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WAICA 2025 Education Confab To Tackle Climate Change In Lagos
Daily Independent
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August 27, 2025
2 The Nigerian insurance industry is set to host the 2025 Education Conference of the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA), taking place from October 12 to 15, 2025, at the iconic Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos. The conference...
Ending Female Genital Mutilation: A Global Crusade to Protect Girls and Women - Jokpeme Joseph Omode
Alexa.ng
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August 27, 2025
Female Genital Mutilation, the partial or total removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons, is deeply rooted in cultural beliefs across Nigeria’s 36 states, particularly in the South-West and South-East, where prevalence reaches...
Pharmacist, rapper and professionally trained wrestler Ahmed, With Love: ‘I felt I didn’t belong – so I made my own culture’
Irish Independent
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Ahead of his wrestling-meets-hip hop show at the Dublin Fringe, the musician talks about growing up between two cultures, balancing his work and his passion and learning to embrace the silly Next month, Ahmed is bringing together his twin passions...
Wilderness of Mirrors
Literary Hub
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August 28, 2025
The following is from Olufemi Terry's Wilderness of Mirrors. Terry is a Sierra Leone–born writer, essayist, and journalist. His short fiction has been published in Guernica, The Georgia Review, Chimurenga, and The Granta Book of the African Short...
Talking about sex isn’t always easy for teachers in South Africa. Here’s what they told us
The Conversation
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August 28, 2025
Young people in rural Limpopo, the South African province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, face high risks of HIV, unplanned pregnancy, and other societal challenges. One reason is that they aren’t always getting sexuality education...
Nigeria vs Ghana: Who really owns fufu?
Pulse
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August 28, 2025
Beyond football rivalries and jollof wars, fufu has also become a matter of cultural pride. Originally, fufu was made from yams, plantains, or cocoyams. But the introduction of cassava to West Africa in the 16th century by Portuguese traders...
2026 WAFCON qualifier: Nigeria’s Super Falcons face Benin Republic, Cameroon Lionesses in uphill task
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 28, 2025
The race for tickets to next year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations, also to be staged in Morocco just as the last two editions, will be concluded in October with Cup holders and 10-time winners Nigeria up against the She-Cheetahs of Benin Republic,...
NFF announces date for Super Falcons vs Benin WAFCON 2026 qualifier
Prompt News Online
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August 28, 2025
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed dates for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Falcons and She-Cheetahs of Benin Republic. Benin Republic will host the first leg against...
Fierceness Headed West For Pacific Classic; Sierra Leone Confirmed For JC Gold Cup
Yahoo Sports
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Trainer Todd Pletcher all but confirmed Saturday morning that Mike Repole’s Fierceness will be headed to the West Coast for the $1-million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar on Aug. 30, Daily Racing Form reports. The Pacific Classic is a 'Win And...
Mawuko Outreach Founder named for senior management role in a prominent health and human services organization
Business and Financial Times
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August 28, 2025
By Dave Agbenu Dr. Isaac Mawuko Adusu has been named as Assistant Vice President of Adult Services at Seven Hills Foundation, a prominent nonprofit health and human services organization in the United States dedicated to supporting individuals...
Arts Beat: August 27-September 2
Biscayne Times - Miami
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August 28, 2025
Fiery Flamenco Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, a Miami-based, international company, celebrates its 40th anniversary on Sun. August 31, with “Juerga Flamenco” at the Moss Center in Cutler Bay. This production will incorporate live music, original...
Peer asked British diplomat to help Ghana goldmine in which he held shares
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
A member of the House of Lords asked a senior British diplomat to help a Ghanaian goldmining venture in which he held shares, claiming it was “in the UK national interest”, the Guardian can disclose. The revelation will add to concerns about...
Peer asked British diplomat to help Ghana goldmine in which he held shares
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
A member of the House of Lords asked a senior British diplomat to help a Ghanaian goldmining venture in which he held shares, claiming it was “in the UK national interest”, the Guardian can disclose. The revelation will add to concerns about...
GAMBIA PREPARES TO HOST FIRST U-18 AFRICAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL CUP–Morocco confirms participation
The Standard Gambia
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August 28, 2025
- Advertisement - As The Gambia prepares to host the first African U-18 beach volleyball cup, Morocco has confirmed it will take part in the competition which starts from September 2-7 in Banjul. The championship is being organised the African...
British ICC prosecutor faces second sex harassment claim
The Times
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The British senior prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is facing a second allegation of sexual harassment. A woman who claimed to have worked with Karim Khan KC, 55, more than 15 years ago as an intern has accused him of having “groped”...
Feature: Chinese doctors bring healthcare to Sierra Leone despite challenges
Xinhua News Agency
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FREETOWN, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- "The child arrived in critical condition, exhibiting intense sensitivity to light and sound, along with frequent convulsions," recalled Huang Yunjun, a pediatric specialist with the 26th batch of the Chinese medical...
Behind the facade: Wealth, poverty, and the loss of empathy in Sierra Leone – Op ed
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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August 22, 2025
Dr. Columba Michael Joe Blango: Sierra Leone Telegraph: I have spent the past five weeks in Sierra Leone, mostly in Freetown, with short journeys to other parts of the country. The picture I carry with me is layered, contradictory, and deeply...
Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders
CFO Dive
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IHS Nigeria Ltd Inspires Over 500 Children and Educators in Ilorin to Embrace Tech and Innovation at the STEM Africa Fest
Technext
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August 25, 2025
The Ilorin edition of STEM Africa Fest has concluded with resounding success, as more than 500 students and educators from public and private schools across Kwara State gathered at the Ilorin Innovation Hub for two days of immersive STEM and...
The 100 sexiest Londoners: Central Cee, Simone Ashley and Rachel Reeves' secret whizz kid
Evening Standard
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August 28, 2025
London is home to some excellent museums, fine monuments and most importantly, a generous smattering of very sexy people, from actors to auctioneers; priests to poets. Sexiness is not a look, but a feeling. It knows no age (82-year-old Mick Jagger...