COTE D’IVORE: ETHNIC GROUPS CLASHES OVER PRESIDENTIAL …

By Kenneth Daniel Appiah October 20, 2020 19 No comment

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Politics and Violence A volatile presidential race with the current head of state Alassane Ouattara seeking a controversial third term saw mounting political tensions culminate in fatal ethnic clashes since Friday. Pascal Affi N’Guessan, President of the Ivorian Popular Front and current Read More

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LAGOS ORDERS CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS OVER #EndSARS PROTESTS

By Virgin Blogger October 20, 2020 29 0

The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of public and private schools in the state indefinitely. This was announced in a press statement by the state’s Head of Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi, on Monday. The statement was titled, ‘Lagos directs students to stay at home’. It quoted the Commissioner for Education, […]Read More

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MEET THE RICHEST SELF-MADE BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA

By Virgin Blogger October 20, 2020 38 0

Black women are becoming some of the most successful group of entrepreneurs worldwide. By dint of hard work, many of them have joined the list of richest self-made women in America. The list, compiled annually by Forbes, details the worth of America’s most successful women entrepreneurs and executives. This year’s Forbes list put a spotlight […]Read More

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BUHARI SACKS NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

By Virgin Blogger October 20, 2020 28 0

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has removed the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Dr. Tony Jaja. This is contained in a notice shared with journalists by the spokesperson for the Attorney-General of the Federation, Dr. Umar Gwandu, on Monday. The document which was signed by the Solicitor-General of […]Read More

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NIGERIA STATE IMPOSES CURFEW AMID JAILBREAK

By Delali Kukey October 19, 2020 68 0

Authorities in Nigeria’s southern Edo state have imposed a 24-hour curfew following what it describes as “incidents of vandalism and attacks carried out by hoodlums in the guise of #ENDSARS protesters.” Huge protests against police brutality continued in the state on Monday with several reports of riots breaking out in different locations and a jailbreak […]Read More

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SA HEALTH MINISTER AND HIS WIFE TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRU …

By Richard Obeng Bediako October 19, 2020 87 0

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mkhize said on Sunday. “I wish to inform the public that this afternoon [Sunday] my wife, Dr May Mkhize, and I have tested positive for COVID-19,” Mkhize said in a statement. “We decided to go test yesterday [Saturday] when I started […]Read More

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POLICE STORMS A CLAN MEETING AND ARRESTED THREE

By Kenneth Daniel Appiah October 19, 2020 63 0

Police in Mityana District Saturday used teargas to disperse members of Buganda Kingdom’s Mbogo Clan. The clan members had convened at their ancestral site at Mugulu – Ziggoti Town Council to attend a thanks giving prayer for their leader, Mr Gajuule Kayiira Kasibante. Kasibante served as head of Buganda’s 52 clans for seven years until […]Read More

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TOP US JOURNALIST SUSPENDED AFTER FALSE TWITTER HACKING CLAI …

By Delali Kukey October 16, 2020 82 0

The C-SPAN television network has suspended its political editor after he admitted to lying about his Twitter account being hacked last week. Steve Scully, tapped to moderate this week’s presidential debate before it was cancelled, had appeared to solicit advice from a former Trump adviser. When the exchange prompted controversy, Scully suggested he had been […]Read More

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WHO NAMES TEAM TO PROBE DR CONGO SEX ABUSE CLAIMS

By Richard Obeng Bediako October 16, 2020 80 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed two women leaders to head investigations into allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by aid workers during the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese human rights advocate, Julienne Lusenge, and former Nigerien minister, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, will co-chair the commission. The commission Read More

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UGANDA REOPENS SCHOOLS FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS

By Richard Obeng Bediako October 15, 2020 122 0

Schools in Uganda have reopened for final year students, seven months after all education institutions in the country were closed as a coronavirus preventive measure. Final year students in higher education institutions are also resuming face-to-face learning. The schools are required to put in place hand-washing and temperature checking facilities, and also ensure that Read More