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Entertainment Lifestyle 

19th Annual Atlanta Black College Expo™ returns to the Cobb Galleria Saturday March 4th

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19th Annual Atlanta Black College Expo™ returns to the Cobb Galleria Saturday March 4th – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, February 25, 2023 · 619,057,481 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

#NigeriaDecides2023: Chioma Akpota, Latasha Ngwube Cry Out Over Unrest In Oba Elegushi/Ikate Lekki

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Lifestyle journalist and fashion influencer, Latasha Ngwube is calling on authorities to show up at Oba Elegushi/Ikate where there is unrest. According to her post on social media, unknown young men are scattering voters and grabbing mobile phones for people who are recording the unfolding events. Earlier, Nollywood actress, Chioma Akpota posted a video of people running from their pollution… Read More
Africa 

Symbol of resilience: Africa’s premiere film fest returns to Burkina Faso’s capital

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**The weeklong FESPACO that opens Saturday (Feb. 25) in Burkina Faso’s capital goes beyond entertainment and seeks to also offer hope, and a symbol of endurance: In years of political strife and Islamic extremist attacks, which killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million in the West African country, it’s never been cancelled.** “We only have FESPACO left to prevent us from thinking… Read More
Africa 

Displaced Nigerians hope new leaders will provide help

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When casting their ballot for the general elections Saturday (Feb. 25), Nigerians considered key issues such as: the high cost of living, corruption and insecurity. Internally displaced people voting at the Malkohi camp in Yola, north-eastern Nigeria, looked forward to a positive transformation of the country. Grave security problems plague the nation (violent jihadist insurgency in the north-east, separatist tensions… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: ‘Calling it a crisis seems so insignificant compared to everyday reality on the ground’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

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Denise Brown is the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. Based in the capital Kyiv, she works alongside around 20 UN agencies with some 2,600 staff, the majority Ukrainians. She spoke to UN News about the challenges of supporting communities in a country at war. “Conditions have been pretty difficult in Ukraine over the past year and we’ve had… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Falz, Tekno release single on Nigeria’s socio-economic, political state

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Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz and multi-talented hit maker, Tekno, has teamed up for a new conscious record released to motivate Nigerians to exercise their franchise and vote right in the 2023 general elections. In this song, Falz addresses issues currently plaguing the country, from fuel scarcity to no cash, police brutality and so much more. Falz’s… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerians lack certain level of skill, I’m here to groom them –Flaum

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 Background Jerod Flaum (CSA), who is the Cluster General Manager of BON Hotels Transtell Residence, Asaba, Delta State, is a thoroughbred hotelier with experience spanning over 37 years, most of its garnered working in Africa countries, with the latest country being Nigeria. He has spent less than a year now in Nigeria, berthing first in Lagos before moving to Asaba… Read More
Africa 

Bereaved families mourn relatives after attack in central Mali

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One day after jihadists stormed Kani-Bonzon village, in central Mali, military and administrative authorities were still establishing the human toll of the attack. If at least 13 people were confirmed dead, a local politician fears the toll could be as high as 20. Bereaved families gathered Friday (Feb. 24) for funeral prayers. A witness recalls the moment the insurgents arrived… Read More
Africa 

Nigeria: All eyes on electoral commission staff as voters hope for ‘fair’ process

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All eyes are on Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In this polling station in Lagos, Saturday (Feb. 25), voters were optimistic the election would be transparent. “The general election is going to be a free and fair one considering what I’ve seen, I just came out to do the accreditation and people are coming out to do the same… Read More
Africa 

Nigerians head to polls to elect new President, representatives in Parliament

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Voting officially kicked off in Nigeria at 07:30 am GMT, Saturday (Feb. 25). Nearly 90 million people are eligible to cast a ballot to elect the country’s next president and choose their representatives in Parliament. The vote comes at a time when Africa’s most populous democracy grapples with a security crisis, a sluggish economy and cash and fuel shortages. Around… Read More
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