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Nigeria: The Deceitful Propaganda for Zoning in Enugu
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Trump Issues Executive Order On Police Reform And Meets With Black Families
President Donald Trump held a press conference today (June 16) in the Rose Garden at the White House to sign an executive order providing his strategy for restoring, renewing and rebuilding communities through police
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Uganda: 2021 Election - Uganda Opts for Virtual Campaigns
Candidates seeking electoral positions in Uganda's general election due early next year will have to conduct their campaigns without physical contact as dictated by Covid-19 social and physical distancing, the Electoral Commission has
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3 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health During Lockdown
As the number of cases of COVID-19 starts to rise, your mental health may start to decline.  Being secluded to only one place can feel taxing not only to your body but also your mind.  With there being very little balance between work and play these days, here are some ways to protect your mental
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Kenya: Chinedu Disowns One Time Lover Akinyi Following Her Latest Troubles
Anthony Chinedu, the Nigerian businessman who was deported from Kenya in 2013, has denied any links to Joyce Akinyi, the controversial Kenyan businesswoman who was his one time
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What Defunding Police Departments Really Means For Black Communities
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Nigeria: Stakeholders Advocate 'Newborn Screening' for Sickle Cell Disorder in Nigeria
In commemoration of the annual World Sickle Cell Day, the coalition of Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) nongovernmental organisations have tasked the legislative arm of government to implement the 'Newborn Screening' procedure policy in order to tackle the burden of the disease in
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The opposition PPP says that even if the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield subverts the electoral process by not submitting the correct results today for the March 2nd general elections, GECOM can act on its
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In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift
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