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Stage legend, James Earl Jones, “voice of Darth Vader” dies at 93
James Earl Jones, a versatile and award-winning American stage and screen actor who used his booming deep voice to bring…
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Princess Of Wales Catherine Completes Chemotherapy
Catherine, Princess of Wales announced Monday that she had completed her course of chemotherapy following a shock cancer diagnosis earlier…
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Floods inundate north Vietnam as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs
Severe floods are expected to inundate parts of Vietnam’s north, including the capital Hanoi, government officials said, as the aftermath…
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UK court found 2 Nigerians guilty of multiple rapes
Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom has found two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, guilty of multiple rape…
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Ukraine attacks Russia with 144 drones, killing one and closing airports
Ukraine on Tuesday struck Moscow and western Russia in one of its biggest ever drone attacks, killing at least one…
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Starmer to become first UK PM to address trade unions in 15 years
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will become the first UK leader to address the annual meeting of Britain’s trade unions…
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Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000
Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that…
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Musk denies report his xAI in talks over Tesla revenue
Elon Musk denied a report that his artificial intelligence startup xAI has held talks for a share in future Tesla …
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Protests in France over Macron’s choice of Prime Minister
French citizens in their thousands yesterday demonstrated across France over the nomination of right-wing Michel Barnier as the new prime…
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Invest in agriculture to curb hunger, insecurity – Peter Obi to African countries
The Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has tasked African countries on investment in…
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Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing fixed for after election
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s sentencing in his Manhattan hush money criminal trial has been postponed until after the November…
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Wattnow gets funding to expand globally
Wattnow, a Tunisian startup specializing in smart energy management, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding to support its plans…
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Malawi teams up with Huawei to improve Internet access in rural areas
Malawi is partnering with Huawei, a global telecom company, to launch the Smart Village Initiative, which aims to boost Internet…
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US election: Vladimir Putin backs Kamala Harris
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday declared his support for Kamala Harris in the November US presidential election. Putin…
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4 dead, 9 hospitalized in Georgia high school shooting
About four persons including two teachers and two teenage students have been killed in Georgia, part of the southern United…
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‘This is a senseless tragedy’ – Kamala Harris reacts to Georgia shooting, mourns four victims
The US vice-president and Democratic nominee for the forthcoming presidential election, Kamala Harris has described the gun violence at the…
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Nigeria and China to revive local currency swap deal
Nigeria and China are set to revive their local currency swap agreement in a bid to bolster trade between the…
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China, Nigeria sign MoUs as Tinubu meets with Xi JinPing
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday, September 3, in Beijing, China, announced the elevation of…
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Lebanon Ex-Central Bank chief arrested for embezzlement
Lebanon’s former central bank governor Riad Salameh was arrested Tuesday after being questioned over alleged embezzlement, a judicial official told…
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Canadian-Nigerian woman who threatened to poison Nigerians arrested
The Toronto Police Service has announced the arrest of a Canadian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, 46, accused of making hate-motivated threats…
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Gaza war: ‘You will pay for the crimes’ – Joe Biden threatens Hamas for killing American hostage
US President, Joe Biden has said Hamas will surely pay for killing an American hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Biden stated this…
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Cuba bestows National medal on Professor Wole Soyinka
Nigerian born playwright and author, Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka, has been honoured by the Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel with…
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UK lists Nigeria, 10 others in major deportation plan amid rising asylum backlog
The government of the United Kingdom said it was ramping up efforts to expedite the return of irregular migrants to…
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Nigeria signs security pact with Niger military junta
The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Musa, and the Chief of Staff of the Nigerien Armed Forces,…
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Canada ends temporary public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has ended a temporary public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work…
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Typhoon Shanshan pummels Japan; millions told to evacuate
Millions of people were ordered to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and torrential…
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Protests erupt across Canada as 70,000 international students face possible deportation
Canada is seeing widespread protests as around 70,000 international students react to new immigration policies under the Justin Trudeau-led Federal…
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Gaza war: Israeli airstrike kills five in West Bank
The Palestinian Ministry of Health on Tuesday, August 27, confirmed that no fewer than five people have been killed in…
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MPox: We need $87.4m to contain Mpox outbreak – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it needs 87.4 million dollars for more than six months to work with countries,…
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President Tinubu set to travel to China to sign rail contract, other MOUs
Plans are being perfected for President Bola Tinubu to travel to China by the first week of September 2024.
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CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov arrested over alleged drug trafficking, others in France
CEO of the popular messaging platform Telegram, Pavel Durov, has been arrested in France and could face up to 20…
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Gaza war: Hezbollah, Israel exchange rocket attacks as border tensions escalate
Hezbollah has fired over 320 rockets at Israel, targeting military sites as Israel responded with pre-emptive air strikes. An intense…
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President Paul Biya to seek 8th term in 2025 election at 91
Cameroon’s long-serving President, Paul Biya, is reportedly set to run for an eighth term in the 2025 Presidential Election.
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US election: Kamala Harris promises to be president for all
Vice President Kamala Harris has assured that she would be president for every American if given the mandate.
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Let us choose joy! – Oprah Winfrey urges US voters
In an electrifying address to the US political party convention, Winfrey said: “We are so fired up we can’t wait…
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Barack Obama says US ready for Harris presidency
Former president Barack Obama, who was greeted with rapturous applause and cheers at the packed arena hosting the party’s nominating…
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US Election: Donald Trump to hold first outdoor rally since July 13 assassination attempt
Former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump is set to hold his first outdoor rally since narrowly escaping an…
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‘We can’t be cajoled by peer pressure’ — Ghana Supreme Court rejects bid to legalise gay rights
The supreme court in Ghana has thrown out a suit seeking to void the law that criminalises homosexuality in the…
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US Election: Barack Obama endorses VP Kamala Harris
Former US President, Barack Obama has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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Mpox surge in Central Africa exposes the most vulnerable
Justine Munguiko could not recall the name of the disease she had been warned about. She knew only that her…
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