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The World: Five states in USA report one-day records for Covid-19 deaths

Five U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half its cases. Arkansas, Florida, Montana and Oregon each stated file spikes in fatalities. In California deaths rose by using 171, […]

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Business: Discovery of Mediterranean gas off Egypt could generate 32mn cubic feet per day – El-Molla

The new gasoline discovery off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast could produce up to 32 million cubic ft per day, its Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Eni, along with contractors BP and Total, effectively drilled the first exploration well in the North El-Hammad concession at Bashrush prospect, which Eni operates. French oil […]

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Kenya: Man kills wife in Gilgil

A domestic feud ended on a bitter notice after a man stabbed and killed his wife in Gilgil town earlier than surrendering himself to the police. The Tuesday morning incident took place in Gilgil sub-county clinic personnel quarters where two minors died on Monday night time after they were poisoned through unknown persons. In the […]

382 people repatriated from Saudi Arabia to Uganda

A complete of 382 Ugandans who have been stranded in Riyadh Saudi Arabia seeing that the closure of airports due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak have been remaining nighttime repatriated thru Entebbe International airport. The team which is the second batch of Ugandans to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia commonly consisting of migrant employees and […]

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Zimbabwe: Minister Shiri dies at 65

Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has died. His deputy, Cde Vangelis Haritatos confirmed that Minister Shiri died early this morning. “Sadly this is true. Hon. Minister Shiri passed on this morning,” he said. Messages of condolences have started pouring in with most people describing him as hardworking. (TheHerald) TAGS: AfricaBreakingDeathministerPainful exitPerrance […]

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Sports: Power tussle threatens to tear NFF apart over Technical Director role

There seems to be a power tussle at the Glass House, the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation as technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Bitrus Bewarang, along with his two assistants have so far defied a sack order and so continue to report at their duty post, according to ScoreNigeria. Bewarang’s contract […]

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Entertainment: US-based singer, Akeju rates Davido, Wizkid

US-based Afrobeat artiste, music producer, entrepreneur and BSMG record label boss, Abass K. M. A Akeju popularly known as Akeju, has given his verdict on the Nigerian music scene and the greatest of all time between Wizkid and Davido. The singer, who rocked the music scene in 2018 with the release of his hit single […]

NEWS: West Africa blocks calls for reconciliation in Mali, warns of sanctions

West African leaders on Monday referred to as for the swift advent of a cohesion government in Mali and a fresh vote after disputed elections, but warned of sanctions towards these opposing efforts to cease the country’s crisis. In a announcement issued after a video conference, heads of the 15-nation regional bloc ECOWAS stood by way of […]

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Technology: Ethiopia unveils locally-assembled electric car

Ethiopia has unveiled a locally-assembled electric powered car from Marathon Motor, a joint venture between Korean auto massive Hyundai and Olympic champion Haile Gebreselassie. Mr Gebresselassie on Monday delivered the vehicle to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. “As we radically change #Ethiopia’s greening & climate resilient aspirations into concrete actions through the #GreenLegacy initiative and […]

Why Nigeria must decisively end rape menace

Rape is dishonorable, immoral and sinful to humans and must be outrightly condemned by all. Every man or woman in this country called Nigeria that has a wife, a sister, a niece, or a daughter must understand that rape is a crime to the existence of human and must be kicked out of this nation […]

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South Africa: 17 cops lose everything as fire destroys police barracks

Donations are pouring in for 17 Lusikisiki police officers who had been left with nothing but the clothes on their backs after a fireplace destroyed the Hlababomvu police station’s barracks this month. Touched by means of the plight of the men in blue, local agencies replied with donations ranging from blankets, food, electrical appliances, furnishings […]

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The World: More death in Georgia as vaccine trial begins

Georgia persevered to stagger beneath a heavy load of COVID-19 instances Monday amid one ray of hope — a large take a look at of an experimental vaccine for the illness that started with the first of 30,000 nationwide injections being given in Savannah. Deaths persisted to style up statewide, while the number of established patients in […]

Breaking: Group advocates dialogue between Algerian govt’, Hirak movement

The International Crisis Group has urged dialogue between the Algerian government and the anti-regime movement ‘‘Hirak’‘ to avoid what it calls a major economic crisis. The Group cites the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and a fall in oil prices. Algeria is exposed to fluctuations in oil prices due to its dependence on the commodity, […]

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Business: Julius Berger Nigeria Plc Loses N1.9bn in Six Months

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has said a loss of N1.931 billion for the six month ended June 30, 2020, compared with a income of N2.835 billion in the corresponding period of 2019. Details of the unaudited results made available at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) confirmed that the building firm recorded a income of N102.055 […]

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Sports: The Africans conquering Europe

The conquest of Europe by Africans. As the season draws to a close, many African footballers have been crowned champions in their respective championships. Leading the pack, Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah. A solid defender but in fragile health. The Ivorian international is worried by his many injuries. Since Eric Bailly’s arrival at […]

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Entertainment: Toke Makinwa speaks on AMCON ‘eviction’ from Banana Island home

Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa, has reacted to online reports alleging that her Banana Island home was seized by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON. However, Toke in a statement released this evening by her publicist, Andrea Manuela Giaccaglia, said the popular Vlogger is the sole owner of her Ikoyi property and that it […]

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Zimbabwe: President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces possible coup’

THE ruling Zanu-PF formative years league has sensationally claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was under threat from within his own celebration and accuses some insiders of working with exiled officials to dislodge him. Zanu-PF early life league secretary for administration in Mnangagwa’s stronghold of Midlands province, Justice Mayor Wadyajena said the youths would defend their […]

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NEWS: Former president of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa suffered from malaria, not Covid-19 -family

Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa was suffering from malaria and died of a heart attack, his family said Sunday, scotching rumours that he succumbed to coronavirus. “Mkapa was found with malaria and he was admitted for treatment since Wednesday,” family member William Erio revealed during a funeral mass broadcast on state television TBC1. Mkapa, who […]