Last week’s statement from Nigeria’s army which incorrectly reported that all the civilians targeted in an ambush by Boko Haram militants were rescued was “most regrettable”, an army spokesman has said. Initially, the army had said that nine soldiers died in the rescue attempt following the attack on a convoy last Tuesday in the north-east […]
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Police in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, are expected to bring more than 40 men to court today after they were arrested for alleged acts of homosexuality at the weekend. The men were detained at a hotel in Lagos’ Owode Onirin area, the Punch newspaper reports quoting a police spokesman. Olarinde Famous-Cole added that the hotel […]
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Slow rural broadband has prompted one man to get his internet from a satellite 22,000 miles above Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. Prof Christopher Spry, 79, who lives in Heol Senni in the Brecon Beacons, had download speeds of about 500Kbps. He runs a community website and uploads weather data and nature videos, so […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow, according to a BBC report. The decision to expel staff was made on Friday, but Mr Putin has now confirmed the number who must go by 1 September. It brings staff levels to […]
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Billionaire Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has fallen from being the 51st richest person in the world to the 105th, according to the 2017 Forbes Rich List. Forbes magazine reports that Mr Dangote’s wealth dropped from $15.4bn (£11.8bn) in 2016 to $12.2bn this year, due to Nigeria’s currency being devalued. Mr Dangote, who made his fortune […]
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A ban on gambling in The Gambia made in 2015 has now been reversed. The country’s government says a reinvigorated gambling industry could significantly boost national tax revenues, if properly regulated. Some in the majority-Muslim country have, however, branded the change “unacceptable”.
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US President Donald Trump has named General John Kelly, who currently heads the Department of Homeland Security, as his next chief of staff. The announcement, made on Twitter on Friday afternoon, removes Reince Priebus from the role. The embattled former chief of staff had faced pressure since being named as a possible leaker by Mr […]
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Former England international, John Fashanu, was arrested by the Police in Nigeria and left in a cell with 200 others after being held over an alleged dodgy land deal, police have revealed. Nigerian police Deputy Inspector General Hyacinth Dagala confirmed the story by saying: “John Fashanu was arrested on July 17 in connection with an […]
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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named an independent non-executive director at Standard Chartered PLC. Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England and with presence in 70 countries. According to a statement released by the company yesterday, her appointment is effective from November 1, 2017. The Cable.ng […]
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In addition to announcing 10 million training opportunities in Africa Google also officially launched a number of new projects on Thursday including its Street View of Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos. This allows you to see at street level what the city looks like and also go on a tour of the place without leaving your […]
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