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VIDEO: ‘The Cost of Being an Atheist’ in Nigeria – A BBC Africa documentary

In April 2022, the sentencing of Mubarak Bala sent shockwaves internationally. The outspoken Nigerian atheist was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to blaspheming Islam. What followed is a landmark case that has placed the threats to freedom of religion and expression in Nigeria …

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How all Twitter staff in Accra were fired a day after resuming HQ operations

For over a year, the staff of Twitter Africa worked remotely while preparing to move into their Accra Headquarters to begin operations physically. It, therefore, came as great news when, on November 1, 2022, all the Africa staff of the global microblogging and social networking service got to have their …

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Sarkodie, Black Sherif, others among 2022 Top 50 Ghanaian Event Influencers in Africa

Musicians Sarkodie, Black Sherif, GUBA Awards Founder, Dentaa Amoateng; Conference speaker, Dzigbordi K. Dosoo; Twinsdntbeg have been named in the 2022 list of Top 50 Ghanaian Event Influencers in Africa. They join other A-list stakeholders in Ghana’s growing event industry who have played a key role in sustaining the growth …

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Ghana’s food prices ranked as highest in sub-Sahara Africa – World Bank report

The 2022 World Bank’s Africa Pulse Report has ranked Ghana as the country with sub-Sahara Africa’s (SSA) highest food prices. The report was released at the end of last month, October 2022, and indicated that domestic food prices have gone up by 122 percent since January this year. Indeed, the …

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UEFA Champions League draw: Chelsea fans happy, Liverpool and PSG supporters in ‘pain’

The 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw was held on Monday, November 7, with some mouth-watering fixtures for fans all over the world. There will be a repeat of last year’s final game as Liverpool were drawn against record winners Real Madrid. PSG takes on Bayern Munich, who …

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Supreme Court petitioned to remove Tolon MP over alleged fraud in Australia

NDC National Youth Organizer aspirant, Brogya Genfi, has filed a writ at the Supreme Court for the annulment of the election of the NPP MP for Tolon Constituency, Habibu Iddrisu, on grounds that the MP has been convicted of fraud and forgery in Australia. In the writ, the plaintiff indicated …

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6 common s*xually transmitted diseases in Nigeria

Syphilis is another serious transmitted disease that has the tendency of becoming deadly if not treated beforehand. As far back 1963, WHO found Lagos to be the highest carrier of gonorrhea in the world. Decades after, it has been made known through available data that the rate at which sexually …

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In this African tribe – the groom is flogged with cane, If unable to bear the pain, the wedding gets cancelled.

Many African traditional tribes include rites of passage for male teenagers. These traditions, which may differ from culture to culture, include sacrifice, hunting, bravery, strength, and fortification testing. The Fulani of West Africa are one such indigenous people. These people devote themselves to the Sharo Festival. Sharo is a term …

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If your kidney is in danger, the body will give you these 7 signs according to health experts

  For your health, the kidneys are essential because they detoxify and cleanse the body by filtering 10-150 quarts of blood in a day. Their location is under the rib cage. Their function is to eliminate unnecessary and excessive fluids from your body, regulate the electrolyte levels, produce more red …

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Nigerian police arrest, detain sheep for ‘stealing’ in Borno

The Borno State Police Command in Maiduguri has arrested and detained a lone sheep and her two lambs following a complaint that it ate a heap of fried fish displayed for sale. The incident occurred at Bulabulin Ward in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council on Saturday. The sheep and her lambs …

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