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Know This Advice Before You Marry

Folks before you made the preparation to marry , kindly take time to read through the following tidbits. 1. Choose to love each other, even in those moments when you struggle to like each other. Love is a commitment, not a feeling. 2. Always answer the phone when your husband/wife …

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GUYS TIPS: Marry Your Girlfriend if You See These Signs

For the sake of this article, though, the goal is not to be condescending to women but rather to give an idea of what qualities would make someone a solid lifelong partner. The qualities discussed here generally indicate someone who will be a committed, loyal spouse, not just a temporary …

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US resumes food aid to refugees in Ethiopia

The US has announced it’s resuming delivery of food aid for refugees in Ethiopia after a five-month hiatus. This comes after the authorities in Addis Ababa agreed to step away from distributing the supplies. Washington suspended aid in May – following a similar move by the UN – saying it …

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Senegal maintains ban on TikTok

Senegal’s government has maintained a ban it imposed on the social media app TikTok in August. Authorities had banned the app on accusations that it was “the preferred network for malicious people to broadcast hateful and subversive messages that threaten the country’s stability”. Senegal’s Communications Minister Moussa Bocar Thiam on …

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Gabon first lady charged with money laundering

Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery, and the use of forgery. Public prosecutor Andre Patrick Roponat announced on Friday that Sylvia Bongo’s case had been brought before an investigating judge the day before. He also said …

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‘Buthelezi’s spirit is rejoicing at Umkhosi Welembe’

Praise singer of the Zulu Royal household, Buzetsheni Mdletshe, says the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s spirit will be rejoicing at Umkhosi Welembe or Shaka Day Celebrations at KwaDukuza on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Saturday. Buthelezi died earlier this month at the age of 95. Today’s commemoration is in honour of Shaka …

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Police arrest five with human skull in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested five people caught with a human skull for money ritual purposes. The suspects told police that they were sent by an Alfa to bring the skull. Spokesman of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, Sept. …

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World Bank approves another $700m loan for Nigeria

The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria.   It disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Friday, Sept. 22.   The new loan is to provide additional funds for an ongoing project known as the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment.   …

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Kiddy Love Montessori Kicks off As Parents Applaud Management

The management of the newly established preschool, Kiddy Love Montessori Learning Centre has been applauded by parents for excellent facilities and set up. Mr. Kennedy Manu, a parent in an interview hinted that, indeed the school is one of the best in Ablekuma West and its vicinity. ” I did …

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Ousted Niger president sues military junta in ECOWAS court

Mohamed Bazoum, the ousted Nigerien president has applied to the West African regional court seeking his liberation from house arrest. Bazoum is also appealing to the court to order a return to constitutional order which was disrupted on July 26 when he was removed from office by a junta led …

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Joburg residents face water supply disruptions following thunderstorm

Residents of the City of Johannesburg should brace themselves for water supply interruptions. This after Tuesday night’s thunderstorm caused a power failure at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant which supplies water to the City of Johannesburg and other municipalities. Close to 10 Joburg Water reservoirs and towers will be affected. …

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Son of ousted Gabon president charged with treason

The state prosecutor in Gabon says the eldest son of the ousted president, Ali Bongo, and several of his political allies have been charged with high treason and corruption. Noureddin Bongo Valentin, who’s 31, was arrested shortly after last month’s coup. National TV showed images of him and some of …

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We prefer to accept technical aid – Libya minister

A week after catastrophic floods ravaged Derna, rescue teams are still pulling out dead bodies from ruined buildings and the sea. The interior minister of the self-proclaimed eastern administration – Essam Abu Zeriba – has told the BBC that while they accept all types of aid, at the moment they …

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Russia plans visa-free regime with African countries

Russia claims to be pursuing an integrative multipolar relations with friendly countries around the around, including those in Africa. But Russia is still not a popular holiday destination for Africa’s political elite, corporate business leaders and middle-class. The politicians and corporate business leaders highly prefer to spend their vacation in …

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South Sudan transition stuck in mud of floods, politics

South Sudan’s intended transition to a full democracy is getting stuck in the mud, five years after a peace agreement was signed between various protagonists giving the country some semblance of stability. There has been sporadic violence, mostly between government forces and groups that held out on the peace deal. …

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LIVESTREAMED: Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s funeral

Courtesy of SABC News. The late IFP founder and traditional prime minister to the Zulu nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, is being laid to rest in a special official funeral category 1 at the Prince Mangosuthu Stadium in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal. The venue is overflowing with thousands of mourners paying tribute to the prince, with amabutho …

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More pain in Kenya as pump prices jump 13pc in latest review

The Kenyan government suspended the utilisation of a fuel stabilisation fund in its latest monthly fuel review cycle, which has seen pump prices leap by more than 13 percent per litre on average. The rise in the cost of fuel has the overall effect of increasing transport costs, worsening inflationary …

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