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Ghana declares “health emergency” after polio outbreak

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Ghana has declared “Public Health Emergency of National Concern” after news of latest polio outbreak in northern Ghana. The latest case which is the first in over a decade was recorded in a town called Chereponi in the Northern region. The Ghana Health Service said in a statement, a sample of the highly infectious disease was taken from a girl… Read More
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Kenya to close entertainment venues for census exercise

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Kenyan officials have announced that all entertainment venues including bars will be closed nationwide for a census exercise scheduled for August 24-25. The decision was announced by the country’s interior ministry as it hopes it will help get the participation of many Kenyans. Originally the plan was to shut such entertainment venues in just one county, Machakos but now it… Read More
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Wife files for divorce because her husband’s ‘extreme love’

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A woman in the United Arab Emirates has reportedly filed for divorce because her husband is too loving and caring. The woman is overwhelmed by her husband’s “extreme love” of helping with the housework and shower her with gifts. Khaleej Times, an English language UAE newspaper reported that the woman told a Sharia court in Fujairah that her spouse never… Read More
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Rwanda, Uganda end hostilities after leaders signed a pact

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Rwanda’s Kagame said “The MoU addresses all these matters very clearly and I don’t think we should be picking and choosing what we implement and what we don’t. We are going to address all these problems. By doing that indiscriminately, we will get where we want to be.” “We have agreed on issues that will be implemented between our two… Read More
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Forty Ghanaians deported from the United States

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Forty Ghanaians have been deported from the United States of America (USA) for various offences. Aged between 21-70 those deported arrived in Accra on board a chartered flight, Omni Air International Boeing 777 – OAE 328. Made up of 38 males and two females the Ghanaians arrived in the capital city on Monday, according to immigration officials. A spokesperson for… Read More
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Botswana University offers students course on Brexit

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Botswana’s top university is offering its students an elective course on the UK’s plans to leave the European Union. The term Brexit has been associated with the UK’s move to leave Europe and students of the University of Botswana will learn about this. The course has been structured by the history department of the university to enable students understand the… Read More
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Waiter shot dead for being too slow in serving a customer

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A waiter was shot dead by a customer at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, France for being too slow in serving. According to the AFP a customer got angry for having to wait a bit longer to be served a sandwich he ordered for. According to eyewitnesses the gunman lost his temper “as his sandwich wasn’t prepared quickly… Read More
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Ghana’s slave dungeons move Steve Harvey to tears

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American comedy sensation Steve Harvey who visited Ghana for holiday was on Saturday moved to tears after a visit to the country’s Elmina Castle, central of the country. The Castle built by the Portuguese once hosted slaves who were shipped to America and Europe 400 years ago. The 62-year-old Family Feud host was joined by his family at the site… Read More
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The Nigerian PhD student that developed an anti-TB drug

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A Nigerian woman pursuing her PhD in the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin has been recognized for her invention. Mrs. Misitura Lawal-Arowona last week emerged third in an International Conclave holding event in Chennai, India. Lawal-Arowona developed an anti-tuberculosis metal drug that is potentially potent in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis also called TB is an infectious disease… Read More
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Nigerian Senator escapes lynching by mob in Germany

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A Nigerian Senator, Ike Ekweremadu on Saturday escaped being lynched in Germany by a group of Nigerians fighting for the independence of the Biafra region. Called the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, the group of Nigerians physically assaulted the senator in Nuremberg. Ekweremadu who is the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate was seen in a 64-second video being attack.… Read More