WhatsApp is limiting worldwide the number of times a user can forward a message to five, starting on Monday, the popular messaging service looks to fight “misinformation and rumours”, company executives said on Monday. Previously, a WhatsApp user could forward a message to 20 individuals or groups. The limit of five is in expansion of […]
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Gunmen killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack Sunday, on one of their bases in northern Mali, multiple sources reported. The UN spokesman in Mali condemned what he described as a vile and cowardly attack and called for a “robust” response. “According to a new toll, still provisional, at least eight peacekeepers […]
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The US Embassy has issued a countrywide security alert on Nigeria, following the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in the northern part of the country. The US Embassy who disclosed that ISIS West Africa (ISWA) and Boko Haram have both stated they plan to disrupt the upcoming 2019 presidential elections by conducting attacks on Nigerian Security and infrastructure, said this was […]
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Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu rejected a court ruling on Sunday that his rival won a presidential election, declaring himself president in a move that could stoke further unrest. “The constitutional court has just confirmed that it serves a dictatorial regime … by validating false results, (and enabling) a constitutional coup d’etat,” he said in […]
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The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria will join other countries of the world to experience a total lunar eclipse on Monday. Felix Alle, head, media and public communications of the agency, said this in a statement on Friday. A lunar eclipse is a celestial incident where the moon appears darkened as […]
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A Canadian geologist kidnapped at a remote gold mine in northeast Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists has been found dead, the authorities said on Thursday. A body discovered with gunshot wounds late Wednesday is that of Kirk Woodman, “the Canadian who was kidnapped the day before yesterday,” the spokesman for the security ministry, security, Jean-Paul […]
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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has confirmed his arrival in the United States. In a post on Twitter, he said: “Just arrived Washington D.C for meeting with US government officials, Nigerians living in D.C metropolis and the business community. -AA”, with a photograph, showing him clutching a bouquet of flowers, along with Senate President Bukola Saraki and […]
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Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, survived a vote of no confidence at the country’s parliament on Wednesday, outlasting another threat against her Conservative government. The vote of no confidence was tabled before the House of Commons by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour Party, moments after May’s Brexit deal was overwhelmingly rejected by both the […]
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An unconfirmed number of US troops have been killed in a suicide bomb attack carried out by the Islamic State in Syria on Wednesday, the US military has said. The attack occurred at a restaurant in Manbij’s main market. ISIS-affiliated agency, AMAQ, said one of its militants detonated an explosive vest next to a US patrol […]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $32.5 million equity investment in Climate Investor One’s Construction Equity Fund (CEF). The amount was approved by the Board of Directors of AfDB for the CEF which is a platform that uses a unique blended finance approach, and targets the entire asset lifecycle to deliver viable renewable energy […]
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