Three people were killed in a shooting early Monday outside a Walmart store in Oklahoma, including the assailant, police said — the latest in a string of deadly gun attacks at the popular supermarket chain. Danny Ford, the police chief in the town of Duncan, said the shooting — an apparent domestic dispute — took […]
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Time magazine has named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi among its 100 world rising stars who are shaping the future. Nigerian women’s rights activist Osowobi is one of 53 women on a list of 100 names Time has dubbed “the world’s most ascendant leaders” who are “rising stars in their fields”. […]
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Commonwealth law ministers have unanimously resolved to remove barriers to access to justice in their respective countries, and to deliver Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions by 2030. The biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting concluded today (Thursday) with a set of proposed actions to be taken at the national and Commonwealth […]
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Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time on Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the president in his call to Ukraine’s leader. Democrats are entering an open phase of a congressional probe into potential abuse of power by […]
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Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings opened the “Ambition Africa” conference organised by the France Invest Africa Club in Paris, France. As Elumelu delivered the opening address, he urged French investors to look to Africa for long term investment opportunities. The […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came to an end on Saturday. The President participated in the Future Investment Initiative, which was christened “Davos in the Desert”. Apart from attending the summit, which had a debating format for global leaders, investors and innovators to compare notes and share ideas, President […]
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American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, is recalling batches of its Xalatan 0.005%w/v eye drops solution used in treating glaucoma. As stated in a notice sent to doctors, the company said the decision to recall was reached after some counterfeit products were found within the legitimate supply chain. “Please be advised that Pfizer is recalling, at the […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is back to the country after his Russia visit. According to Garba Shehu, his spokesperson who had highlighted the takeaways from the President’s visit, in an article made available to newsmen, said Buhari returned delighted. The article read that “based upon the results, it must be concluded that the President’s mission […]
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I am delighted to participate in this first and historic Russia-Africa Summit. I thank our chief host, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russia Federation for this important initiative and for the warm and generous hospitality accorded to usI also commend His Excellency, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt, for […]
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The MPs in British, have voted to delay the Brexit decision of the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, arguing that more time was needed for them to study it contents with the deadline of October 31st. An amendment was backed by the lawmakers to effectively force the government to until January of the next year. While […]
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