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Four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and eight more wounded when their vehicles hit improvised explosive devices on Tuesday in the restive north of the country, security sources said. Burkina Faso has been battling jihadists in the…
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The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) on Tuesday pledged a sum of N200 million to support current effort of the Nigerian government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covid-19 in the country. ADF’s intervention is considered the…
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Joe Biden has won eight of the 14 states that voted to pick a Democratic White House candidate on Super Tuesday, a remarkable rebound for his campaign. The ex-US vice-president has swept Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Arkansas,…
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A second person in Senegal has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's health ministry confirms. It says the patient is an 80-year-old French national who arrived in the West African country on 29 February. He is being treated…
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Rwandan gospel music artist Kizito Mihigo has been found dead in a police cell, officers say. It comes three days after he was arrested near the border with Burundi. Police accused him of attempting to flee the country and join rebel…
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An aggrieved father has attacked medical workers at the Sapele Central Hospital, Delta State, over the death of his child at the medical facility. PUNCH Metro learnt that the man went berserk minutes after medical workers broke the news…
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Armed robbers in Hong Kong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000 ($130). Toilet rolls are currently in short supply in Hong Kong due to shortages caused by panic-buying during the coronavirus outbreak. Knife…
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South Africa's embattled former President Jacob Zuma has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy after tweeting a photo of himself taking aim with a rifle. Its meaning was unambiguous, and provocative. A day after he had…
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Post-mortem results show that six of the 14 schoolchildren who died in a stampede in western Kenya had suffocated. Pathologist Dickson Mchana says his team is still investigating the cause of death for the other eight children who died…
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Complicated immigration rules make it more likely that mistakes are made leading to refusals. Migrants then end up paying even more money in Government fees by applying again. This puts off people coming to the UK and indirectly reduces…
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