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Paramedic condemned to 5 years in prison for murdering Elijah McClain
One of two paramedics has been sentenced to five years in prison while another awaits punishment at a hearing in April for injecting Elijah McClain with a fatal overdose of a sedative. Police choked…
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Junkie driver murders 2 children and switches places with identical twin, causing investigative confusion
In a tragic incident in rural Minnesota, identical twins Samantha Jo Petersen and Sarah Beth Petersen, face charges related to a deadly collision with an Amish horse-drawn carriage. The case is confu…
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Officials apprehend 3 linked to Brazilian influencer’s gang-rape in India
Authorities on Saturday said that a touring influencer couple, Fernanda and Vicente, were brutally attacked by a gang of assailants while passing through Dumka district in India en route to Nepal. Th…
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IMF states its policies prohibits discrimination following passage of the LGBTQ Bill in Ghana
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns over the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill by the Parliament in Ghana. Recall that the Parliament approved the bill that criminalizes LGBTQ+…
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Don Lemon settled $24.5m in disassociation from CNN
Don Lemon and CNN have reportedly reached an agreement since his ousting last year. The former CNN anchor and the news network reached a separation deal that would pay Lemon approximately $24.5 milli…
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[Expatriate Employment Levy] Nigeria forces annual levy on expatriate workers
Nigeria has imposed a mandatory annual levy for organisations employing expatriate workers, requiring them to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 for other employees. The move is meant t…
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Senegal president, Macky Sall says he’ll stand down on 2 April
Senegal President Macky Sall has said he will stand down on 2 April when his term is due to end, but it is still unclear when elections will be held to elect his successor. He said the date of the el…
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The fired Twitter staff in Ghana finally gets paid-off
X, which was formerly known as Twitter,is said to have finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year ago after they were laid off, the agency representing them sai…
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Bolaji Agbede announced as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings
Ms. Bolaji Agbede has announced as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings following the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a heli…
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Kenyan cult leader, Paul Mackenzie charged with 191 murders
A cult leader in Kenya has been charged with murder after more than 400 bodies were found buried in shallow graves in a remote forest in the east of the country. Survivors and victims’ families have …