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Ethiopia to unveil referendum results on new state on Saturday
Ethiopia’s electoral commission will on Saturday announce the results of a closely-watched referendum for a new federal state in the country’s south, state media reported. This week’s vote is widely expected to approve the creation of a new state for the Sidama people — an outcome that could spur other ethnic groups to push for
Zimbabwe sacks 435 striking doctors
The Zimbabwean government on Friday said it has so far fired 435 junior doctors at public hospitals for engaging in an illegal strike. The doctors have been on strike since early September to demand better pay and improved working conditions. The Labor Court in October declared the strike illegal, but the doctors have been defiant
JUST IN: Nigeria’s GDP grows by 2.28 per cent —NBS
’Femi Asu The nation’s Gross Domestic Product increased to 2.28 per cent in real terms in the third quarter of this year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. The NBS, in its latest quarterly GDP report, said the real GDP growth rate in Q3 indicated an increase of 0.17 percentage points compared to
Boy, 9, spends 9 months studying electrical engineering, rated three times smarter
A nine-year-old boy who is studying electrical engineering at the University of Technology in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is set to be the youngest ever graduate after nine months. His university is saying that he is three times smarter than any student they’ve ever had. According to Sky News, Laurent Simons, who is inspired by inventor Nikola Tesla,
Antetokounmpo’s big triple-double leads Bucks over Blazers
NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a career-high 15 assists in his second triple-double of the season Thursday, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 137-129 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Antetokounmpo added 24 points and 19 rebounds and Eric Bledsoe added 30 points and the Bucks never trailed on the way to a
UN General Assembly president, Muhammad-Bande, arrives Nigeria
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations General Assembly, arrived Nigeria to a rousing welcome on Thursday night for a four-day official visit to the country. Muhammed-Bande, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja at 11.45 p.m., was received by the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms Comfort Lamptey, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Indonesia ministries ban pregnant, LGBT, physically-challenged job seekers
Several Indonesian ministries are banning pregnant, disabled, or LGBT job hunters in favour of what one called “normal” applicants, the Ombudsman said Friday, slammed as “arbitrary and hateful restrictions” by a rights group. The report comes as the world’s biggest Muslim majority country takes applications from millions of candidates who are applying for some 200,000
Attitude of civil servants made me reject ministerial appointments twice —Afe Babalola
Ademola Babalola, Ibadan A legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, has advanced reasons why he turned down ministerial appointments twice. He explained that the type of civil servants in Nigeria was capable of making him have enemies if he had accepted the offer to serve as a minister. Speaking shortly after a dinner in celebration of
Police seek information on missing one-year-old boy in Ondo
The Nigeria Police Force in Ondo State have called on the public to give useful information to the command that could lead to the rescue of a one-year-old boy, Kolawole Gold, who went missing in a church in Akure. Mr Femi Joseph, the Police Public Relations Officer made the call in a statement on Thursday
Buhari, APC leaders set for NEC as caucus meeting ends
John Ameh, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress leaders are set for the party’s National Executive Committee meeting to be held today. On Thursday night, the President, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the National Chairman of the party, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, the leadership of the National Assembly, state governors and ministers held a caucus meeting
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