AFCON 2024: International Sports Press Association, condemns, journalists, ‘deplorable’ behavior at Africa Cup

The International Sports Press Association has condemned journalists’ “deplorable” behaviour at the Africa Cup of Nations after several incidents including fighting and celebrating in the stands. “Being a journalist means behaving properly, and above all, exercising restraint. Certain behaviours are simply unworthy of a profession as noble as journalism,” AIPS said in a statement Wednesday….

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Zelenskyy planning to fire Ukraine’s popular top army commander?

Kyiv, Ukraine – Rumours and allegations have swirled in recent weeks over the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s army chief. Last week, several lawmakers and insiders claimed the taciturn and immensely popular 50-year-old four-star general was dismissed and set to lead Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided to fire him in early…

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UN chief says UNRWA is ‘backbone’ of Gaza aid response

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as “the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and appealed to all countries to “guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s lifesaving work”. Several countries including the United States, UNRWA’s biggest donor, paused funding after Israel accused some agency staff of taking part in…

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Breaking: No Going Back On FAAN Relocation To Lagos, N500m Will Be Saved — Keyamo

“We are going ahead. The directive has been given,” the minister said matter-of-factly on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South as well as chieftains of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum ( NEF) and other northern groups had kicked against the moves by FAAN and the…

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BREAKING: Femi Otedola appointed Board Chairman of First Bank Holdings

The First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings has appointed billionaire businessman Femi Otedola as the new chairman of its board of directors.He succeeds the outgoing Chairman of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi. The financial institution disclosed this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), notifying investors of the new developmentThis appointment, effective…

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Cameroon: Attack blamed on separatists leave at least 1 dead in South-West region

At least one person was reported dead after an attack attributed to separatists in western Cameroon shook up the city on Buea. On Monday night (Jan. 30), heavy gunshot were heard in Buea the capital of the South-West region. Videos circulated on social media, show armed men carrying out their attack and reportedly justifying it…

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President questions gov’t bank balance record of Weah administration

How much money did Liberia’s former administration leave in the state coffers when it left power? President Joseph Boakai who was sworn in on January 22nd said on Monday that the balance recorded was US$20.5 million, not US$40 million, as former President George Weah had claimed. Liberian media reported Wednesday that the Senate ordered the…

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Ecobank Nigeria Launches MySME Growth Series

….to Empower Over One Million SMEs Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank has launched an innovative training program targeted at empowering operators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Through the initiative, titled MySME Growth Series, the Bank will train over 1 million SME operators across the…

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