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Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:34 GMT
Nigeria: Tokyo Olympics - Ese Brume Qualifies for Long Jump Final
[Premium Times] Brume is Nigeria's sole representative in the jumps in Tokyo since the disqualification of Ruth Usoro.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:32 GMT
Nigeria: Shootings, Injuries As APC Ward Congress Turns Violent in Ebonyi
[Premium Times] The exercise was largely peaceful in most parts of the state but gunmen invaded Ugwuachara Central School, Ebonyi Local Government Area, shooting sporadically.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:26:24 GMT
Malawi: President Chakwera Meets MCP Diaspora Leaders in London
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera in one of his final engagements while in the United Kingdom held an an audience with Malawi Congress Party diaspora at the Intercontinental Park Lane Hotel in London.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:14:12 GMT
Sudan: Foreign Minister Concludes Visit to Bahrain
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Manama -- Sudan's federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maryam El Sadig El Mahdi returned to Khartoum on Thursday, concluding a successful four-day visit to Bahrain, during which she met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:06:23 GMT
Tunisia: Sack of Parliament, PM Brews Crisis
[Daily Trust] Tunisia, a young democracy in a small North African country of 11million people has been plunged into a deep political crisis.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:05:29 GMT
Nigeria: All Eyes On Banks As New Policy On Forex Takes Effect Monday
[This Day] - ... as analysts weigh the pros and cons of new policy

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:34:02 GMT
Nigeria: Maro Itoje, More Than a Rugby Player
[New Frame] The English star and art collector says the Benin Bronzes looted from Nigeria during the colonial era should be returned to their rightful owners.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:26:11 GMT
Nigeria: Kwara Governor Appoints New Lafiagi Emir
[Daily Trust] Ilorin -- IlorinThe Kwara State Government has appointed Mohammed Kudu Kawu as the 14th Emir of Lafiagi in Edu Local Government Area of the state, ending days of intense lobbying by top indigenes of the community.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:16:38 GMT
Uganda: Global Media Stunned By Cheptegei 'Failure'
[Monitor] There was a lot to celebrate yesterday as Uganda won her first medals at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo clinched Silver and Bronze respectively in the 10,000m final.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:14:28 GMT
Uganda: Govt Eases Covid Curbs As Admissions Fall
[Nation] The Ugandan government on Friday partially relaxed the Covid-19 restrictions it imposed on June 18, citing a "consistent reduction" in the rate of infection.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:11:45 GMT
Kenya: Be My Running Mate, Kalonzo Asks Raila
[Nation] Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has asked ODM leader Raila Odinga to join him as his presidential running mate in next year's General Election.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:07:59 GMT
Southern Africa: Lake Victoria Fishers' Worst Nightmare Not Hippos but Uganda, Tanzania Police
[Nation] Edwin Osundwa and his colleagues normally set sail across Lake Victoria on a fishing expedition that takes at least eight hours.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:38 GMT
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Records 497 New Infections
[Premium Times] Nigeria is currently experiencing a spike in infections attributed to the highly transmissible Delta variant discovered in the country a few weeks ago.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:36 GMT
Nigeria: Journalism Clinic Goes Live With Mytori As Showcase
[Premium Times] "I hope that MyTori would show readers why it is okay to feel lost, and help readers realise that they are not alone; that moments of doubt and uncertainty are all normal on the journey of life."

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:25 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Reports 47 New Coronavirus Cases, 6 Deaths On Saturday
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said 47 new coronavirus cases were detected on Saturday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 284,262.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:22 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Beat Bahrain to Set Up Germany Showdown in in Olympics Quarters
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian men's handball team finished in style their group stage campaign after beating Bahrain 30-20 on Sunday to set up a clash against Germany in the quarter finals of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:19 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Marks UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Permanent Representative for the United Nations Mohamed Edris marked on Friday the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons marked on 30 July.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:16 GMT
Egypt: Egypt, Algeria FMs Stress Strong Cooperation Ties Between Two Countries
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra have underlined strong deeply-rooted cooperation ties between Egypt and Algeria in different domains.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:31:10 GMT
Egypt: Luxor Airport Receives 114 Tourists From Spain
[Egypt Online] Luxor International Airport received on Saturday 31/7/2021 the first charter flight from Spain after the resumption of tourist flights to Egypt.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:28:59 GMT
Nigeria: How I'm Shaping New Narratives in Nigeria's Motion Pictures
[This Day] Streaming services are the new gold in the global movie industry, and in Nigeria, Kike Moronkeji, a qualified scientist and engineer in different fields, joins the race with the launch of Gidi Box Office, writes Vanessa Obioha

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:28:08 GMT
Nigeria: Anticipating Kó's Visual Feast of Two Solos
[This Day] Two artists - Busayo Lawal and E. D. Adegoke - are holding two solo exhibitions at the same time - from Saturday, August 7 to Thursday, August 26 - and at the same gallery space: kó, which is located along Cameron Road in Ikoyi, Lagos. Th...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:22:43 GMT
Malawi: Sports Authorities Urged to Invest in Up-and-Coming Athlete Asimenye Simwaka
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC), Ministry of Sports Malawi National Council of Sports as well as the Athletics Association of Malawi to invest in Alimenye Simwaka and other young athletes, who have the same potential manifested by Asimen...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:22:34 GMT
Nigeria: APC and Electronic Transmission of Results
[This Day] Sexuality education in our clime is erroneously viewed as promoting unhealthy sexual relationships among young people which unfortunately is not the case. Sexuality education seeks to equip young people with life skills and values needed t...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:22:06 GMT
Malawi: What Is It That They Don't Know?
[Nyasa Times] "It's never overreacting to ask for what you want and need." - Amy Poehler

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:15:41 GMT
Nigeria: Paris Club Refund Unsettles Abia Govt
[This Day] If one of the dividends of democracy is that leaders should always give account to their true employers, the people, many have wondered why the Abia State government is silent on the alleged irregularities in the recovery of the state's sh...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:10:46 GMT
Nigeria: Abba Kyari - Superstar Cop in the Soup
[This Day] Mallam Abba Alhaji Kyari, the deputy commissioner of police widely celebrated as "Super Cop", dotes on limelight like an ant on sugar. But the celebrity cop may be seeing the dying days of his super stardom with his stinging indictment in ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:03:38 GMT
Nigeria: Tokyo 2020 - Adegoke Beats 2021 World's Fastest Man
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's fastest man, Enoch Adegoke has defeated the fastest man in the world this year and seventh fastest of all-time, USA's Trayvon Brommel who tops the pre-Games world list with the 9.77 seconds he ran last month in Florida, USA.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:25:23 GMT
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Infections Surge in Nigeria, As NCDC Records 1,683 Cases in 3 Days
[Daily Trust] There is a COVID-19 infections surge in Nigeria after the country recorded more than 500 COVID-19 cases in daily figures for the third time on Friday.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:24:20 GMT
Nigeria: Flood Cuts Off Bauchi-Kano Highway, Kills 3
[Daily Trust] Three people reportedly drowned while the road linking Bauchi to Kano was cut off after a heavy downpour that flooded the Kwanar Mulka bridge in Ningi Local Government of Bauchi State.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:17:34 GMT
Kenya: Dutchman Widow Denies Murder Charge
[Nation] Riziki Cherono Ali, the widow of Herman Rouwenhorst will have to wait till September 16 for her bond ruling after she was charged with the double murder of two people.



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