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14 May 2024
Following Governor Peter Mbah’s campaign promise to reactivate dormant state assets as part of efforts to grow the state’s economy from its current $4.4 billion to $30 billion, the Enugu State government has signed a N100 billion partnership deal
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Nigerian footballers performed remarkably well with their respective clubs in 2024, with some of them even going on to win league titles and European trophies. The Guardian reviews the top five Super Eagles goal scorers at the club level in the past year as the players continue to make Nigeria proud on the global stage.…
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Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.
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The number of irregular migrants crossing the Channel to Britain in small boats in 2024 soared by a quarter compared with the previous year, government data showed Wednesday.
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President Bola Tinubu says his government will unveil the National Values Charter already approved by the Federal Executive Council in the first quarter of 2025.
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Benin Republic on Tuesday summoned a Nigerien diplomat following an allegation by Niger's junta chief, Abdourahamane Tchiani, that neighbouring countries were backing terrorists in West Africa. Benin is seeking clarification from the diplomat after Tchiani accused the country of serving as a rear base for terrorists and wanting to destabilise Niger. An official letter of…
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Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said in a preliminary count.
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power.
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Smokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country's toughest ban comes into effect Wednesday.
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Guinea's junta chief said Tuesday in a New Year's speech that 2025 will be "a crucial electoral year to complete the return to constitutional order", but gave no details.
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Like prior lame-duck US presidents, Joe Biden has been racing to complete unfinished business in an attempt to bolster his legacy -- and protect his signature policies -- before handing over the keys to the White House.