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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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Expired vaccine: Donors gave us vaccines with residual shelf lives – Nigeria’s Health ministry | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Win for Tunisian town facing landfill crisis as government backs down Work has begun to…

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Nigeria to ramp up spending to boost GDP by 4.2 percent in 2022 | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Facebook’s role in Myanmar and Ethiopia under new scrutiny Whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony to US senators…

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Probe finds 80 alleged sex abuse cases linked to WHO’s DRC work | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: France hits back at claim it is 'abandoning' Mali by withdrawing troops France hit back…

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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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President Buhari departs for Mali; first foreign trip since the pandemic | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

President Muhammadu Buhari is to embark on a one-day visit to Bamako, the Republic of Mali on Thursday for a peace mission. Special Adviser to the President on Media &…

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The Big 5: Atiku says why he left APC, Buhari; suspected Jihadists kill 40 in Mali and other stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo Saturday, called on members of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) to be prepared to take over…

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Plateau United, MFM FC progress into last 32 of the CAF Champions League

Nigeria’s representatives at the CAF Champions league, Plateau United and Mountain of Fire and Miracles Football Club (MFM F.C.) have proved their mettle in the competition by beating Eding Sport…

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[The Film Blog] Idrissa Ouedraogo, prolific African filmmaker, dies at 64

According to a statement from the National Filmmakers Guild, Burkina Faso's Idrissa Ouedraogo, a legendary figure of African cinema, died at the age of 64 on Sunday. A prolific director…

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Nigeria set to export locally made vehicles to Mali

The Charge‘d Affair of Nigeria in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam,  has announced that manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed MoU with a Malian firm to export 400 locally made vehicles to…

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2 people dead as gunmen attack Mali tourist resort

Gunmen have reportedly stormed a popular Mali tourist resort leaving two people dead, the country’s security minister, Salif Traore, has said. Special Forces troops freed around 32 hostages seized by…

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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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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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FIFA bans Mali from international football

by Dolapo Adelana World Football governing body FIFA has suspended Mali from international football due to government interference. FIFA took the decision on Friday after the West African country's sports…

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Over 5,000 Nigerian girls still prostituting in Mali – NAPTIP

by Azeez Adeniyi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters has said over 5000 Nigerian girls being used for prostitution are still trapped…

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FG evacuates 41 human trafficking victims from Mali

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian human trafficking victims from Bamako, Mali. Senior Special Assistant to the President on diaspora matters, Abike Dabiri-Erewa and officials…

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YNaija Says: On Southern Kaduna killings, Audu Maikori is not the problem. The government is

For the past few months, the communities of the southern part of Kaduna State have been turned into killing fields due to attacks by militias of Fulani herdsmen followed in…

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Not one, not two… but tons of women cried for Flavour in Mali (PHOTOS)

Flavour is the ladies man who gets so much admiration from the opposite sex to the point that they now even weep at the sight of the Adonis. It was…

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Photos of hostages being rescued from Radisson Blu hotel in Mali

There's an ongoing hostage situation in Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali. Jihadists stormed the hotel on Friday morning, and took 170 people (140 guests, 30 employees) hostage. Malian forces…

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80 freed, 3 killed in Mali hostage situation

Three people were killed on Friday morning as jihadists took 170 people hostage in Radisson Blu hotel, in Bamako, Mali. After the terrorists laid siege on the hotel for a couple of hours, Malian special…

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Golden Eaglets win the U-17 world cup | YNaija.com

Golden Eaglets win U-17 World Cup

The Nigerian Golden Eaglets have defeated Mali 2-0, to win the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Estadio Sausalito Vina del Mar. Victor Osimhen scored the first goal of the match…

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Golden Eaglets win the U-17 world cup | YNaija.com

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets qualify for World Cup finals

Nigeria's Golden Eaglets have qualified for the final of the ongoing U-17 World Cup going on Chile. The Emmanuel Amuneke-led team defeated Mexico to qualify for the final by 4…

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AU Defence chiefs meet to tackle terrorism

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gabriel Olonisakin arrived Bamako, Mali for the meeting of African Union (AU) Chiefs of Defence Staff and Minister of Defence. The meeting is aimed…

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NFF lied to Nigerians, I’m not interested in coaching Super Eagles – Keshi

by Mark Bassey Stephen Keshi has blasted the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), for making Nigerians think he was keen on continuing as Super Eagles boss. The national team has been…

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“GEJ is very scared of Osinbajo” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Fayose, the APC ambusher. The opposition party is wary of Ayo Fayose... for he may be planning to ambush Buhari's convoys. The APC alleged that Fayose had already…

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United Nations declares Mali free of Ebola

by Chinwe Okafor As the fight against Ebola continues in African countries, it's always a relief to hear some good news. The United Nations on Sunday, January 19, publicly declared…

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2-year-old victim of Ebola virus disease dies in Mali

by Chidi Okoye According to the country's officials and state TV reports, the two-year-old girl who became Mali's first case of the Ebola virus disease has died. The two-year-old had…

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Ebola arrives Mali as 2-year-old child becomes first victim

by Chidi Okoye The first case of the Ebola virus disease has been recorded in Mali, and the first victim in the country is a 2-year-old girl. After being recorded…

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“No shaking, other countries are waiting to hire me” – Stephen Keshi is not scared of being sacked

by Mark Bassey Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has revealed that not less than three countries are on standby to employ him, if/when his services is terminated by the Nigerian…

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Sierra Leonean human trafficker nabbed in Enugu

by Azubuike Azikiwe A Sierra Leonean, Koffi Hassan, has been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service, Enugu State Command, over the trafficking women out of Nigeria for prostitution. This information…

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