Egypt
15 May 2024
Startups from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and other parts of Africa in April, raised $75 million in 25 deals.
8 May 2024
Egypt's interior ministry said it had launched an investigation Wednesday after an Israeli-Canadian businessman was shot dead in the coastal city of Alexandria. A police statement said the man, "a permanent resident of the country" was shot dead on Tuesday. The Israeli foreign ministry said the murdered man was a businessman with dual Canadian-Israeli citizenship.…
7 Mar 2024
Nigeria, yesterday, joined other top seeds, Egypt and Algeria, as well as Tunisia and Madagascar, in the quarterfinals of the men’s team category of the table tennis event at the ongoing African Games holding in Accra, Ghana. Egypt won Group 1 by beating Ethiopia and Gabon 3-0 each to maintain their 100 per cent record,…
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Three suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly attacking some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The suspects, who are youths, committed the crime on February 23, 2025, in Ogbese, Akure North Local Council Area of the state. According to the Police Public Relations Officer,…
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police and the promotion of the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Uzuegbu Kanayo, to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. The new Deputy Inspectors General of Police are Sadiq Idiris Abubakar, Commandant, Police Academy, Wudil, Kano.…
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Retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Abuja. A security source, Zagazola Makama, hinted that Parradang was abducted in Area 1, Abuja, in the early hours of Tuesday after being trailed from a bank where he had withdrawn money.…
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A leadership crisis has engulfed the Northern States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over allegations of tenure elongation. Former Kaduna State CAN Chairman, Reverend Joseph Hayab, announced on Monday that he had been duly elected as the new Northern CAN Chairman following the expiration of the tenure…
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Two of Nollywood’s filmmakers, Funke Akindele and Kunle Afolayan, are gearing up to take over screens with their anticipated films, “Finding Me” and “Recall”. Akindele, known for her blockbuster hits, has announced that her latest movie, “Finding Me”, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on March 17, 2025. Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 47-year-old…
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Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a parish priest, Rev. Fr. Philip Ekweli, and a major seminarian during an attack on St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukhua-Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State, on Monday night. The spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, revealed this in a statement on…
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The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced a general stakeholders' meeting in preparation for the 2025 Local Government Elections in the state. According to a notice signed by Hon. Justice Adolphus Enebeli (Rtd), Chairman/Chief Electoral Commissioner of RSIEC, the meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the RSIEC…
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The World Health Organization acknowledged Tuesday that the US freeze on foreign aid funding has hit vital global health programmes
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Ukraine said Tuesday it would do everything it could to hold out in the face of the Russian invasion after Donald Trump
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The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has fiercely condemned the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), alleging that the sexual harassment claims against Senate President Godswill Akpabio are nothing more than a calculated political attack. In a strongly worded press release, PANDEF accused ACF of attempting to destabilise the President Bola Tinubu-led administration and pave the way…