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Nigeria: Court Unfreezes Ex-First Lady’s 16 Bank Accounts
ABUJA – The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, vacated an order it made on May 30, freezing 16 separate bank accounts linked to wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience.
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday,…
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Nigerian Governor’s Sister Made ‘Commissioner Of Happiness’
A Nigerian governor has created a new role for his sister - as commissioner for happiness.
Rochas Okorocha unveiled the post during the swearing-in of 27 other new commissioners for Imo State.
But his sister Ogechi Ololo later rubbished…
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Warnings Mount Over Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration
President Donald Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, joining a mounting chorus of voices saying the move would unleash turmoil.
Senior U.S. officials told Reuters some officers in the State Department were also deeply…
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Sierra Leone “Peace Diamond” Sells For $6.5 Million
Sierra Leone sold one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds for $6.5 million at a New York auction on Monday to raise funds for development projects in the West African country.
The egg-sized gem -- known as the “Peace Diamond” -- was…
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‘Abacha Loot’: Switzerland to Return $320m to Nigeria
The Swiss government has announced that it will return $320m (£240m) of the money allegedly stolen by Nigeria’s late military ruler Sani Abacha.
The money was frozen in 2014 by a Swiss court after a legal procedure against his son, Abba…
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German Tourist Shot Dead In Erta Ale Volcano – Ethiopia
A German tourist has been killed and a guide wounded in an attack in north-eastern Ethiopia, near the border with Eritrea.
Reports say the German national was in a group of tourists who were visiting the Erta Ale volcano – a popular…
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Panic And Vengeful Mobs As Vampire Scare Rattles Malawi
amiya Bauleni is one of the people claiming to have fallen victim to a wave of alleged vampire attacks that have triggered deadly vigilante violence in Malawi.
She recounted her experience before barefoot children in Ngolongoliwa village…
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Millions Looted During Nelson Mandel’s Funeral
The head of South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog, Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed a R250‚000 payment into Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle’s private account was among a litany of irregular transactions made with money meant for…
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Sierra Leone ‘Peace Diamond’ Sold For $6.5m In New York
A 709 carat uncut diamond discovered in March 2017 by a group of miners in Sierra Leone fetched $6.5m at a New York auction on Monday (December 4, 2017).
The stone was found by one pastor Emmanuel Momoh in Koryardu, located in the…
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Killing Of Ex-President Changes Dynamics Of Yemen’s Civil War
The killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the former Yemeni president, removes the country’s most important political figure for four decades from a complex equation that has plunged the Arab world’s poorest nation into conflict and sparked the…
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