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Jun
17
2021
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Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97

Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97

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Zambia's founding president, Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97 Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's founding president who led his country for 27 years and championed Africa's struggles against apartheid and HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 97. "KK", as he was popularly known, was being treated for pneumonia at the Maina Soko Medical Centre, a military hospital in Lusaka. read more "On behalf of the entire nation and on my own behalf, I pray that the entire Kaunda family is comforted as we mourn our first president and true African icon," President Edgar Lungu said in a message on his Facebook page.…
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Jun
16
2021
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How Buhari administration pushed 7 million Nigerians into extreme poverty in 2020 – World Bank

How Buhari administration pushed 7 million Nigerians into extreme poverty in 2020 – World Bank

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How Buhari administration pushed 7 million Nigerians into extreme poverty At least 7 million Nigerians were pushed into poverty in 2020, according to the World Bank. In the latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU), titled “Resilience through Reforms”, the World Bank said in 2020, the Nigerian economy experienced a shallower contraction of -1.8% than had been projected at the beginning of the pandemic (-3.2%). “Although the economy started to grow again, prices are increasing rapidly, severely impacting Nigerian households.” “As of April 2021, the inflation rate was the highest in four years. Food prices accounted for over 60% of the total…
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Jun
13
2021
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Netanyahu ousted as Israeli prime minister after 12-year rule

Netanyahu ousted as Israeli prime minister after 12-year rule

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Netanyahu ousted as Israeli prime minister after 12-year rule Benjamin Netanyahu has been removed as Israel’s prime minister after 12 years in power. The country’s parliament on Sunday voted for a new coalition government, which will be led by Naftali Bennett, a right-wing nationalist of Yamina party. To end Netanyahu’s rule, it took a rotational agreement and an alliance between left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties. Bennett was sworn in as prime minister and will lead the coalition of eight parties after a close 60-59 vote. As part of the coalition deal, Bennett will be the prime minister until 2023 and…
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Jun
13
2021
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BREAKING: President Collapses In Capital City

BREAKING: President Collapses In Capital City

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THE WHISPERER reports that Zambia President Edgar Lungu collapsed in the capital, Lusaka, during a national defence day event on Sunday. Shortly after, Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr Simon Miti, issued a statement to reporters and the State TV, assuring the local public and the international community that President Lungu "is well and has continued to discharge his duties". Dr Miti disclosed that during the observation of the 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration and Investiture Ceremony, the President experienced "sudden dizziness" but recovered immediately. Mr Lungu is said to have walked on his own to his car and returned to…
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Jun
08
2021
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Former US President, Donald Trump congratulates President Buhari on banning Twitter in Nigeria

Former US President, Donald Trump congratulates President Buhari on banning Twitter in Nigeria

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s ban on Twitter, saying it was a victory for the people of Nigeria and a needed check on the excesses of social media giants. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Mr Trump said in a statement issued Tuesday night. Mr Trump also said he wished he had taken a similar measure when he was banned from the micro-blogging platform in January. He called on other world leaders to take stringent aims at Facebook, Twitter and other big tech players and warned…
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Jun
08
2021
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How President Macron of France was slapped in public (WATCH VIDEO)

How President Macron of France was slapped in public (WATCH VIDEO)

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President Emmanuel Macron of France got more than he bargained for during a visit to the southeast part of the country on Tuesday. As the president moved closer to a crowd of persons standing behind a metal barrier, a man in green T-shirt aimed at his face. Immediately, some of the president’s security aides pulled the man to the ground while others shielded Macron from further attacks. The man’s action took many by surprise as he had exchanged pleasantries with the president moments before attacking him. Macron was on a visit to the Drome region in southeastern France, where he…
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Jun
08
2021
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JUST IN: French President Slapped In Public

JUST IN: French President Slapped In Public

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President Emmanuel Macron of France got more than he bargained for during a visit to the southeast part of the country on Tuesday. As the president moved closer to a crowd of persons standing behind a metal barrier, a man in green T-shirt aimed at his face. Immediately, some of the president’s security aides pulled the man to the ground while others shielded Macron from further attacks. The man’s action took many by surprise as he had exchanged pleasantries with the president moments before attacking him. Macron was on a visit to the Drome region in southeastern France, where he…
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Jun
07
2021
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Onion Marketers In Northern Nigeria To Stop Supply Of Spice To The South

Onion Marketers In Northern Nigeria To Stop Supply Of Spice To The South

Business
Ethnic tension grips Nigeria and trade wars have become par for the course. The north of Nigeria has concluded plans to stop supply of onions--a widely consumed seasoning and spice--to the south of Nigeria, as ethnic and religious tension continues to grip Africa's most populous nation. According to Aliyu Isa Umar, National President of Onion Producers, the blockade is a reprisal to the violence being unleashed on northerners and their businesses in the nation's south. The police in Imo, southeast Nigeria, had disclosed that a truck laden with onions was looted and vandalised after hoodlums gunned down APC politician Ahmed…
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Jun
03
2021
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Buckingham Palace Banned Hiring Ethnic Minorities For Office Roles, Papers Reveal

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Senior aides to Queen Elizabeth II barred the hiring of ethnic minorities – coloured immigrants or foreigners – in office roles at Buckingham Palace until at least the late 1960s, a media report said Thursday. The Queen and Britain’s royal household also negotiated an exemption from 1970s-era laws on race and sex discrimination that still exists today, The Guardian reported. Citing historical papers it unearthed at the National Archives, the newspaper said that in 1968, the Queen’s chief financial manager told government officials of the hiring policy towards ethnic minorities. “It was not, in fact, the practice to appoint coloured…
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Jun
03
2021
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Unknown Gunmen: Onion Sellers Suspend Supply To South East

Unknown Gunmen: Onion Sellers Suspend Supply To South East

Business
The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) has said it has concluded plan to halt the supply of Onion to the Southeast following the current unrest ravaging the region. Aliyu Isah, National President of OPMAN made the announcement on Wednesday. According to him, the traders have suffered several attacks by the unknown gunmen in the region, hence the decision to suspend supplies until normalcy returns. He claimed that two trucks loaded with the produce were recently hijacked by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.  
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