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Jailed Ugandan Academic Stella Nyanzi Wins PEN Prize

Posted by enquirer - January 17, 2020

Ugandan academic, writer and feminist activist Stella Nyanzi has won the Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression 2020. Ms Nyanzi is a controversial academic, who campaigns on a…

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West African Coast Accounted for 90% Piracy Incidents in 2019 – Report

Posted by enquirer - January 16, 2020

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa jumped by more than 50% last year as the area off oil-rich Nigeria continues to be the world’s most dangerous for…

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EPL: 17-Year-Old Nigerian Defender, Camron Gbadebo, Joins Man City

Posted by enquirer - January 16, 2020

Manchester City has signed highly-rated Nigerian defender Camron Gbadebo from Leicester City. The 17-year-old had been on trial with the Premier League champions after reportedly impressing their scouts. Gbadebo joined…

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2021 Africa Cup of Nations to Begin 9 January – Cameroon

Posted by enquirer - January 16, 2020

Cameroon has announced that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will start on 9 January after its dates were hitherto moved. The tournament was scheduled to take place in June…

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Nigerian Businessman Murdered in Belgium

Posted by enquirer - January 16, 2020

ANTWERP, BELGIUM. A Nigerian businessman, Olushola Bola Omotosho Dare, has been murdered in a branch of Western Union aka money office at Bisschopstraat in Antwerp, Belgium. According to the police,…

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Nigerian Born International Striker, Eniola Aluko, Retires at 32

Posted by enquirer - January 15, 2020

Former England international striker Eniola Aluko has announced her retirement from football at the age of 32, six weeks after she left Juventus 18 months into a two-year contract to…

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Malians Boil Over France – G5 Summit in Pau

Posted by enquirer - January 15, 2020

BAMAKO, MALI. Mali is currently heating up following a pledge by France and its five-nation partners in the Sahel to bolster efforts against jihadists. These nations are bent on trumping…

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Zimbabwe Paying Civil Servants ‘Cushioning Allowance’ Amid Economic Crisis

Posted by enquirer - January 15, 2020

The Zimbabwean government through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development said it was going to start (as of January 14, 2020) paying an allowance to civil servants in the…

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Landlady Refuses to Let Apartment to a Gambian because ‘African Foods Smell’

Posted by enquirer - January 15, 2020

A landlord in London has been accused of race discrimination after banning Gambian student from renting her property because she claims that “African cooking makes the house smell”. The 24-year-old,…

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Malawi High Court Allows Rastafarian Hairstyle in School

Posted by enquirer - January 15, 2020

A high court in Malawi has ordered the government to allow Rastafarian students with dreadlocks to attend school. The temporary order was made while a court continues to make a…

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