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Video: South African Police Minister Justifies Xenophobic Attacks, Accuses Foreigners of Economic Sabotage

Ololade Adeyanju/ A viral video has shown the Deputy Police Minister of South Africa, Bongani Mkongi, giving justifications for the…

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Pope Trapped in Elevator, Rescued by Firefighters

CNN/ Pope Francis has been rescued by firefighters after he was stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, ahead of…

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UK: Suspension of Parliament Sparks Nationwide Protests

Agency Report/ Hundreds of people blocked London’s normally busy Whitehall road today to protest Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of…

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Police Union Pass No Confidence Vote on New York City Mayor, Police Commissioner

CNN/ The union representing New York City police officers has unanimously approved resolutions of no confidence in police Commissioner James…

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Presidential Aide Sacked, Under Probe after Testifying to Luxury Life at Synagogue Church

Agency Report/ Edna Kargba, the State Chief of Protocol to the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Bio, has been sacked after…

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Harvard’s New Student Denied Entry to US over Social Media Posts by his Friends

A foreign student who has just been admitted to Harvard University has been denied entry into the United States over…

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The Gambia’s First President, Dawda Jawara, Dies at 95

Agency Report/ Dawda Jawara, the first president of The Gambia following independence from Britain, died Tuesday at the age of…

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Twitter Fumes as AP Reporter Refers to South African President as ‘One Unidentified Leader’

Ololade Adeyanju/ Associated Press (AP) White House reporter, Darlene Superville, has drawn the ire of Twitter users after failing to…

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Bury Me Like a King: Brazil’s Alaafin Oyo Begs as He Joins Ancestors

Adeyinka Olaiya, Sao Paulo/ Brazil’s most prominent music maker, activist and Yoruba traditionalist – Babalawo Leandro Borges de Ile Afoxé,…

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23 Nigerians Await Executioners in Saudi Arabia

Rasaq AbdulKareem/ Eight new executioners recently engaged in Saudi Arabia to carry out an increasing number of death sentences by…

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