GLOBAL payments leader Visa has launched its first-ever data centre on the African continent, marking a major milestone in the company’s digital expansion strategy. Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the facility is set to boost digital payments infrastructure, accelerate innovation, and promote financial inclusion across the continent. This new facility forms part …
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GHANA’S fight against illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, has escalated dramatically in 2025, with 1,345 arrests made since January, according to Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series press briefing at Jubilee House in Accra on Wednesday, Buah revealed that 425 excavators …
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Sporting CF striker, Viktor Gyokeres, has been given permission to travel for medicals with Arsenal. The two clubs have already exchanged legal paperwork and approved the agreement. Gyokeres will now take the final steps to becoming a new Arsenal player over this weekend. This was confirmed by football transfer expert, …
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Popular Chinese actor and singer, Zhang Yiyang has been executed for the murder of his underage girlfriend. Zhang Yiyang became the first ever Chinese celebrity to be executed by firing squad. The Intermediate People’s Court of Xianyang in North Shaanxi Province made the report of his execution public in July …
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THE Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police for violation of the fundamental rights of several peaceful protesters. The suit was filed by applicants who participated during the fourth anniversary of the …
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Bauchi State Teachers Service Commission has demoted Malam Musa Ahmed, Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Kirfi, and Malam Adamu Shehu, a Senior Master, for gross misconduct involving unauthorized sale of school property. The disciplinary action followed the approval of the Commission after a detailed investigation, according to a statement …
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The National Coordinator of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF), Andrew Emelieze, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, collapsed during his arraignment at the Federal High Court in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Emelieze, who has been in the forefront of agitating for workers welfare and payment of unpaid arrears of …
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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has sworn in five journalists, among others, as board members of the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the journalists include the State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Samson Nwafor, and Felix Uka of Daily Independent. Nnamdi Akpa …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to announce the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, as its new national chairman following his unanimous endorsement by party governors and state chairmen. The decision came after a series of marathon meetings and consultations that stretched into the early hours …
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…As Police launch manhunt for suspect An officer with the Nigeria Correctional Service identified as Adebayo Pelumi has allegedly killed a photo journalist, Ayo Aiyepeku, in Kogi State. Witness account said that the suspect, who is on the run, hit the deceased on the head, and afterwards butchered him and …
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