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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Tinubu, Fines Ex-presidential Candidate ₦5m

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Tinubu, Fines Ex-presidential Candidate ₦5m

Supreme Court dismisses suit against Tinubu, fines ex-presidential candidate ₦5m Inflation rises to 34.6% as food prices continue increasing Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announce visa-free travel and residency rights…

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Set to Exit ECOWAS by January 2025

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Set to Exit ECOWAS by January 2025

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger set to exit ECOWAS by January 2025 Dangote Refinery boasts of exporting its petrol to more African countries NERC reports that electricity subsidy rose to…

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Peter Obi Expresses Disappointment in the PEPC Judgment and chooses to Appeal; Captain Traoré says Burkina Faso is “not enemies of the French people” | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Peter Obi Expresses Disappointment in the PEPC Judgment and chooses to Appeal Captain Traoré says Burkina Faso is "not enemies of the French people." Tinubu reminisces about his life in…

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South Africans form long queues as COVID-19 jabs opened to all adults, Insecurity: Sen. Gobir urges FG to remobilise retired military personnel | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you shouldn’t miss: Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: US accuses Abiy's government of blocking aid The US international development agency has blamed the…

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U.N Climate Change Report sounds ‘code red for humanity,’ Several soldiers killed in northern Burkina Faso ambush | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you shouldn’t miss: SADC launches military mission as Rwanda helps retake Mozambique towns Southern African countries on Monday inaugurated a regional…

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Super Eagles ranked 40th in latest FIFA ranking

by Dolapo Adelana The Super Eagles are now ranked the 40th best team in men's football. In the latest ranking by world football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria moved a step…

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130 underaged Nigerian girls trapped in foreign lands | 5 numbers that mattered this week

130 - Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed that 130 Nigerian girls are trapped outside Nigeria in neighbouring countries. 90 of the girls…

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Super Eagles friendly match against Burkina Faso called off

The second friendly match of the Super Eagles of Nigeria against Burkina Faso scheduled to hold in London on Monday has been canceled. Seven Burkinabe players have failed to secure…

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130 underaged Nigerian girls trapped in Mali, B’faso – FG

About 130 underaged Nigerian girls are still trapped in Mali and Burkina Faso, Punch reports. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed that…

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UBA and MasterCard announce ground-breaking Pan-African partnership

United Bank Africa (UBA) and MasterCard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa. The partnership which came…

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Davido gets the superstar treatment in Burkina Faso (WATCH)

It's quite incredible the love being shown to Nigerian artistes around the world, especially in African countries. Davido experienced that special kind of love when he performed to a huge crowd…

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Burkina Faso military coup: The time to get serious is now

What happens when an organism stops growing? My guess is that you know the answer, but I do not request yours. If we agree with the “evolutionists” that the main…

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Everything you should know about the military coup in Burkina Faso

There was a coup in Burkina Faso on Thursday morning. The country's army has taken over government and have detained interim President, Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Yacouba Zida. Here's everything…

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How 6 Nigerian women were rescued from sex trafficking in Burkina Faso

Six Nigerian women have been rescued from the shackles of a pimp called Balikis, who tricked them into thinking they had greener pastures in Burkina Faso only to find out…

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42 Boko Haram suspects released by the Army

by James Sambo Forty two Boko Haram suspects have been freed by the authorities of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri. The suspects were each given N100,000 by…

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GEJ, Ghanaian and Senegal Presidents broker peace deal in Burkina Faso

by Azubuike Azikiwe A peace deal has been brokered in the crisis-ridden West African nation of Burkina Faso. President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, Senegal’s President Macky Sall and Ghana’s John Mahama…

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Big Brother: GEJ arrives Burkina Faso to resolve political crisis

by Kolapo Olapoju President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived in Burkina Faso to meet with the military head of state, Lt.-Col. Zida and other African leaders to deliberate on the crisis…

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Big Brother is here: Jonathan heads to Burkina Faso for crisis talks

by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to Ouagadougou tomorrow as a member of the three-man delegation of Heads of State and Government raised by the Economic Community of…

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Opinion: Let us compare Thomas Sankara with Blaise Compaore

by Demilade Osoteku Have you ever heard the name Thomas Sankara? How about Blaise Compaore? Odds are high that most people know of a popular Thomas Sankara than a rather…

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The Nigerian footballer who died in the Air Algerie crash is coming home

by Olorunwa Lawal The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday assured that the remains of Emmanuel Ogbu, a Nigerian footballer who died in Air Algerie plane crash in Mali…

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Should you fly? We break down the terror of flying by air these days (READ)

by Emmanuel Chidiogo   2014 has witnessed one too many crashes in one month for the aviation industry worldwide, than it has in the last two years. The month of…

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FG kicks off The Future Awards Africa Week today… Microsoft to launch Aiki.ng jobs portal

by Isi Esene The Future Awards Africa 2013 will be formally opened by Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan at a special event celebrating the 'Best 100' - past winners at State…

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Japheth Omojuwa: If Stephen Keshi were a white man we would have worshipped him (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa If Stephen Keshi were a white man, he would not be owed several months’ salaries by the country’s football federation. They’d not even dare that. If he were…

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Sad news: 10 illegal migrants from Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso drown off the coast of Gabon, 20 still missing

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: .wired A boat carrying migrants from Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso sank off the coast of Gabon killing 10 people who drowned. The search for survivors…

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Femi Fani-Kayode: A word for our leaders

by Femi Fani-Kayode Why do we always take ten steps forward and twenty steps backwards? Why is our case and example one of constant failure, ineptitude, defeat, shame, lack and…

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D’banj set to perform at the AFCON 2013 finals

by Akan Ido Nigerian superstar artiste, D'banj is reportedly getting ready to entertain spectators tomorrow at the finals of the African Cup of Nations taking place in South Africa. The…

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It’s happening in Abuja! NSC brings music, comedy, and football together for the Eagles for AFCON finals

The National Sports Commission (NSC) is organising a free viewing centre for fans to watch the final match of the African Cup of Nations between the Super Eagles of Nigeria…

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Hanging out with the voiceless (Y! FrontPage)

We make a lot of noise, disagree on everything and fail to focus on one issue long enough to resolve it before jumping to the next one. I always insist…

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AFCON 2013: “Don’t embarrass us,” NFF tells Eagles

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) says the Super Eagles must not embarrass the country by failing to qualify for the quarter-finals of the on-going African Nations Cup. Keshi's side have…

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“It is like a lost game” – Yobo reacts to Burkina Faso draw

by Isi Esene Nigeria's national team captain, Joseph Yobo has expressed disappointment over the draw played by the Super Eagles against the Burkina Faso team in their first group match…

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