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SAD VIDEO: I will Die before my father goes to jail – Zuma’s Son

Former president Jacob Zuma’s son Edward says law enforcement authorities will need to get through him to arrest his father. Former president Jacob Zuma’s son Edward says law enforcement authorities will need to get through him to arrest his father. Image: File / THULI DLAMINI One of the sons of …

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19-year-old girl kills lover over infidelity

A 19-year-old school dropout has been arrested for killing her boyfriend over infidelity. Jacklyn Wawira is said to have halted her education at Junior High School 2 to pursue a relationship with a 25-year-old man, identified as Eric Gitonga. Young Wawira is said to have had a heated argument with …

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SCOAN announces weeklong program for TB Joshua’s funeral

  The Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, has announced the burial proceedings of the late Prophet Temitope Balogun, TB, Joshua. T.B. Joshua who died on Saturday, June 5, will be buried on Friday, July 9, 2021. A press briefing by some leaders of SCOAN and a notice posted on …

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Nigeria arrests, repatriates leader of Biafra secession group from the UK

  Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has announced that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested. The minister revealed this on Tuesday, June 29, during a press briefing in Abuja. He said that Nnamdi Kanu was apprehended on Sunday, …

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King Mswati, wives, ‘flee’ after political chaos in Eswatini

King Mswati III of Eswatini, who’s known to have 15 wives and 23 children, is reported to have fled the kingdom on Tuesday in the wake of pro-democracy protests that turned into chaos. “Details are still sketchy,” SABC News reported.   His whereabouts or that of his immediate family were …

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BREAKING NEWS: Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15-month jail term

Former president Jacob Zuma. File photo. Image: SANDILE NDLOVU Former president Jacob Zuma is guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the Constitutional Court to honour a summons to appear before the state capture commission, the apex court found on Tuesday. Handing down the court’s …

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4 dead, scores injured in a gory accident on Kintampo road

At least four persons have reportedly died, with many injured following an accident on the Kintampo road. A local Journalist Nana Yaw Aboagye reports about 24 casualties are involved while four persons including three females and a male died on the spot. The Kumasi to Gushegu bound bus with registration …

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No musician can break my record – Kofi Kinaata boasts after winning his 4th Songwriter of the Year award

  Four-time Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Songwriter of the Year, Kofi Kinaata, is confident no artiste would be able to break his record in the future. The Songwriter of the Year award is one of the toughest categories at the VGMAs with only Kojo Antwi being the only artiste to have won …

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Nigerian hoteliers lament decline in business after the death of T.B Joshua

  There is no doubt that the death of the Nigerian founder and presiding pastor of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Temitope Joshua, known as T.B Joshua has affected many both far and near. The story, like many, is the same for two hoteliers and guest house operators …

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Tunisia cracks down on migrants after deal with Europe

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. Two bodies were recovered and 178 migrants rescued during three operations off Tunisia’s south coast, a ministry statement said. The migrants, who the ministry said were …

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