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[Daily Trust] Abuja, Maiduguri, Bauchi, Damaturu, Gombe, Jalingo -- Many housing schemes initiated by the Federal Government are bogged down by numerous challenges in different parts of the state. Daily Trust on Sunday brings the second part of the Federal Government Mass Housing Scheme series on
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Gambia: Dubawa Rounds Off Three-Nation West African Expansion in Gambia
[Premium Times] From Sierra Leone through Liberia to The Gambia, Dubawa, West Africa's leading fact-checking initiative of the PTCIJ, trained a total of 65 journalists and 60 journalism students.
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Family dies after mistaking fertiliser for salt - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Twenty-four members of the same family have died after consuming a suspected poisoned meal in north-western Nigeria. The incident happened in Danzanke village – a remote community in the north-west Sokoto state. The state’s health commissioner, Ali Inname, told journalists that the family
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Nigeria: "Be a Good Mother, Come and Visit Your Children", Fani-Kayode's First Wife Tells Precious
[Premium Times] "Precious has never been denied access to the children. She can visit them at any time. You can ask her lawyer. She walked out of the house over the issue at the hotel because she wanted to continue with her affairs."
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India Says Twitter Has Now Complied With New Internet Rules - NewsDay Zimbabwe
The government’s lawyer Chetan Sharma said Twitter appears to have adhered to the new laws for now after the social media giant appointed a permanent chief compliance officer-cum-grievance officer and a nodal officer. A local court in Delhi gave the government till Oct. 5 to monitor the
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Pro/Con: Yes, update the Constitution; Congress can help its promise become reality | Duluth News Tribune
From the column: "From its inception, the Constitution denied democracy — at times violently — to whole swaths of people."
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Black Women Carry the Torch to Ensure Voting Rights • EBONY
Fifty-six years after the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Black women are still doing the work necessary to ensure that all eligible Americans are able to participate in the democratic process. It’s an ongoing fight, made increasingly difficult by legislation across pockets of the United
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Guyana Lawmakers Abolish Law Criminalizing Cross-Dressing - Blavity
Three years after the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled that an outdated law violated the rights of its citizens, the parliament of Guyana has officially decriminalized cross-dressing, as reported by the New York Daily News. The vote took place late Tuesday night and was a mere legislative formality
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Nigeria: Aisha Buhari Resumes Hostility, Taunts Pantami
[Daily Trust] After what seemed a break from attacking her husband or his appointees on social media, First Lady Aisha Buhari is back in the news.
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Rwanda: Volleyball - Over 20 Countries to Take Part in 2021 African Championship
[New Times] Twenty-one countries have confirmed their participation in the forthcoming men and women's 2021 CAVB Volleyball Nation's Championships set to be staged in Kigali from September 5-20.
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Kenya: William Ruto Protests as Police Arrest His Turkish Ally Harun Aydin
[Nation] The saga surrounding Deputy President William Ruto's botched trip to Uganda took a nasty, diplomatic turn yesterday after a Turkish national with whom he was supposed to fly to Uganda was dramatically arrested at Nairobi's Wilson Airport, shortly after touching down from Kampala.
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Hip-hop producer Digital Nas deserves his flowers
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Nigeria: Airlines Choking On High Repair, Fuel Costs - Report
[Vanguard] Failure to establish a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility, MRO, that can carry out comprehensive maintenance and checks on aircraft operating in the country has been identified as a major factor stifling the growth of domestic airlines in the country.
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Kenya: How Kisumu Turned the Tide On Covid-19 Using Technology - The Kenya News
Kisumu County has been flagged as a Covid-19 hotspot in recent months and this has proved to be a huge task for local authorities in containing the situation. But thanks to a surveillance app developed at the onset of the pandemic last year, the county can track the contacts of…
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'Year of Charlotte Maxeke: Realising women's rights' - celebration of 65th Women's Day | News24
In commemoration of the 65th annual Women's Day, the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and persons with Disabilities says GBV and femicide remain a major concern in SA.
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Egypt's papyrus art struggles amid tourism slump | Africanews
While papyrus was used in ancient Egypt as a medium for writing, paintings on the precious leaf from the plant are now a favorite souvenir for foreign visitors. But the pandemic has kept tourists away, denying farmers and artists an income
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Lizzo Is Finally Setting Boundaries: 'There Is Power In The Word No When You Are Saying Yes To Yourself'
Lizzo is known almost as much for her confidence as she is for her chart-topping, Grammy-winning music. The star is an advocate for body confidence and has waxed poetically about
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Opinion: Why Supporting Black Women-Owned Business Is So Important
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Kenya: 'Power Girls' Who Tear Down Vehicles, Make Them Electric
[Nation] Electric vehicles are taking the world by storm and in Kenya, young women engineers are at the centre of this revolution; converting fuel car engines to electric ones.
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'It's Her Dream': Tamyra Mensah-Stock Reveals She's Buying Her Mom a Food Truck with Her Olympic Winnings
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EXCLUSIVE: Jermaine O’Neal Revists Malice At The Palace One Final Time, Reveals He Has No Regrets About That Night
Ahead of the release of Untold Vol.1: Malice At The Palace, Jermaine O'Neal gets candid about that night and reveals he would not have acted any differently. O'Neal also touched on his current relationship with Ron Artest and how things would be different with today's knowledge about mental health.
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Reengineering school - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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NY hospital pauses some services as staff quit
An upstate New York hospital will stop delivering babies later this month, in part because of employee resignations over a The post NY hospital pauses some services as staff quit appeared first on TheGrio.
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Tanzania: Jatu Attracts 10,000 New Investors Through IPO
[Daily News] THE youth-led agribusiness company, JATU Plc, has recorded 10,000 new investors through its just-closed Initial Public Offering (IPO) as it moves to register its shares on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) this week.
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Man arrested for raping daughter | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Police in Mangochi have arrested a 53-year-old man for raping his 12-year-old biological daughter. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi has identified the suspect as Edson Chidzokombwe. The sexual abuse happened on the afternoon of August 7, 2021 in the area of
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Tanzania: Yanga Face Rivers Utd in CAF Champions League Match
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Three women killed outside KwaZulu-Natal school while ANC branch meeting under way inside | News24
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