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NIGERIA's anti-corruption agency, the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday pledged to ‘cooperate’ with the United States (US) government security operatives including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the $1.1…
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By Chidi Anselm ODINKALU THE rule of law is undergoing chastening times in many African countries as rulers and their parties - struggling to hang on to power - look for convenient devices to eliminate the uncertainties associated with…
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GOING by the available tools in fighting malaria which include the use of mosquitoes nets and insecticides, the World Health Organisation said the global goal of eradicating malaria by 2030 would be unachievable, except new transformative…
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AFRICAN countries have adopted a strategic plan that aims at reducing the double burden of malnutrition in the region, outlining "urgent and accelerated" actions to take in ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. The plan was…
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AS part of efforts to check illicit financial flows, Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday advocated for effective collaborations among the African countries. He said this…
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SUDAN's constitutional declaration which was signed on Sunday, August 17, 2019, paves the way for a transition to civilian rule in the African nation and comes months after the ouster of autocratic President Omar al-Bashir Sudan's military…
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TWO new Ebola virus cases have been confirmed at a new province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with one death on Friday. The World Health Organisation that gave the update said the cases happened at South Kivu, in Lwindi…
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REPORTERS Without Borders have raised another call for the release of Austin Tice an American journalist who was abducted seven years ago in Syria. The former veteran United  State Corp before his abduction in Damascus freelanced for…
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OVER 70 persons in New York State who were victims of sexual abuse as children have sued the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday under a new law. The Child Victim Act which came into effect today temporarily enabled victims to file lawsuits…
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SOUTH African drug firm Aspen has offered to pay the National Health Service £8m, as part of a wider package, to resolve competition concerns over the supply of a fludrocortisone acetate 0.1 mg tablets. The offering comes off the back of…
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