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If I wasn’t a musician, I would’ve taken up comedy – Davido

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Award-winning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has revealed that he would have been a comedian if he wasn’t doing music. The 30 Billion Gang head honcho disclosed this in a recent chat with Youtuber, Tayo Aina. He said he would have excelled at stand-up comedy because he is a “funny guy.” Davido said, “If I wasn’t a musician, I’d… Read More
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Binance Operations Declared Illegal by Nigerian Market Regulator, Asked to Discontinue

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Nigeria’s markets regulator has ordered the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance to halt its operations in the country, saying a local unit that courted Nigerian investors through a website was illegal. “Binance Nigeria Limited is hereby directed to immediately stop soliciting Nigerian investors in any form whatsoever,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in a statement dated June 9.… Read More
Africa 

Ethiopia: WFP and USAID suspend part of their food aid

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The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Friday that it was in turn suspending part of its food aid to Ethiopia due to diversions, the day after a similar announcement by the American government. “We will temporarily cease food aid in Ethiopia, but nutritional assistance to children, pregnant and lactating women, school meals programs and activities to strengthen farmers and… Read More
Africa 

Burkina offers up to 275,000 euros for “actively wanted terrorists”

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Burkina Faso’s security services, plagued by recurrent jihadist violence, published a list of 20 “actively wanted terrorists” on Thursday, offering bonuses for their arrest or “neutralization” ranging from 150,000 to 275,000 euros. The individuals, whose portraits have been broadcast on local media, are “actively wanted for participation or complicity in the planning or conduct of terrorist acts”. “If you provide… Read More
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WORLD JAMS is Changing Lives in The Music Industry By Creating Global Recording Artists

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WORLD JAMS is Changing Lives in The Music Industry By Creating Global Recording Artists – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, June 10, 2023 · 638,824,470 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds… Read More
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The Music Blog: Afronation Chooses Nigeria as its Next Stop

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Afrobeats, the infectious and vibrant music genre that originated in Nigeria, continues to soar to new heights on the international stage. Nigerian superstars are captivating audiences worldwide, selling out prestigious venues, dominating the charts, and scooping up prestigious awards. One of the concerts propelling Nigerian music to global prominence is Afronation. This extraordinary musical extravaganza has been held in various… Read More
Africa 

Mali’s sole passenger train resumes service after a 5-year hiatus

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Mali’s passenger train service, linking the capital Bamako with the west of the country, resumed commercial operations on Friday (June 9) after a five-year break. The Governor of Kayes, Colonel Moussa Soumare, overjoyed residents and numerous passengers witnessed the inaugural trip of locomotive CC2207 for SOPAFER-Mali. Kayes, which is not fromthe border with Senegal, is a key trading hub. After… Read More
Africa 

Senegal: Invaluable archives destroyed during unrest at Dakar’s main university

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One week after the end of a deadly unrest that shook Senegal, the country still counts its losses. Volunteers and staff from Dakar’s Cheikh Anta Diop University are trying to salvage what can still be out of some 200,000 university archives. Youths armed with Molotov cocktail allegedly set ablaze the building. “…. until proven otherwise, students came and… Read More
Africa 

Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade

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In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illegal arms trade that is fuelling conflict and terrorism. In the Sahel, home to 300 million people, it’s a buyer’s market for guns. Insurgency and banditry plague the region, rooted in, among other things, endemic intercommunal tensions, clashes between farmers… Read More
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