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Protests Shift to Memorializing Floyd Amid Push for Change | Afro
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Nigeria: Investigation - Inside Oyo Transport Tax Scheme Where Corruption, Violence Reign
[Premium Times] Amoo struggled to pick up broken parts of his Nissan car's wing mirror, his demeanor lifeless. He mumbled a few words of complaint, threatening to seek justice. The 35-year-old commercial cab driver had just engaged in a brawl with an official of the Oyo State Park Management System
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Source: allAfrica.com
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‘Unbelievable!’ - Rolling JDF nightmare not necessarily a reflection of breakdown in training, says Clayton
With three events in the past week leaving the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) with a black eye, there is increasing public concern over the effect the incidents will have on the army’s reputation. The latest incident, which took the form of a domestic...
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Pitso Mosimane lashes out at Mamelodi Sundowns 'fans': They swore at my mother!
Not for the first time, coach Pitso Mosimane has revealed that he has been on the receiving end of insults hurled at him from South African "supporters".
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Nigeria: Kogi, Katsina, Bauchi Top List of States With Reduced Domestic Debts - Report
[Premium Times] StatiSense relied on data from the Debt Management Office to carry out its survey.
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Sadiq Khan criticises the Met's response to those that attended Sarah Everard vigil - Voice Online
The Mayor of London released a statement after Saturday's vigil, calling it "completely unacceptable" The post Sadiq Khan criticises the Met's response to those that attended Sarah Everard vigil appeared first on Voice Online.
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Nigeria: Under Lawan, Nigeria's Senate Continues Norm of 'Delaying, Abandoning' Crucial Reports
[Premium Times] "If there was no National Assembly in the last four years, Nigeria would not have been any worse. There has been no impact," a policy analyst said.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Gubio Attack - Death Toll Now 81 - Village Head, Six Others Abducted
In Gubio, the governor was also informed that seven persons, including a village head, were abducted by the
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Nigeria: Buhari Renews Commitment to Tackle Nigeria's Security Challenges
The president disclosed this on Thursday at a meeting of the National Security Council at the council chambers of the State
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Bheki Cele's 'criminal history'? Zondo set to investigate SA's top cop
For a man who claims to be 'tough on crime', Police Minister Bheki Cele has a few skeletons in the closet - and it's something DCJ Zondo is very aware of.
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Protests Shift to Memorializing Floyd Amid Push for Change
ATLANTA (AP) — The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and other violence to a quiet, yet more forceful, grassroots call for more to be done to address
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Black Amazon Driver Arrested For ‘Parking Facing Wrong Way’
"There was an outrageous and unacceptable physical altercation with a Warren police officer involving a young African American delivery man for Amazon to a Warren home today," he
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Nigeria: PTCIJ Tackles Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Reporting On Journalists
The webinar had Motunrayo Oyelohunnu, MD Olive Prime Psychological Services; Ayo Ajeigbe, Lead Clinical Psychologist, Olive Prime Psychological Services; Nicholas Ibekwe, Head of Investigations Premium Times and Sharon Ijasan, Broadcast Journalist TVC as
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NYPD officer in ‘chokehold’ video had prior brutality case
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Nigeria: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Nigerians React As Fela Loses to Tina Turner, Jay-Z
[Premium Times] The news comes as a surprise for Fela's fans because he placed second in the fan vote category on the last day of voting.
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Nigeria: Kaduna Prison Mandates Families of Slain Inmates to Sign Undertaking Before Releasing Bodies
Officials at the Kaduna custodial centre have demanded that relatives of inmates who died during the April 1 violent protest at the centre must sign an undertaking absolving the authorities of being responsible for the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Insurgency Has Killed 'Almost 350,000 in North-East' - UNDP
[Premium Times] The report estimates that through the end of 2020, the conflict in the North-east will have resulted in nearly 350,000 deaths, with 314,000 of those from indirect causes.
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COVID takes toll on Trinidad PM’s savings - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said the value of the savings in his mutual funds account declined by almost 40 per cent, due to current market conditions. The article COVID takes toll on Trinidad PM’s savings appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Pitso Mosimane reduced to tears after Mamelodi Sundowns 'fans' hurl insults
Not for the first time, coach Pitso Mosimane has revealed that he has been on the receiving end of insults hurled at him from South African "supporters".
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Nigeria: Tomato 'Ebola' Resurfaces in Kano, Ravages Farms
The Kano State chairman of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN), Sani Danladi, has revealed that Tuta absoluta, one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops, has resurfaced in the state, destroying
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Source: allAfrica.com
Coroner: The more we mask up and get vaccinated, the sooner "we can be maskless" - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
York County coroner encourages people to continue masking up and social distancing -- and to embrace the vaccine as soon as it's available to them.
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Police chief tells diaspora headlines paint bigger monster about crime
POLICE Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has attempted to calm the jitters of members of the Jamaica Diaspora who say they fear returning to the island because of the gruesome murders reported here, insisting that media portrayals have painted a bigger monster than is the case.
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Nigeria: Sex-for-Grades Documentary - BBC 'Victimises' Reporter Over Media Report
[Premium Times] The British media organisation has been in the news lately after one of its staff, Ogechi Obidiebube, attempted suicide for not being 'credited' for her role in the documentary.
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Mongoose Town wants to break Sunday’s deadly curse
Sundays – the days usually reserved for worship, rest, reflection and recreation – have been transformed into a time of chilly uneasiness for residents of Howard Avenue off Waltham Park Road in the Corporate Area, as they are almost certain to be...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Nigeria: There's 'Urgent Need' to Decongest Nigerian Prisons - CJN Tells Judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, has written to the chief judges of states on the 'urgent' need to decongest Nigerian prisons due to the coronavirus
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Source: allAfrica.com
Bryan introduces Ray Martinez as His Choice for Police Commissioner
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. on Tuesday introduced native Crucian Ray Martinez as his nominee for commissioner of the V.I. Police Department, replacing Trevor Velinor, who is retiring after two years in the position.
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Special police units to wear body cams in Trinidad | New York Carib News
Lawmen within special units within the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) will be equipped with body cameras, Minister of National Security Stuart Young said on Monday as it was also announced that a full-scale investigation is being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of
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Source: The New York Carib News
Nigeria: Major Controversies That Rocked Nigeria's National Assembly in 2020
[Premium Times] Despite the compulsory holidays and reduced number of work hours and activities forced by Covid-19, the National Assembly was full of drama in 2020.
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Nigeria: Nasarawa, Govt Collaborating On Keffi-Abuja Rail Line - Governor Sule
[Premium Times] Governor Sule says the light rail track would ease traffic congestion on the Keffi-Abuja expressway.
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Nigeria: Breaking - Boko Haram Kidnaps Aid Worker, 50 Passengers Along Maiduguri - Damaturu
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