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Growing Risk of ‘mass’ Starvation Deaths In Africa

The United Nations warned Tuesday that "the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... is growing" among people in...

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Mr. Eazi’s Song Featured In New Ad For Diddy’s Ciroc

‘Skin Tight,‘ a song by Afrobeats Star Mr. Eazi has been featured in a new advert by Ciroc. The song plays in the...

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Shareholders Applaud UBA For Impressive Results

SHAREHOLDERS of the pan-African financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, have applauded the board,...

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US To ‘sell Military Aircraft’ To Nigeria

US President Donald's Trump administration will press ahead with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria to help it...

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Shell Admits Dealing With Money Launderer

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

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Various African Designers Set To Celebrate Ghana At 60 At Accra Fashion Week With Massive Fashion Festival

Accra Fashion Week 2017 is already set for 3-8th October, and this year, the organizers promise it’s even going to be...

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Two Turkish Nationals Kidnapped In Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped two Turkish nationals from their hotel in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Akwa Ibom state, police...

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Shell Admits Dealing With Nigerian Criminal

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

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Tribal Vigilantism Has No Place In Akufo-Addo’s Ghana

They are fast becoming a nuisance, as they darn well ought to, now that the three-time Presidential Candidate of the...

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Shell Admits Dealing With Money Launderer

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

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More Than 100 Million People To Face Severe Food Insecurity

Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food...

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Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says

The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty...

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Hundreds of Nigerian Detainees Freed

Nigeria's military says it has released 593 people held on suspicion of being linked to militant Islamist group Boko...

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Amnesty Hails Decline In Executions

US death penalty sentences fell to a historic low last year and executions also dropped sharply, contributing to a...

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Watchdogs Allege Shell Knew About Nigeria Oil Kickbacks

Corruption watchdogs alleged Monday that Shell executives knew that money earmarked for a controversial oil deal was...

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Niger Troops Kill 57 Boko Haram Fighters

Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP...

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UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening...

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South Africa, Ghana To Deepen Trade Ties

Ghana and South Africa have committed to deepening existing trade ties for the mutual benefit of both countries. Trade...

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Gunmen Ambush Near Lagos Kills Six

Gunmen have shot dead four policemen, an army captain and a civilian in an attack on a community outside Nigeria's...