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Black Stars thrash Super Eagles, win WAFU Cup

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Hosts Black Stars of Ghana on Sunday emerged champions of the 2017 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations after thrashing the Super Eagles 4-1 in the final at the Cape Coast Stadium. Stephen Sarfo, who was voted as the man-of-the-match scored a brace for the Black Stars, while Vincent Atinga and Winful Cobbinah scored a goal each for the hosts. While, Rabiu Ali scored a stunning free kick late in the game, but it could not change anything as the Eagles settled for second place. The game started…

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Swazi king marries 14th wife

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Swaziland’s King Mswati the III has married 19-year-old Siphelele Mashwama, daughter of Swaziland cabinet minister, Jabulile Mashwama as his 14th wife. According to sources this is coming after many weeks of speculation, Maravi reports. The new bride for the Swazi King has been confirmed by royal festivities overseer, Hlangabeza Mdluli. He made the revealed that the new bride is currently in New York in the United States, where the 49-year old King is attending the United Nations General Assembly. Mdluli told local journalists on Sunday, while the King was about to board…

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Cavani to remains penalty taker – PSG

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French top-flight football club, Paris Saint-Germain, have decided who should take free-kicks and penalties for the club between Neymar and Edinson Cavani. The decision follows the embarrassing events that took place on Sunday evening as Cavani and Neymar argued over who should handle the set pieces against Olympique Lyon. PSG coach Unai Emery had expressed thoughts that everything was under control and that the two would sort it out without any external help. “I have told them to sort it out between themselves,” he had said. But it obviously became…

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First Nigeria owned TSTV set to rival DSTV, Offers Pay as You Go, Wi-Fi Internet

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TSTV, which stands for Telcom Satellites Television, plans to roll out a Pay-As-You-Consume model for customers with a WIFI internet. TSTV is expected to send DSTV out of business in Nigeria and users seem to embrace this dream. At his launch on October 1, 2017, TSTV will introduce the introduction of smart set-top boxes with Direct To Home (DTH) service into the Nigerian market. With DTH technology, a customer will receive broadcasting signals directly from the satellite onset-topt top box (STB). A major advantage is that the viewer can opt to…

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Trump says US to target firms doing business with North Korea

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday paved the way for sanctions against foreign companies doing business with North Korea, a dramatic ratcheting up of pressure on the regime. Tightening an economic noose around the Pyongyang regime, Trump said he had signed an executive order allowing sanctions against “individuals and companies that finance and facilitate trade with North Korea.” The measure could force Chinese banks or Russian importers to decide between doing business with North Korea or being blacklisted by the United States. “Our new executive order will cut off sources…

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Wizkid drops ‘Everytime’, new collabo with Future

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Nigerian StarBoy, Wizkid has released a new single, Everytime, an afro beat collabo  with American rapper, Future. It comes just two months after the 27 year-old Nigerian international act, released his major label debut Sounds from the Other Side, featuring production from Major Lazer, DJ Mustard, and more. Meanwhile, Future recently sang a duet with none other than Cher in a commercial for Gap, according to highsnobiety.com. Everytime, The single, which is already currying rave reviews as Wizkid’s best work this year, was produced by Shizzi, a Nigerian record producer, whose…

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Nigeria highest contributor to global deaths

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Nigeria’s rating as the second country with highest maternal death rate in the world and its contribution of 15 per cent of annual global death is causing anxiety in health sector. Experts say the worrisome situation calls for concerted efforts of all stakeholders to bail the country out. The medical experts described the situation as unacceptable as recent rating puts Nigeria’s maternal mortality at 58,000 in 2015. The rating is contained in a joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations…

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Trump hosts Buhari, others

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President Muhammadu Buhari and some other African leaders were on Wednesday hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump. The working lunch for the African leaders is on the side-lines of the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York. Trump, who said he was greatly honoured to host the lunch, which took place at the New York Palace Hotel, described African leaders as “partners for promoting prosperity and peace. “I’m greatly honoured to be joined by leaders of Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda and South Africa. In particular,…

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Oba of Benin establishes Academy for art, culture

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Benin kingdom in Edo state has resolved to formally kick start an academy for art, culture and tourism to revitalize the Benin cultural heritage which was in systematic decay. Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku-Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II announced the plan when he played host to some various theatre groups in his palace on Tuesday in Benin. According to Oba Ewuare, works are near conclusion at the site of the academy which would be named “ Benin Royal Academy of Performing Art “. The Oba said aside the teaching and learning of…

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149 dead in Mexico earthquake, volcano kills 15

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It was a double blow from nature on Tuesday for Mexico as it  did not just have a fresh earthquake to contend with, but also  the problem of the small eruption of Popocatepetl volcano. In Atzitzihuacan on the slopes of the volcano, a church collapsed during mass, killing 15 people, Puebla Governor Jose Antonio Gali said. This is in addition to the 149 people who  died when a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico, toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers scoured frantically under the rubble…

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