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Nigeria’s Tems gets historic Oscar nomination

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Nigerian singer, Tems has become the first Nigerian to be nominated for an Oscar award. She is being nominated for her role in creating Rihanna’s song Lift Me Up from the Wakanda Forever soundtrack. The singer-songwriter has already been shortlisted for a Golden Globe and Grammy in recent months. The Oscar nomination is the latest accolade for her. She is… Read More
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Why Nigeria’s comedy industry is making global impact

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Nigerian entertainment promoter, Akinlolu Jikiemi, popularly known as Jekins, has said that the country’s comedy industry was making a global impact in spite of the challenges facing it. “The quality of material is very encouraging. There’s been a lot of growth, Nigerian comedians are putting in a lot of work and getting recognition,” he said in a media interview. According… Read More
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Gambians bid farewell to vice president Alieu Joof

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A memorial service was held for Gambia’s Vice-President Alieu Badara Joof at the country’s parliament on Monday. Badara Alieu Joof, 66, died last week during a travel to India to receive treatment from an undisclosed illness. Joof became President Barrow’s deputy following the December 2021 presidential victory for a second term. President Barrow was among thousands of mourners who attended… Read More
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Macron seeks clarity after Burkina Faso ordered French troops to leave

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French President Emmanuel Macron hopes to get more clarifications from Burkina Faso after it ordered its troops to leave the country. The military government on Saturday demanded the departure of the French troops but there has been very little details on the demand. According to local media, the military government has now suspended a 2018 military accord that allowed the… Read More
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Gabon’s foreign minister dies of heart attack

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Gabon’s Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo has died of a heart attack. President Ali Bongo made the announcement in a statement on Friday. “He was a very great diplomat, a true statesman. For me, he was first of all a friend, loyal and faithful, whom I could always count on,” said Bongo on Twitter. Notre ministre des Affaires étrangères, Michael… Read More
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Senegal: Opposition leader Sonko to face rape trial

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The opposition leader in Senegal, Ousmane Sonko is to face trial on charges of rape, an investigating judge has said. The case has now been referred to Senegal’s criminal chamber for trial. Sonko is also facing trial for making death threats to a beauty salon employee in 2021. Sonko is accused of sexually assaulting the woman who worked in a… Read More
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Gambia: Vice President Badara Alieu Joof is dead

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The Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has been reported dead during his travel to India. His boss, President Adama Barrow announced his death in a statement indicating that his vice died after a short illness. Although the president didn’t mention whether Mr Joof was seeking medical attention while in India, local media reported that he was absent from the public for… Read More
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Gambia: Migrants massacre survivor to testify in a German court

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Martin Kyere, a survivor of the unlawful killings of about 44 Ghanaians in The Gambia in 2005, is scheduled to testify before a German court this week against Bai Lowe, one of the alleged perpetrators of the killings. Lowe, who had left the Gambia to seek asylum in Germany was arrested in Hanover, Germany, in March 2021 under the international… Read More
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Ghana: 8 students dismissed for insulting the president

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Eight students in Ghana have been sacked by their school for insulting the country’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo, local media reported. The students from the Chiana Senior High School in the Upper East Region of the country had earlier been placed on suspension for the alleged act. The Ghana Education Service (GES) announced their dismissal after launching an investigation into the… Read More
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Nigeria: Court rules against barring unmarried pregnant police officers

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A Nigerian court has struck out a police regulation that bars unmarried female officers from getting pregnant. A judge ruled that the regulation, which calls for the dismissal of any unmarried officer who gets pregnant, was “discriminatory, illegal, null and void”. Last year a federal high court upheld the police force’s decision to sack an unmarried officer who fell pregnant… Read More