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IROKOtv’s 192,000 users show Africa’s oldest streamer is behind competition
Exclusive: IROKOtv started 2022 with 192,174 active users but by the end of the year, those numbers fell to around 46,000, a 76% decline. techcabal.com/2023/11/06/exclusive-irokotvs-user-numbers-show-africas-oldest-streamer-is-behind-competition/ By Ngozi Chukwu
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Nigeria: NDDC Crisis - Senator Threatens to Sue Buhari's Aide, NDDC Spokesperson
A Delta State senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, who was recently accused of contract fraud by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has threatened to sue an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding a retraction and apology over a social media post he considers
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Go-Go Museum Holds Groundbreaking, Ribbon Cutting for Go-Go Mobile Van
The Go-Go Museum, a project founded by Ronald Moten, celebrated its groundbreaking Wednesday, with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and celebrated film director Spike Lee in attendance to recognize the importance of go-go music to the District's culture. The post Go-Go Museum Holds Grou
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House Leaders Demand Details on Small-Business Loan Program
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has
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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program – Voice and Viewpoint
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EXPLAINED | You don't have to tell a police officer where you got your smokes
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Nigeria: Updated - U.S. Sanctions Six Nigerians for Alleged $6 Million Internet Fraud
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On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Douglass used the occasion not to celebrate the nation’s triumphs but
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In today’s digital environment, securing and monetizing video content has become a priority for many creators. Those who share valuable content often face the challenge of protecting it while finding ways to generate revenue. If you're a content creator, you know the struggle to keep videos
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Rwanda: Youtuber Detained Over Fraud, Impersonation
Dieudonné Niyonsenga, the owner of popular YouTube channel Ishema TV was on Thursday denied bail by the Kagarama court in Kigali and remanded to 30-day
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Kenya: Safaricom Makes It Harder for Crooks to Register SIM Cards Using Your ID Number
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Malawi: State Drops Charges Against 4 Suspected Reserve Bank of Malawi Fraud
The State has dropped criminal charges against four central bankers suspected to have connived with former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) manager, Charles Ezra July Mchakulu and three others, to steal K340 million from the central
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California’s no-bid contracts for pandemic supplies reveal collapsed deals, untested vendors
While normal bidding and vetting procedures have been suspended during the state of emergency, California has entered into roughly $3 billion worth of no-bid contracts for masks, ventilators, call-center workers and other supplies and services to respond to the health crisis,the state’s procurement
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Lobbyist Abramoff Charged in Cryptocurrency Fraud Case
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What we know about the arrest of ‘Nigeria’s most-wanted hacker’ Hushpuppi
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Magashule's former bodyguard back in court in October over stolen Pierneef painting
A man with reportedly close connections to former Free State premier Ace Magashule, Ricardo Metler, appeared briefly in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Wednesday in connection with a Pierneef painting that was stolen from the
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Will Not Be Released From Prison Early
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - PTF Warns As Nigerians Buy Hydroxychloroquine in Large Quantities
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Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo
In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - 20 States Yet to Have Testing Laboratories
States without COVID-19 laboratories have lamented that they encounter hurdles sending samples to Abuja or other neighbouring states, as well as long waiting time for
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Africa Development Bank blacklists Chinese company building Kenyan power project
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Nigerian Journalist Kufre Carter Detained for 1 Month, Charged With Defamation and Conspiracy
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Govt to Engage 800,000 Volunteers to Sensitise Communities
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Nigeria Has Created 775 Jobs Through Ogoni Cleanup - Minister
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