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ICYMI: UK PM says Britain will be more open to Africans after Brexit
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, told African leaders Monday that Britain would be more open to migrants from Africa after Brexit. Johnson, who made this known as he hosted the first UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, told African leaders, including presidents Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and Major General Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria that he
ICYMI: If McGregor wants to fight, I’m ready, says UFC champion Usman
*McGregor challenges Usman after comeback win Kayode Oyero Nigerian fighter and UFC Welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, has challenged other fighters including popular Irish MMA star, Conor McGregor, to a fight. In an interview with UFC on BT Sport, Usman, who has won 16 of his 17 professional MMA fights, including an 11-0 record in the
Australian Open: Thiem cruises through first round
Dominic Thiem opened his Australian Open campaign with a 6-3 7-5 6-2 win over France’s Adrian Mannarino on Tuesday. The fifth seed wobbled midway through the second set when he was broken and allowed Mannarino to level at 4-4. However, the 26-year-old Austrian recovered quickly, proving strong in the longer rallies, including a 28-shot stunner,
Eleven workers killed in Siberia fire
Eleven people including 10 Uzbek workers died when a fire ripped through a one-storey wooden shack in a remote village in the Siberian region of Tomsk, officials said on Tuesday. “The bodies of 11 people have been found,” Russia’s emergencies ministry said in a statement. Citing preliminary information, regional authorities said that ten of the
Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
Iran has confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner brought down this month, in a catastrophic error that killed all 176 people on board and sparked angry protests. The country’s civil aviation authority said it has yet to receive a positive response after requesting technical assistance from France and the United States to
Nadal insists beating Federer’s 20 Slams not important
World number one Rafael Nadal insisted Tuesday that matching or beating Roger Federer’s record 20 Grand Slam titles is not important and he was “super happy” with his tennis career regardless. The Spaniard launched his campaign to equal the Swiss great’s mark by dropping just five games in a 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 annihilation of Bolivian
VIDEO: Tears, grief as five die in Lagos pipeline explosion
Who is afraid of Amotekun?
Azuka Onwuka In the past 10 days, about 100 people were killed by Boko Haram, bandits and highway kidnappers in different parts of northern part of Nigeria. The Emir of Potiskum escaped being kidnapped by spending the night in the forest, but some of his aides were killed. However, these killings were not the key
Ohanaeze asks Imo to accept Supreme Court verdict
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Monday called on the people of Imo State to accept in good faith the Supreme Court judgment that removed Emeka Ihedioha and brought in Hope Uzodinma as the governor of the state. The apex Igbo socio-cultural group said Ihedioha’s ouster by the Supreme Court judgment was not
African countries lost over $2bn to Internet shutdowns –Report
’Femi Asu Twelve African economies lost out on over $2.16bn in economic activity last year due to Internet blackouts and social media shutdowns, according to a new report. Sub-Saharan Africa had 7,800 hours of shutdowns, while the Middle East and North Africa had 577 hours of downtime in the year. The Middle East and North
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