AFRICA

VIDEO: 19 confirmed dead, 7 stuck in the mud after illegal mining site collapsed

  Nineteen (19) illegal miners have been confirmed dead after mining site collapsed. Seven (7) others have also stuck in the mud after the collapse. The State Police PRO for Nakita, Juani Ousmane disclosed this at a presser on Wednesday.I He said investigation are still ongoing at the site to …

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How HIV Patient Transferred From Dubai Needed A Ventilator To Live Died Within 48hrs

A well known Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has disclosed how a certain Nigerian HIV patient died in Nigeria, 48 hours after she was transferred from Dubai to Nigeria, due to lack of a ventilator that will sustain her. According to a story he posted, Fisayo Soyombo noted that the lady who had been living in Dubai …

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We are being treated like slaves – Nigerian soldiers cry as they are banned from going on leave

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army who are attached to the North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai have been banned from going on annual leave and passes. In an internal memo that was cited by SaharaReporters, the army said the ban was for the soldiers to prepare adequately for Operation …

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French Parliament suspended after Black MP is told to ‘return to Africa’

A sitting of the French Parliament was suspended after a Black lawmaker was asked by another to “return to Africa.” NUPES MP Carlos Martens Bilongo was on his feet making a submission when the yet-to-be-identified colleague said to be of the far-right bloc yelled at him. A visibly shocked Bilongo, …

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HIV Patient Transferred From Dubai Needed A Ventilator To Live

A well known Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has disclosed how a certain Nigerian HIV patient died in Nigeria, 48 hours after she was transferred from Dubai to Nigeria, due to lack of a ventilator that will sustain her. According to a story he posted, Fisayo Soyombo noted that the lady who had been living in …

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Twitter Africa officially starts operations from Accra headquarters

In April 2021, Twitter announced that it was establishing a presence in Africa and specifically chose Ghana to host its headquarters on the continent. The official announcement of the move read in part: “Twitter’s mission is to serve the public conversation, and it’s essential, for the world and for Twitter, …

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US$8/month for Twitter blue tick ‘bullshit’ – Kenyans slam ‘greedy’ Elon Musk

Two Kenyan lawyers who are also politicians have taken a swipe at Twitter owner, Elon Musk, over plans to bill users with the blue tick – i.e. the verification mark. The first to have a go at Musk was lawyer Miguna Miguna, who responded late Tuesday, November 1, to Musk’s …

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Elon Musk disbands Twitter board, takes sole control

New Twitter boss Elon Musk has disbanded the microblogging platform’s board of directors and taken sole control, according to a securities filing on Monday. All nine members of the board of directors have given up their posts. Musk appointed himself the only new director so far. After months of back …

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Davido loses son in swimming pool mishap at Lagos mansion

Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, alias Davido has been hit by the death of his young three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, on Monday evening, October 31, 2022. Ifeanyi was said to have drowned in a swimming pool at the singer’s residence in the Banana Island area of Lagos State, media reports said. …

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Black-American high school student told to ‘go back to Africa’

Several residents in Torrance have reportedly registered their displeasure over a video showing a group of teenage girls hurling a racial epithet while laughing. According to CBS News, the video in question was recorded five years ago. But the footage was recently shared among South High School students. “It really …

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