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Africa

2024 Presidential Election: Senegal Elects Mayors

Senegal votes in municipal and regional elections on Sunday, amid growing political tensions over whether President Macky Sall will seek to extend his rule...

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Nigeria

Labour Gives FG Conditions For Removing Fuel Subsidy

The Trade Union Congress on Saturday gave conditions for the removal of fuel subsidies. The Federal Government has hinted that it may end the subsidy...

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Nigeria

Nigeria Immigration Announces Major Shakeup, Replaces Lagos Comptroller, Others

The Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Isah Jere Idris has approved a major senior staff shake-up involving Six Assistant Comptrollers General and Twenty-Six...

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Entertainment

Niyi Osundare Becomes First African Cover Poet For World Poetry Magazine

Niyi Osundare, a Nigerian multiple award-winning poet, has been selected as cover poet and headliner on World Poetry, a magazine of the World Poetry...

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Court Sets Aside Judgment Recognising NDC As Political Party

A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has nullified its earlier judgment that recognised the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a registered political party, ordering that the matter be heard afresh with all interested parties included in the proceedings. Justice Isah Dashen ruled that the previous judgment could...

Thousands Flee South Africa Ahead Of Anti-Immigrant Protests

Thousands of undocumented migrants are trying to leave South Africa before nationwide anti-immigrant protests scheduled for June 30, amid growing fears that the demonstrations could turn violent. In Durban, thousands of Malawian nationals queued at a temporary processing centre hoping to secure transport home, while hundreds of Zimbabweans...

Ghana To Buy 30% Of Large Mining Companies’ Gold Output From July 1

Ghana has reached a new agreement with large-scale mining companies to purchase 30 percent of their gold output beginning July 1, as the country moves to strengthen its foreign exchange reserves and expand local gold refining capacity. The announcement was made by the government on Thursday as part of efforts...