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Africa: How Fame Abroad Changes African Footballers' Way of Life Back Home

[The Conversation Africa] African footballers have long been attracted to careers abroad. This is easy to understand considering that many come from backgrounds of poverty and high unemployment rates in countries with repressive governments that mismanage resources. Rural life also poses challenges to aspiring sports people, such as a lack of playing grounds and other facilities. via LATEST NEWS
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Africa: How Fame Abroad Changes African Footballers' Way of Life Back Home

[The Conversation Africa] African footballers have long been attracted to careers abroad. This is easy to understand considering that many come from backgrounds of poverty and high unemployment rates in countries with repressive governments that mismanage resources. Rural life also poses challenges to aspiring sports people, such as a lack of playing grounds and other facilities. via SPORT
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COVID-19 - Hardship Reveals True Friendship

[Daily Trust] The COVID-19 outbreak is a major public health emergency that has spread in the fastest speed, caused the most extensive infection and is the most difficult to contain in China since the founding of the People's Republic on October 1, 1949. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Africa: U.S. Senator Inhofe Discusses Military Cooperation on Trip to Continent

[United States Senate] U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a delegation to Africa to discuss the importance of continued military cooperation in the region. The delegation, which included Sen. Rounds, Sen. Boozman, Rep. Kelly and Rep. Walberg, visited partners in Uganda, Ghana and Mauritania, in addition to meeting with the leadership of the G5 Sahel. Specific meetings included President Yoweri Museveni and Minister of Defense Adolf Mwesige, Uganda; Minister of Defense Dominic Nit via LATEST NEWS
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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Halt Umrah Over Coronavirus

[Daily Trust] Saudi Arabian authorities yesterday announced a temporary ban on entry of Umrah pilgrims as part of efforts to protect the kingdom from the dangerous new coronavirus ravaging China and spreading throughout the world. Saudi's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement via a tweet. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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15th Tank Corps

15th Tank Corps . The 15th Tank Corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 during World War II, participating in the capture of Grodno and the Augustów Forest. The tank corps was re-formed in 1942 under Major General Vasily Koptsov as part of the 3rd Guards Tank Army (Soviet Guards insignia pictured) and saw combat in the Kozelsk Offensive, taking heavy losses in proportion to the territory gained. The corps was transferred to the southern front in the Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Offensive during January 1943, where it helped encircle thousands of Axis troops around the river Don. In February 1943, the unit fought in Operation Star, capturing the key city of Kharkov in eastern Ukraine. After the Soviet advance outran its supply lines, the corps was worn down and virtually destroyed by a German counteroffensive in the Third Battle of Kharkov. It was later rebuilt as part of the 3rd Guards Tank Army and fought in Operation Kutuzov.
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15th Tank Corps

15th Tank Corps . The 15th Tank Corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 during World War II, participating in the capture of Grodno and the Augustów Forest. The tank corps was re-formed in 1942 under Major General Vasily Koptsov as part of the 3rd Guards Tank Army (Soviet Guards insignia pictured) and saw combat in the Kozelsk Offensive, taking heavy losses in proportion to the territory gained. The corps was transferred to the southern front in the Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Offensive during January 1943, where it helped encircle thousands of Axis troops around the river Don. In February 1943, the unit fought in Operation Star, capturing the key city of Kharkov in eastern Ukraine. After the Soviet advance outran its supply lines, the corps was worn down and virtually destroyed by a German counteroffensive in the Third Battle of Kharkov. It was later rebuilt as part of the 3rd Guards Tank Army and fought in Operation Kutuzov.
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WHO Declares Nigeria Country With Highest Tuberculosis Cases In Africa

Google The World Health Organisation has ranked Nigeria as the country with highest cases of tuberculosis in Africa. The country however, ranked 10th in countries with tuberculosis globally. Representative of WHO in Nigeria, Tereza Kasaeva, made the disclosure when she led a delegation of the United Nations Programming Mission on a visit to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the National Assembly, Abuja. She said that tuberculosis was responsible for over 1.5 million deaths annually. She also called on the Nigerian Government to make additional investments in primary health care services through urgent interventions by the National Assembly. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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HEDA To Partner Media On Exposing Corruption In Nigeria

HEDA Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju HEDA Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju The Human and Environmental Development Agenda has expressed willingness to partner with Nigerian media in exposing corruption in the country. This move was disclosed by Chairman of the organisation, Mr Olanrewaju Suraju, who described the media as a strategic partner in the anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria. Suraju also commended media practitioners for showing concern about the need to bring corruption on its knees in a country where public officials have stolen billions of dollars mostly kept in foreign countries. Speaking at an event in Lagos, Suraju stated that journalists needed to show greater commitment to the campaign against sleaze in Nigeria as a way of bringing an end to a practice that continues to harm the country's overall development. He said, "Corruption is like cancer. When allowed to grow, it will end human life and destroy the fabric of human existence. “Corruption is behind un...
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Coronavirus: Nigerians In Chinese City, Wuhan, Get Financial Support From Government

  Nigerians in Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus, have received over N12m from the government as welfare package. According to a statement by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, the money was part of various interventions by government to see to the safety of citizens based in China. Signed by Head, Media Relations of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the commission said in appreciation of the gift, Nigerians in China sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to thank him.  See Also Education Don’t Abandon Us, Nigerian Students In Chinese City, Wuhan, Cry Out 0 Comments 1 Week Ago Recall that Nigerians in Wuhan had earlier cried out to the government to rescue them from the city where several deaths caused by the virus had been recorded. The disease has killed over 2,000 around the world and has already found its way to two African countries already – Egypt and Algeria – raising fears it could get to the continent’s most populous nation where screen...
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Nigerian Government Explains Why Boko Haram Targets Christians

  The Nigerian Government has explained why it thinks terror group, Boko Haram, targets Christians across the country during its deadly raids. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the terrorists were targeting Christians and their communities in order to trigger religious war in Nigeria. He said, “The insurgents have apparently changed their strategy. They have started targeting Christians and Christian villages for a specific reason, which is to trigger a religious war and throw the nation into chaos. “Apparently, they have realised how emotive and divisive religion can be when exploited by unscrupulous persons.” Boko Haram Christianity Islam Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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#OkadaBan: Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesting Special Needs Persons, Arrest Leaders

  The police in Lagos fired tear gas at persons living with disabilities, who embarked on a peaceful demonstration in Ikeja, the state capital, to register their displeasure over the ban on commercial motorcycles known as Okada in parts of the city. Five of the leaders of the protesters were also arrested by the police, who were working under direct orders from the state government. After the arrest, the police begged the other protesters to disperse as their presence was embarrassing the government. In a statement by the Enough Is Enough, the rights group said that government must understand that it was voted to power by the people and must listen to their demands. “While we understand and support the Lagos State Government's position on security and safety, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his administration have a responsibility to engage the citizens they represent and on this we stand with the PLWDs.” The Lagos State Government had on January 27, 2020 announc...
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Nigerian Senate Proposes Stiffer Sanctions For Gas Flaring

  The Nigerian Senate on Thursday considered a bill, which proposes stiffer sanctions for any person or corporate entity involved in gas flaring in Nigeria from January 1, 2021. The Gas Flaring (Prohibition and Punishment) Bill, 2020, which scaled second reading during plenary, was sponsored by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan (Akwa-Ibom North East). Clause 11(a) of the bill provides that, “Any person who flares gas after December 31, 2020 contrary to section 4 of this Act, commits an offence under this Act, and shall be liable on conviction to pay a fine which shall not be less than the cost of gas at the international market.” Leading the debate on the floor, Akpan recalled that though the bill was passed by the 8th Senate in 2018, it failed to receive concurrence by the House of Representatives due to time constraints as it was close to the end of the legislative session. He said that the bill’s introduction by the 9th Assembly, which promises guaranteed rapid infrastruc...
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Musings On Unjust Suspension Of Ifemosu Micheal By Owoeye Olaoluwa Olamarx

Ifemosu Michael Adewale Ifemosu Michael Adewale   It will amount to betrayal of our revolutionary ideas if we allow bad things to continue just like the ordeal of Ifemosu Michael, a student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, who was unjustly suspended by the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Felix Salako, who often prides himself as the 'Buhari of FUNAAB'. Michael was sent on an academic exile for writing to express his opinions on the issues happening in the country. Since the whole saga began, Michael has faced so many threats from different quarters. Just few days ago, Michael was attacked in his apartment. These armed men came at the wee hours of the night, tore his window nights in a bid to perform their vicious act. In fact, a gun was pointed but luckily for him, with the aid of his neighbours who raised alarm, these individuals escaped. To make matters worse, Michael has been under surveillance, he receives several private calls of threat...
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