Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria has been elected as the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority held on July 9 2023, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President Tinubu takes over from Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau. …
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Below are the major news headlines captured on the frontpages of the various news papers in Ghana today, Monday, July 10, 2023. Daily Analyst Business Weekly The Ghanaian Observer …
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The President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will attract some one million domestic and international tourists. President Akufo-Addo assured of his government’s commitment to continue to invest in the tourism sector to help revive the economy. President …
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The Upper East Regional public health emergency management committee has reviewed the ban placed on ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and donkeys) from neighbouring countries. The committee on June 7, 2023, placed an indefinite ban on the movement, slaughtering and consumption of ruminants following the outbreak of anthrax. The Office …
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The Ugandan government has announced plans to increase the legal age for consuming alcohol from 18 to 21. The World Health Statistics 2023 Report ranks Uganda among the leading countries for high rates of alcohol consumption. According to the WHO report, it is estimated that Ugandans currently consume 12.2 litres …
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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed the Business Committee of the House to draft the anti-gay bill into next week’s agenda for deliberation. The bill was presented to Parliament on March 31, 2023, by the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. Its objective is to criminalize …
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A Nigerian official collapsed during a televised parliamentary hearing, part of an investigation into allegations of mismanagement at an organisation with a remit to foster economic development in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. Daniel Pondei, acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), was taken to hospital after …
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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has sacked more than 200 soldiers including senior military officers from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF). Maj Gen Aloys Muganga – the commander of the army’s mechanised division who served as commander of the reserve forces from 2018 to 2019 – and Brig Gen Francis Mutiganda, …
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Two state governments in Nigeria have reduced the working week to three days for state employees. The move is to help them cope with increased petrol costs, following the federal government announcement to scrap fuel subsidies. Nigeria is currently struggling to control the rising cost of transportation, which is affecting …
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More than three dozen individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted individuals, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. The defendants used business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, and retirement account scams, among other frauds, to steal more …
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