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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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2023: NCF planted over 2,000 trees in Lagos – Official
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) said it planted over 2,000 trees across Lagos State to safeguard the ecosystem in 2023. The NCF Head of Communications, Mr. Oladapo Soneye, said this while speaking to journalists at the reopening of the Lekki Conservation Centre on Friday in Lagos. Soneye noted that the tree planting was in line with its Green Recovery Nigeria…
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Security
Tinubu makes new appointments in NSA’s office
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new coordinators for the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja. Ngelale said that the new coordinator for…
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General News
Election: Jonathan leads West African elders to Senegal
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Senegal on a mediation mission ahead of the country’s presidential election on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed and issued in Yenagoa on Thursday by the Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Mr. Wealth Ominabo. According to the statement, Jonathan, who is also the…
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foreign
Senegal: UN experts urge respect of fundamental freedoms ahead of elections
UN experts on Tuesday urged authorities in Senegal to ensure that political parties, journalists, and human rights defenders exercise their rights to freedom of association, assembly, and expression during the electoral period. The experts previously raised concerns with the government about the prosecution and detention of opposition leaders and their supporters. They also welcomed the release of over 500 detainees,…
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Sports
African Games: Falconets to battle Ghana in Final
Nigeria’s Under-20 female football team, the Falconets, will take on Ghana on Thursday in the final of the women’s football event at the 13th African Games in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Falconets booked their place in the finals after defeating Uganda 2-0 in the match played at the Cape Coast Stadium on Monday in…
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science
Undersea cable cuts disrupt data, voice services along African West coast – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says a combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries in West Africa. A statement in Abuja on Friday by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Reuben Muoka, said the countries included Nigeria, Ghana,…
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News
Ford Foundation harps on championing social justice through Judiciary
In commemoration of the World International Day for Social Justice, Dr Chichi Aniagolu, Regional Director, Ford Foundation West Africa, says the Day serves as a stark reminder that achieving fairness and equity is the bedrock of every society. Aniagolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. According to her, when social justice is…
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foreign
UN appoints Mohammed Fall Resident Coordinator in Nigeria
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Mr Mohamed Fall of Senegal as the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria. A statement on the organization’s website on Tuesday says the appointment is in line with the federal government’s approval. Fall, who took up his position in February, will also serve as the humanitarian coordinator in the country. It said the…
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Election
Senegal president calls off February 25 election
The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the nation, Sall said he signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the date because lawmakers were investigating two Constitutional Council judges whose integrity in…
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Featured
Flying Eagles lose to Senegal in their opening game at Under-20 AFCON
Soulaymane Faye scored the only goal as Senegal edged Nigeria’s Flying Eagles 1-0 on Sunday in Cairo in their respective opening match at the 2023 Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victory moved Senegal to the top spot in Group A of the competition tagged “Egypt 2023”. The striker broke the deadlock…
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Agriculture
Buhari arrives Senegal ahead of 2nd Dakar International Conference on Agriculture
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Dakar, the capital of Senegal, ahead of the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography) confirmed this via pictorial reports on Tuesday night. According to the pictures released by Aghaeze, the Senegalese Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Country’s Seal, Sidiki Kaba received…
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Africa
Kasada Acquires the Lamantin Beach Resort & SPA in Saly, Senegal
JOHANNESBURG & PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — Kasada, the leading independent real estate private equity platform dedicated to hospitality in sub-Saharan Africa, announced today that it has acquired one of the most popular seaside resorts in Senegal: The Lamantin Beach Resort & Spa. This is Kasada’s 4th property in Senegal following the acquisition of the Pullman, Novotel and Ibis Dakar in January…
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Africa
COVID-19: Senegal’s president self-isolates
Senegalese President Macky Sall is quarantining for two weeks after coming into contact with someone who has since tested positive for the coronavirus, state television said on Thursday. The measure is precautionary as an initial COVID-19 test of Sall has come back negative, it said. Details later….
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Africa
Senegal jails ex-president’s son for six years for corruption
A special court in Senegal sentenced the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade on Monday to six years in prison for corruption and ordered him to pay a 138 billion CFA franc ($228 million) fine, dashing his hopes of competing in elections due in 2017. Karim Wade, in detention since April 2013, was chosen by the main opposition party, the…
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Africa
Samsung launches smart school in Senegal
South Korean tech giant, Samsung has partnered with the Senegalese Ministry of Education to launch “Smart School”, a mobile education solution aimed at providing advanced and interactive classroom experience for students. According to the official announcement made available to TechCabal, the Samsung Smart School, already installed at the Plan Jaxaay Secondary School, is an integrated platform that includes a monitoring…
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