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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The International Criminal Court acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday over a wave of post-electoral violence, in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Judges ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman, and his former youth leader Charles Ble Goude, 47. Gbagbo was the first head […]
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Multiple award winning singer, Alicia Keys has been announced as the host of the 2019 Grammy Awards. This was announced by the organizers on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 via the official Instagram handle @recordingacademy. The 61st edition will hold on February 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles; they’ll air live on CBS. ”IT’S […]
Continue ReadingGabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City eased past 10-man Wolves to cut Liverpool’s lead at the top of the table to four points. City did not manage a repeat of the scoring feats that had seen them hit 16 goals against Rotherham and Burton in their previous two games, but the outcome was rarely […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano zonal office on December 31, 2018 arrested Sani Abdullahi, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, for money laundering offence. Abdullahi was arrested on board Ethiopian Air enroute Kano to China for failing to fully declare the sum of $207,000 (Two Hundred and Seven Thousand Dollars) in […]
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Following allegations of sexual abuse trailing R. Kelly, his brother Carey Kelly has revealed more shocking details about their childhood. The ‘I Wish’ singer had hinted at being sexually abused as a child by someone close to him, although he never revealed who sexually molested him. But Carey, in a recent interview alleged that their older […]
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Violence erupted on Tuesday as suspected political thugs disrupted the governorship campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. Several people were injured in the violence, including three journalists who sustained bullet wounds. The hoodlums, said to be members of the National Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW), invaded the Skypower Ground Ikeja venue […]
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The World Bank Group president, Jim Yong Kim, on Monday announced he would be stepping down from his position effective February 1. Mr Kim’s announcement is coming more than three years ahead of the end of his tenure in 2022. “It has been a great honour to serve as President of this remarkable institution, full […]
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The Nigerian Air Force has announced Tuesday as the burial date for two pilots and three crew members, who were killed in a helicopter crash while in combat in Damasak, Borno on January 2. The military service said this in a statement issued by Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, on Monday. The […]
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