaign for parliament to further criminalise the country's small LGBTQ community.
George Peter Kaluma's move comes after…
Group Equips 150 PWDs with skills in Kaduna State
The Entrepreneurial Action in Us (ENACTUS), Kaduna Polytechnic Team, has equipped 150 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with self-sustaining skills, to enable them to fend for themselves and their families.
The Team Lead, Mr Silas…
NGO Empowers 64 Students In Lagos LG With Marketable Skills
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Woman of Wisdom has empowered 64 students with marketable skills under its Women of Wisdom Empowerment Programme (WOWEP), the Ministry Administrator, Temidayo Adeyanju said on Thursday.
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Sudan Crisis: From Ruto To Sisi, Leaders Vie To Drive Peace Process
In a clear sign of their seriousness to end the escalating conflict in Sudan, four East African states, led by Kenya, are The United Nations has been sidelined. Its special representative for Sudan, Volker Perthes, was chosen for his…
ICC Should Investigate Darfur War Crimes – Rights Group
The campaign group Human Rights Watch has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes committed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, including the killings of dozens of civilians.
It said this happened…
CAR President Delivers Draft Constitution Ahead Of Referendum
The president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, has delivered the new constitution draft to the campaign organizers ahead of the referendum at the end of the month.
The minister for Youth and Sport claims the…
Heavy Rains And Landslides Kill At Least 10 In Ivory Coast
Heavy rain and landslides in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, has led to the deaths of at least 10 people, as reports.
Nine were in the district of Yopougon and the other one was in Cocody-Angre, the head of the military firefighting…