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Cricket: Nigeria beat Cameroon by 9 wickets in Kwibuka
Nigerian women’s cricket team on Saturday beat their Cameroonian counterparts by 9 wickets at the ongoing KwibukaT20 Women’s Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. The Nigerian ladies bounced back from the 12-runs loss to Uganda on Friday to seal their first win in the tournament’s 10th edition. In the game at the Gahanga International Oval, Cameroon won the toss and opted to…
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General News
Oroh urges NASS, FG to intervene over Nigerian detainees in Cameroon
Mr. Abdul Oroh, a former lawmaker at the House of Representatives, has urged the National Assembly to intervene and ensure the release of some Nigerian professionals being detained by the Cameroonian authorities. Oroh, also a civic rights lawyer, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, shortly after submitting a petition to the National Assembly on their behalf.…
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General News
Tinubu appeals for peace in Africa, global trouble spots
President Bola Tinubu has appealed for global peace and stability in Africa and other trouble spots around the world, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Tinubu stated this while addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps and heads of international organizations during Ramadan Iftar on Friday in Abuja. The President urged the ambassadors to convey the message of peace and…
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Sports
Nigeria, Cameroon win tough opponents in MMA fight
It was a tension-soaked Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight night in Abuja on Saturday as Cameroon’s Octave Ayinde defeated Nigeria’s Vincent Ebenezer in the event’s main card. This was after Nigeria’s Yahaya Yahuza had defeated Christopher Moly of DR Congo in the -84kg weight class. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total of 16 fighters slugged it…
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Sports
Organisation hold MMA event to promote peace, unity in Nigeria
The Nigerian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF) says it is organising an International Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event to promote peace and unity in the country. Ebere Benard, the Youth Director of NMMAF, said the event was geared towards promoting peace and the safety of lives and property in the country through sports, dialogue, and entertainment. The News Agency of…
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economy
How NIMASA’s inactions cost Nigerian Seafarers opportunities onboard foreign ships – Expert
A maritime expert has stated that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has failed to secure employment opportunities on foreign ships for Nigerian seafarers ahead of their peers from other countries. A leader and co-founder of the Maritime Officers Forum Nigeria, Mr. Jeremiah Emmanuel, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. Emmanuel…
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General News
FG stresses ‘strategic commitment’ to complete value chain of vaccine production
Dr. Abdul Mukhtar, National Coordinator of the Presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain Initiative, has emphasised Nigeria’s strategic commitment to the complete value chain of vaccine production. He said such would position the nation to emerge as a key player in West Africa’s vaccine manufacturing sector. Mukhtar expressed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna State. It…
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IHS Cameroon Commissions Two ICT Centers for the Government Bilingual High School Sodiko in Bonaberi
DOUALA, Cameroon — IHS Cameroon, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has announced the official commissioning of ICT centers at the Government Bilingual High School (GBHS) Sodiko in Bonaberi, Douala, in the presence of the Minister of…
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Africa
14 Attending Funeral died In Cameroon Landslide
At least 14 people have been confirmed dead on Sunday from a landslide that occurred during a funeral in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde. According to Reuters News agency, the death was confirmed by Naseri Bea, the region’s governor while rescue continues. Mr Bea described the area where the landslide occurred as a “very dangerous spot.” He encouraged people to stay away…
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NEWS
Aliko Dangote to invest in Cameroon’s oil market amid revenue decline
Cameroon is the next stop for Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, as he furthers plan to situate a oil and gas business with the Central African country. Oil is the major revenue source for Cameroon just like Nigeria since it was discovered in 1977. It accounts for nearly 40 percent of export commodities, even though its projected to drop by 11.1…
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Sports
Eagles face Cameroon in friendly, in preparation for W’Cup qualifiers
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday night will take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in an international friendly in Austria. The game billed to kick off at 8:30p.m Nigeria time, is in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria and Cameroon were in the same qualifying group of the 2018 World Cup. The Eagles defeated the…
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Sports
Rohr submits provisional squad list for Nigeria vs Cameroon friendly
The three-time African champions are scheduled to play the Indomitable Lions next month ahead of their World Cup qualifying campaign Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has included Crotone’s Simy Nwankwo and Lorient’s Terem Moffi in his 31-man provisional squad for the upcoming international friendly match against Cameroon on June 4 in Vienna. The 31-man list will be trimmed to 23 players…
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Africa
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists kill 13 in Cameroon
Suspected militants from Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least 13 people and wounded eight others in a grenade attack in a camp for displaced people in northern Cameroon on Sunday, a security source and a local official revealed. Details later…
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Africa
Africa COVID-19 Index shows the 10 most vulnerable regions
Africa COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index shows the 10 most vulnerable regions in Africa are found in six countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Ethiopia, Uganda, Cameroon, and Madagascar A new index designed to fill a critical information gap and help African governments, health officials, non-governmental organizations, and others respond to the coronavirus pandemic finds that although Africa has not yet…
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Energy & Environment
Sighting of rare Cross River gorillas good sign – Conservationists
Conservationists have hailed the sighting of the rare Cross River gorilla as a “positive sign” that the specie, once thought to be going extinct, are now reproducing and may soon have a stable population. Photographs of the Cross River primates were taken in the Mbe mountain range by the Wildlife Conservation Society in May and June 2020 and pictures released…
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NEWS
‘Cameroonian crisis is world’s most neglected’
Cameroon’s conflict with English-speaking separatists has been rated as the most-neglected crisis in the world for the second year running by the Norwegian Refugee Council. The African nation’s Anglophone minority are fighting for autonomy after what they term as decades of marginalisation by the central government and the French-speaking majority. Some of the separatists have declared autonomy over two regions…
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Africa
Boko Haram: Cameroon and Chad provide ammunitions, arms and cash to insurgents
SaharaReporters has learned that the Cameroonian authorities paid Boko Haram insurgents at least $400,000 in ransom in order to secure the release of Francoise Agnes Moukouri, wife of Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali. Boko Haram insurgents had abducted Mrs. Ali in July from the town of Kolofata. The insurgents also seized the town’s district head. The deal to secure their…
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