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All the contestants will also benefit from scholarships at the Hospitality Business School, which will equip them with valuable knowledge to scale their street food business. The post N10 million up for grabs as Streetfoodz Naija Season 5 begins appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Blue Eagles fly into Castel Challenge Cup last eight
Blue Eagles have cruised into Castel Challenge Cup quarterfinals after a 3-1 hammering of Kamuzu Barracks (KB) at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe Thursday. The result means Eagles are the fourth team to have booked their slot in the competition’s last eight this week after three others went through on
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Burundi swears in Evariste Ndayishimiye as president
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In 1953 baritone Robert McFerrin Sr. made history as the first African American to win the Metropolitan Opera House’s Auditions of the Air radio contest.  On January 27, 1955, in the role of Ethiopian King Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida, McFerrin made history again by becoming the first African American
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Sudan: Four Killed and Village Destroyed As RSF Attacks SPLM-N Base in South Kordofan
[Dabanga] Tukma / Delling / Heiban -- The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the village of Tukma, southeast of Delling in the northern part of South Kordofan, yesterday morning. Four people were killed and the village was destroyed. During the attack, the RSF clashed with forces of the Sudan
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The Sword of The Black Press
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Viral Video Shows Trump Supporters Depicting Kamala Harris In Chains At Pennsylvania Halloween Parade
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Michelle Williams and Deitrick Haddon ‘Fixing’ Gospel Choirs on New Music Series
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NAACP Launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign, Empowering Black and Brown Communities to Take Action Against Senseless Killings of African Americans
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Kenya: Senate Mulls Standing Orders Review to Adopt Virtual Sittings
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Burundi pays last respect to Nkurunziza ahead of June 26 burial
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Pastors reach across racial divide for common ground, conciliation
The Rev. Daniel Johnson, associate pastor of Congregational Formation and Missions at Second Baptist Church in East Memphis, saw an opportunity to reach outside the church walls and make new friends on the other side of
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Burundi holds funeral, burial for Nkurunziza in capital Gitega
Thousands of Burundians on Friday lined the road to the capital Gitega as the body of former president Pierre Nkurunziza was escorted under heavy security for a state funeral after his sudden death earlier this
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Alleged Fraud: Trial of Naira Marley stalled
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