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Entertainment Lifestyle 

My daughter said I’m lucky because I’ll get to see Burna Boy, Rema in Nigeria — Bill Gates

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Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, says his 20-year-old youngest daughter, Phoebe, was excited he would see Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Rema when he visit Nigeria. He said this on Wednesday while delivering his opening address at an event in Lagos State. Gates disclosed Phoebe’s gladness over his visit to Nigeria and the possibility of meeting Afrobeats stars such as… Read More
Africa 

Tunisia train derailment kills two, injures 34

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Two people were killed and 34 injured when an overnight passenger train careered off the tracks and overturned in eastern Tunisia on Wednesday, the state-owned SNCFT rail company said. The accident occurred shortly after midnight (2300 GMT) when a train operating between Tunis and the southern city of Gabes derailed near Msaken, a town about 150 kilometres (95 miles) from… Read More
Africa 

Kenya: storm over minister who called journalists “prostitutes”

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Kenya’s Minister of Commerce was in turmoil on Wednesday after publicly denigrating a media group, accusing it of working for the opposition and calling its journalists “prostitutes”. The opposition and journalists’ associations called for a boycott of the minister, Moses Koria, saying that after these statements he was not worthy of working for the state. At a public event on… Read More
Africa 

Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

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Despite gains made in tackling sea-faring criminal groups, “piracy incidents continue to threaten the safety of maritime traffic in the region,” said Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations. Effective deterrents Since her last briefing on maritime security in November, she said a steady decrease in piracy incidents in the Gulf… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

The Song Obasanjo tried to Ban

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The Song Obasanjo tried to Ban in Nigeria during his tenure Due to violent lyrics Eedris Abdulkareem, Nigeria jaga-jaga In 2004,  Eedris Abdulkareem released a song that caused a stir in Nigeria. The song lyrics portrayed Nigeria as a scattered, impoverished country filled with suffering, using violent vocabulary. Although it captured some of the harsh reality of the country, it… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Funk Master General RonKat Spearman Releases Official Music Video – “Love Me For Today”

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Funk Master General RonKat Spearman Releases Official Music Video – “Love Me For Today” – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Wednesday, June 21, 2023 · 640,789,851 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds… Read More
Human Rights 

Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report

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“The overall human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran has markedly deteriorated against the backdrop of continuously worsening socio-economic conditions, aggravated by sanctions and the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Nada Al-Nashif, UN deputy human rights chief, presenting the report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The report focuses on developments since the onset of nationwide… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

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UN Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva was briefing the Security Council on the dire situation facing the country and the international aid effort, with UN women workers among those now prevented by Taliban edicts from working. “We will not put our national staff in danger and therefore we are asking them not to report to the office” she said, adding that the… Read More
Africa 

Sierra Leone opposition supporters protest against electoral body

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Police and protesters clashed on Wednesday when the supporters of the opposition party All People’s Congress (APC) who are accusing the electoral commission and its chairman Mohamed Konneh of alleged bias in favor of the ruling party. The protesters are demanding the release of a more detailed voter register. “We are here to protest because we want a credible election.… Read More
Africa 

Wembanyama poised to be selected No. 1 overall by the San Antonio Spurs

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Victor Wembanyama walked into his first NBA news conference Wednesday morning, took his seat and looked out at a maze of cameras and microphones that have been awaiting him for years. And then he smiled. “What’s up, everyone?” the French teen said. Seeming poised and completely ready for what awaits him, Wembanyama’s NBA chapter is now underway. The NBA draft… Read More
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