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Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported an unprecedented increase in the number of Nigerian youth who are coming forward to be registered to vote in the upcoming general elections. With the outcome of recent primary elections in the country, Nigerians have shown renewed interest in registering, collecting and /or transferring their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)… Read More

Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported an unprecedented increase in the number of Nigerian youth who are coming forward to be registered to vote in the upcoming general elections. With the outcome of recent primary elections in the country, Nigerians have shown renewed interest in registering, collecting and /or transferring their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)… Read More

Bayern Munich have signed Sadio Mane from Liverpool, both clubs confirmed Wednesday, as the Senegal attacker has signed a three-year deal with the Bundesliga champions. After six seasons with the British club Liverpool in 269 matches and tallied 120 goals) The transfer fee is reportedly around $43 million for Mane, who won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and… Read More

Bayern Munich have signed Sadio Mane from Liverpool, both clubs confirmed Wednesday, as the Senegal attacker has signed a three-year deal with the Bundesliga champions. After six seasons with the British club Liverpool in 269 matches and tallied 120 goals) The transfer fee is reportedly around $43 million for Mane, who won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and… Read More

Twirling and singing, a stick in each hand, the performers are the custodians of a centuries-old ritual recognized by UNESCO, and one jealously guarded by the Burundian state. Too jealously guarded, according to some. “We beat the drum because it’s our life because it’s in our blood,” said their leader Oscar Nshimirimana, his face dripping with sweat after a spirited… Read More

With the world food crisis worsening due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the focus is now turning to Africa for solutions. However, experts say it is still too early as the continent is not ready. “It is well known that productivity, particularly among farmers, is very low. The green revolution that dramatically changed productivity and production, particularly in Asia… Read More

Prince Charles laid a wreath on Wednesday at a memorial to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda during the first visit to the country by a British royal. The Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla paused in silent tribute at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the massacres almost three decades ago.… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Some 150 volunteers arranged 50-thousand candles in St Petersburg early on Wednesday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union. The installation comprised several symbolic images depicting various landmarks including the Admiralty and the Narva Triumphal Arch. It took about one hour to light the candles at midnight, with local residents… Read More

Rebecca Birungi had her breasts cut off in April… that mastectomy scared her more than the disease, thinking she would be an abnormal woman without a bust. But thanks to cancer survivors who are making prosthetic breasts, she has gained the courage to walk with her head held high. “You wouldn’t know I don’t have breasts yet both of them… Read More

The Nigerian army announced Tuesday that it had found two former students of the “Chibok girls” group, abducted by the Boko Haram jihadist group eight years ago, a case that sparked a global campaign called #BringBackOurGirls. The two young women were among 276 pupils aged 12 to 17 abducted from their boarding school in Chibok, north-eastern Nigeria. With their babies… Read More