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Two police officers injured as truck crashes into Governor’s convoy

Two policemen have been injured after a truck crashed into the convoy of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state.   Channels Television reported that the incident occurred shortly after Fintiri and some members of his cabinet left a wedding at Agga mosque in the Dougirei area of Yola, the state capital.   …

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PHOTOS: See how some people transport dead bodies to and from the morgue

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa. It borders nine countries: Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The people of the DRC represent over 200 ethnic groups, with nearly 250 languages and dialects …

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‘Now his son is here’ – Liberia president’s son playing for US at World Cup speaks

Timothy Weah, son of Liberian president George Weah has spoken about how it feels to be playing at a World Cup. Despite being son to the president, Timothy plays for the United States Men’s National Team and is so far the sole goal scorer for the team after two games. …

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‘I was desperate’: Young job seekers scammed, abused in Nigeria

When Blessing* boarded a bus early on a January morning in 2017 for the 60km (37 miles) journey from her home in Calabar, in Nigeria’s Cross River State, to a village in neighboring Akwa Ibom State, she thought she was going to meet a corporate executive about a potential job …

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Court orders man to sleep with 3 women to text his manhood

A Zambian court has told a man named Kenford Sililo, who is 27 years old, to sleep with 3 women to find out if his ex-girlfriend put a spell on him. He took his ex-girlfriend Maria to court and said that she was the reason he couldn’t get an erection. …

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Nigerian court orders arrest of Imo Deputy Speaker over alleged N785 million fraud

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has issued a warrant of arrest for the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Amarachi Iwuanyanwu over his alleged involvement in a N785 million fraud. On Friday, the court directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nigeria Police, Department …

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Chief burns 4 to death

By KELVIN MUDENDA and CAROLINE NGWENGWE A TRADITIONAL ruler has burnt to death four people, among them his estranged wife, his 82-year-old mother-in-law and two juveniles after locking the door to the house they were sleeping in before igniting it using petrol. The reason behind this is unknown.

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Jamaican fathers can now go on paternity leave from 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, Jamaican fathers of newborn babies can go on paternity leave. The same also applies to families that have recently adopted a child. According to The Gleaner, the announcement of the new reforms was made by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the …

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Comoros seeks life sentence for ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi for high treason

Prosecutors in the Comoros on Thursday sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason. Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces charges related to the alleged sale of Comorian passports to stateless people living in Gulf …

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VIDEO: Two men arrested with human head

Two married men were arrested with a woman’s severed head in Abuja.   Peter Ochigbo, 42, from Otukpo in Benue state, married to Rebecca Iche, and Samuel Bachu, 35, a married father-of-five, also from Otukpo in Benue state, were arrested this week by police in Abuja.   When questioned, Peter …

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