- Africa
- January 2, 2025
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Fire engulfs major market in Ghana’s capital
Eyewitnesses reported frantic efforts by people at the scene to extinguish the flames as the blaze spread through the market, reportedly destroying over a hundred shops.Read More
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- January 2, 2025
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Political opponents can’t deny my good performance, says Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said his political opponents cannot deny his achievements since becoming the state’s governor. Adeleke spoke in Osogbo on Thursday at the New Year inter-religious prayer held at the Government Secretariat, Abere. The governor, who called on royal fathers and religious leaders to be agents of his administration by spreading
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said his political opponents cannot deny his achievements since becoming the state’s governor. Adeleke spoke in Osogbo on Thursday at the New Year inter-religious prayer held at the Government Secretariat, Abere. The governor, who called on royal fathers and religious leaders to be agents of his administration by spreading
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- Africa
- January 2, 2025
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Africa 2024: contrasting Growth, shared Resilience [Business Africa]
In this edition of Business Africa, we look at Africa’s economic resilience in 2024, the innovation of the Inshelve app in Botswana and the rise of betting in Zimbabwe.Read More
- Local News
- January 2, 2025
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Nigerian troops arrest woman transporting ammunition to terrorists in Zamfara
Nigerian troops have arrested a woman in possession of ammunition intended for delivery to a terrorist hideout in Zamfara State. The woman, identified as Shamsiyya, was apprehended at a checkpoint while attempting to transport the package from Hanka to its final destination. During interrogation, Shamsiyya confessed to being unaware of the contents of the package, which she was instructed to deliver. “I was given the ammunition by a man I did not know,” she stated, describing…
- Local News
- January 2, 2025
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Hamas police chief among 11 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
The chief of Gaza’s Hamas-run police force, Mahmoud Salah, along with his deputy Hussam Shahwan, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a tent camp sheltering displaced families in the al-Mawasi area, near Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The strike also claimed the lives of nine other people, including three children and two women. The Hamas-run interior ministry condemned the attack, calling it an “assassination” of individuals who were fulfilling “humanitarian and national duties.” The…
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- January 2, 2025
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Two LG chairmen impeached in Edo as another kicks
The political crisis in Edo State’s local government areas intensified on Wednesday as two chairmen were reportedly impeached by their elected councillors in Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon local government areas. Meanwhile, the chairman of Owan East Local Government Area, Aminu Okodo-Kadiri, has vehemently stated that his “purported impeachment” and that of his deputy, Clement Ojebuovbo, were
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The political crisis in Edo State’s local government areas intensified on Wednesday as two chairmen were reportedly impeached by their elected councillors in Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon local government areas. Meanwhile, the chairman of Owan East Local Government Area, Aminu Okodo-Kadiri, has vehemently stated that his “purported impeachment” and that of his deputy, Clement Ojebuovbo, were
- Local News
- January 2, 2025
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Woman, child rescued from flooded car in Shropshire
Firefighters rescued a woman and a child after their car became stranded in floodwaters near Melverley on New Year’s Day. The incident occurred at 19:46 GMT on the Crosslanes to Argoed road. Crews from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service responded promptly, leading the pair to safety. Their vehicle was later retrieved by a local farmer using a tractor. The Environment Agency, EA, reported that water levels in the River Vyrnwy remain high in the Melverley and…
- Entertainment and Lifestyle
- January 2, 2025
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Zambian music icon Dandy Krazy dies after New Year’s Eve crash
Wesley Chibambo, popularly known as Dandy Krazy, one of Zambia’s most beloved musicians, has died following a tragic road accident on New Year’s Eve. He was 47. Dandy Krazy was travelling in the Kapiri Mposhi region when his vehicle collided with a truck and a second car. The crash claimed three lives at the scene. Despite being rushed to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka for emergency surgery, the musician succumbed to his injuries in the…
- All News
- January 2, 2025
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NRM disowns online registration for fee
The National Rescue Movement has distanced itself from the viral online registration of members into the party for a fee. The National Chairman, NRM, Isaac Udeh, clarified in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “The national leadership of the National Rescue Movement is unaware of this. We don’t know anything about it.
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The National Rescue Movement has distanced itself from the viral online registration of members into the party for a fee. The National Chairman, NRM, Isaac Udeh, clarified in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “The national leadership of the National Rescue Movement is unaware of this. We don’t know anything about it.
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- January 2, 2025
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Kebbi PDP rejects defection rumours, says party indivisible, intact
The Peoples Democratic Party’s chapter in Kebbi State has assured its members that the party remains an indivisible entity. This followed a report that prominent party members may defect to the All Progressives Congress in the state. The state’s party Chairman, Usman Bello-Suru gave the assurance while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital,
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The Peoples Democratic Party’s chapter in Kebbi State has assured its members that the party remains an indivisible entity. This followed a report that prominent party members may defect to the All Progressives Congress in the state. The state’s party Chairman, Usman Bello-Suru gave the assurance while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital,
