Obi Wins in Tinubu Stronghold Lagos as #NigeriaDecides2023

Peter Obi of the Labour Party has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous state, where Bola Tinubu of the APC a former governor, is considered the political kingpin. The results were rejected by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), whose candidate Atiku Abubakar came in third in results announced…

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Obi Wins in Tinubu Stronghold Lagos as #NigeriaDecides2023

Peter Obi of the Labour Party has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous state, where Bola Tinubu of the APC a former governor, is considered the political kingpin. The results were rejected by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), whose candidate Atiku Abubakar came in third in results announced…

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Burkina Faso buries exhumed remains of murdered ex-leader Sankara

Burkina Faso’s former President Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara’s body, and those of the 12 people who died with him, were reburied at the site of his assassination, which has since become a memorial for Sankara featuring a life-size statue of the…

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UK, EU strike new Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade deal

Agreement has been reached after high-level talks between UK PM Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. The United Kingdom and the European Union have struck a new post-Brexit deal aimed at resolving their long-running trade dispute over Northern Ireland. The agreement, which amends the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol, came after high-level talks…

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Nigeria vote count under way amid some extended polling.

Updated at 2256 EAT on Sunday 26th February 2023. Nigerians are still voting in a national election in a few parts of the country where technical and other glitches prevented voting from taking place as scheduled on Saturday. Vote counting was already under way in other places during the historically tight race between three frontrunners…

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Dominant Australia beat South Africa for sixth women’s T20 title.

Updated at 2235 EAT on Sunday 26th February 2023. Australia have won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the sixth time as they defeated South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands, Cape Town. Helped by opening batter Beth Mooney’s innings of 74, the defending champions posted a total of 156 for six…

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Mabirizi released from prison after serving one year of 18-month jail term.

Updated at 2212 EAT on Sunday 26th February 2023. Lawyer Male Mabirizi has been released from Luzira Upper prison after serving just a year of his 18-month jail term for contempt of court.  Uganda Prison Services spokesperson Frank Baine said that Mabirizi was released on Saturday after completing his sentence. He said Mabirizi’s sentence was…

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Botswana, Namibia abolish passports for citizens crossing border.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1226 EAT on 25th February 2023. The leaders of Botswana and Namibia have signed an agreement that will allow their citizens to cross the two countries’ border without passports. Starting immediately, citizens of the two southern African countries will only be required to produce their identity cards at crossing…

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