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Femi Adebayo Emerges Best Supporting Actor At AMAA 2024
Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, has emerged the Best Actor in Supporting Role for his historical thriller, “Jagun Jagun”, at the 20th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), held on Saturday in Lagos.
Adebayo’s “Jagun…
Isreal Notifies UN Of Ending Ties With UNRWA
Israel has officially notified the United Nations of its decision to cut ties with its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) as another UN agency warns of an impending famine in genocide-ravaged Gaza.
In a statement on Monday, the…
Mauritius Reverses Decision To Block Access To Social Media
Mauritius on Saturday reversed its decision to block access to social media ahead of the country’s general election due to take place on 10 November.
It had argued that a wiretapping scandal last month in which conversations, including…
OPEC Extends Oil Output Cuts By One Month
Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries on Sunday said they would postpone a plan to gradually increase oil output until the end of the year.
The eight members of OPEC+ were due to begin gradually increasing their…
Ondo poll: APC urges decency in party campaigns
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has called on other political parties to approach their campaigns with maturity ahead of the Nov.16 governorship election in the state.
The state Publicity Secretary of APC, Mr Alex…
Senegalese women call for climate justice ahead of summit
Ahead of the United Nations COP29 summit in Azerbaijan this month, women in Senegal took to the streets of Dakar to demand climate justice.
Attended by some 50 climate activists, they are seeking protection of the country’s resources and…
Africa gets Million mpox vaccines – WHO
The World Health Organization says almost a million doses of mpox vaccines have been allocated to nine countries in Africa.
This follows the establishment last month of an Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) to support the equitable…
Ebonyi: PDP Elects New State Chairman
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria have elected Mr Peter Nwele as the new State party chairman.
The Chairman of the electoral Committee, Mr Ugonna Ogbonna disclosed this to Journalists immediately…
Algeria marks 70th anniversary of revolt against French rule
A military parade was held in Algiers to mark 70 years since the start of the Algerian revolution.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune took part in the parade, saluting to cheering crowds from a tank before presiding over the ceremony.…
Mauritius bans access to social media ahead of polls
The government of Mauritius banned access to social media websites ahead of parliamentary elections on November 10th.
The directive was announced by the national communications regulator, which said social media sites will be banned…