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Entertainment
Nneka Isaac-Moses, Managing Director, Goge Africa
Nneka Isaac-Moses, Managing Director, Goge Africa, a culture and tourism promotion brand, has commended Pelumi Nubi, the 28-year-old travel content creator who successfully embarked on a solo drive from London to Lagos in 68 days. Isaac-Moses, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, said Nubi’s journey was a testament to the resilience, courage,…
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General News
Pelumi’s always been adventurous, says mother of London-Lagos driver
Mrs. Olubukola Nubi, mother of Pelumi Nubi, a Nigerian content creator based in United Kingdom (UK), who embarked on a solo trip from London on Jan. 30, described her daughter as adventurous and courageous. She said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Nigeria-Seme Border while receiving Pelumi on arrival from her UK to…
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Africa
Ex-Guinea Military Leader Recaptured After Prison Escape
CONAKRY, Guinea, November 5, 2023 – Moussa Dadis Camara, the former leader of Guinea’s military government, who escaped from the central prison in Conakry on Saturday morning, has been successfully recaptured, according to the Guinean armed forces. Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, the Chief of Staff and General of the Armed Forces of the Guinean transitional government, confirmed Camara’s recapture in an…
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Africa
Republic of Guinea Unveils New Country Branding with Nimba as National Symbol of Plenty and Good Tidings
Conakry, Republic of Guinea — In an iconoclastic makeover, the Republic of Guinea unveiled a new country brand identity to showcase a new perspective of the nation to the world as the `source’ of great beginnings for West Africa, symbolized by the Nimba, the most loved Goddess, icon of good tidings. The country’s brand identity was revealed at a grand…
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Africa
Guinea junta brushes off impact of ECOWAS sanctions
The leader of Guinea’s recent coup told a delegation of West African leaders he was not concerned about new sanctions imposed by the regional bloc to pressure a swift transition to constitutional rule, the junta’s spokesman said on Saturday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed on Thursday to freeze the financial assets of the junta and their…
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NEWS
WHO Declares End To Second Ebola Outbreak In Guinea
The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak which was declared on February 14. “I have the honour of declaring the end of Ebola in Guinea”, WHO official Alfred Ki-Zerbo said at a ceremony in the southeastern Nzerekore region where the disease resurfaced at the end of January 2021. It was the second…
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Africa
Ebola: World Bank Excludes Nigeria From $105m West African Fund
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $105m grant to finance Ebola-containment efforts in West African countries infected with the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease. A statement issued by the bank in Washington on Wednesday to announce the development, however, excluded Nigeria as a beneficiary of the fund. The bank said the fund would help families and…
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Africa
Guinea opposition says will sit in Assembly despite poll dispute
Opposition parties in Guinea said on Thursday they would take their seats in the National Assembly, ending a period of uncertainty that began when the supreme court rejected their challenge to September’s election results. President Alpha Conde’s party won a September 28 parliamentary election that was seen as a final step in the process of restoring civilian rule after a…
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