West Africa

, nytimes.com

The two narrators of Ayobami Adebayo’s stunning debut novel — a Nigerian woman named Yejide and her husband, Akin — remember the stories they heard when they were children, and they hope to pass on these stories to their own sons and daughters. They are folk tales featuring talking animals and magic potions, but while they often come with an old-fashioned moral (“He who has children owns the world”), Yejide devises her own versions, adding new bits and pieces as she goes along, turning them into allegories that speak to her own life and that of her country
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, theliberiantimes.com

Promises ‘a better Liberia,’ if elected Margibi County Senator Oscar Cooper over the weekend lifted the hands of Wonderr Koryenen Freeman as his running mate to contest the upcoming October elections as independent candidates. Mr. Freeman, a youthful Liberian accountant, auditor, financial crime investigator/anti-money laundering expert, international trade and investment lawyer, hails from Fishtown, Maryland County. Sen. Cooper, who is running as an independent candidate under the banner of the “Oscar Cooper Experience,” his own crafted political ideology, which he intends to transform into a movement
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, thenationonlineng.net

Re-elected President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Hon Daniel Igali has urged all stakeholders to join hands with him in repositioning the sport in the country, even as he vows not to rest for the next four years until he produces a wrestling medal at the Olympics. Igali defeated 2nd Vice President of United World Wrestling (UWW) Africa, Chief Austin Edeze by 34 to 16 to retain his position in the 2017 National Sports Federations elections held in Abuja on Tuesday
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, thenationonlineng.net

The Zamfara Government on Friday awarded contracts for the renovation of two secondary schools at a cost of N591 million. The schools are Government Girls Day Secondary School, Bungudu, and Government Day Secondary School Danbaza. Presenting the contract notification letters to 24 indigenous contractors on Friday in Gusau, Acting Gov. Ibrahim Wakkala said that the contracts included total renovation, construction of new classrooms and staff quarters, and supply of furniture and learning materials
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, aljazeera.com

Five teenage pupils from The Gambia who built a robot for a prestigious international competition in the United States will not be able to accompany their invention to the event after being denied a visa. The Gambian pupils become the second team of students to be refused entry to attend the FIRST Global robotics event in Washington, DC on July 16-18
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, channelnewsasia.com

PARIS: Togo reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Togolese farm ministry. The virus was detected on farm of 35,000 laying hens, located in the Maritime Region, the ministry said in the statement
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, thenationonlineng.net

An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 16-year-old marriage, following a petition that the woman’s offered pork as meal to her Muslim mother-in-law. A fashion designer, Mr Kolawole Adegoke, sought the divorce, accusing his wife, Adeyinka, of deliberately flouting his instructions. In his evidence on Friday, Kolawole said: “My lord, the major grudge I have against her is that she intentionally bought and cooked pork for my mother who is a Muslim
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, thenationonlineng.net

Anambra state police command has arrested five persons for armed robbery and ritual murder while others are being tracked. Some of the items recovered from them are one pump action revolver gun, blood soaked cloths, charms, cell phones, one locally made pistol, cartridges among others. While parading the suspects Friday at the police headquarters at Amawbia, the new state police commissioner, Mr
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, opinionnigeria.com

There is no need trading words, so lend me some of your words Mr. cleric, as I am disappointed and utterly perplexed that Professor Ishaq Akintola, a supposed academic could intelligently make such negative remarks to negate the red alert by the retired military generals and Christian elders under the aegis of the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), who opined in Abuja last week that Nigeria was being islamised
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, siouxcityjournal.com

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When it launched 15 years ago, Dakar Fashion Week had a handful of aspiring local designers and models gathering in often run-down hotels. Now dozens of designers from around the world present their creations to thumping DJ mixes as drone cameras hover above the runway shows that are broadcast live on national television. Among the guests last week was Jenke Ahmed Tailly, an Ivorian and Senegalese stylist who has worked as Beyonce's creative director and now advises Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
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, thenationonlineng.net

The Zamfara Government on Friday awarded contracts for the renovation of two secondary schools at a cost of N591 million. The schools are Government Girls Day Secondary School, Bungudu, and Government Day Secondary School Danbaza. Presenting the contract notification letters to 24 indigenous contractors on Friday in Gusau, Acting Gov. Ibrahim Wakkala said that the contracts included total renovation, construction of new classrooms and staff quarters, and supply of furniture and learning materials
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, channelnewsasia.com

PARIS: Togo reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Togolese farm ministry. The virus was detected on farm of 35,000 laying hens, located in the Maritime Region, the ministry said in the statement
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, thenationonlineng.net

In order to end up with a great house in a great neighborhood, there are a couple of things to consider before you begin house hunting. This will help to smoothen out the house hunting process for you. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares five things to do before house hunting. Know the Market a Little. Try to spend some time getting to know the market a little
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, huffingtonpost.com

Two of the nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 are telling their story. Joy Bishara, 20, and Lydia Pogu, 19, are among the 57 girls who were able to escape from the terrorist group. The duo gave People a detailed account of horrors they faced when the gunmen invaded their school in Chibok, Nigeria, and the events that followed
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, nytimes.com

The two narrators of Ayobami Adebayo’s stunning debut novel — a Nigerian woman named Yejide and her husband, Akin — remember the stories they heard when they were children, and they hope to pass on these stories to their own sons and daughters. They are folk tales featuring talking animals and magic potions, but while they often come with an old-fashioned moral (“He who has children owns the world”), Yejide devises her own versions, adding new bits and pieces as she goes along, turning them into allegories that speak to her own life and that of her country
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, zr.ru

С декабря прошлого года в ОНФ оценивали состояние дорог, общались с чиновниками разных городов, выявляли глубину ям... ну и заодно собрали коллекцию самых необычных способов ремонта. И местные власти, и сами жители в ход пускают все, что есть под рукой: мебель, детали интерьера, постельные принадлежности и даже… отходы жизнедеятельности. В Новочебоксарске Чувашской Республики началось внедрение в дорожный ремонт биотехнологий. На ул
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, bushchicken.com

MONROVIA, Montserrado – At least 30 media workers have received certificates after participating in a weeklong website development and management training organized by the World Bank office in Liberia. The participants are journalists and webmasters of several media institutions in Monrovia. They were certified during an official ceremony held on Wednesday. World Bank country manager in Liberia, Larisa Leshchenko, said the training was held after an assessment which identified capacity gaps for the media in the country
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, thenationonlineng.net

The Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) of Anambra says 10 women have been selected to undergo advanced training in different economic ventures at Nigeria Institute for Horticulture Research Training (NIHORT), Ibadan. Mrs Patricia Uba, the Coordinator of Department of Women in Agriculture in the ADP, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday that the 10 women were selected from different cooperative societies
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, thenationonlineng.net

In order to end up with a great house in a great neighborhood, there are a couple of things to consider before you begin house hunting. This will help to smoothen out the house hunting process for you. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares five things to do before house hunting. Know the Market a Little. Try to spend some time getting to know the market a little
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, dnaindia.com

USGS detected the tremor hit 110 kilometres south-east of Kokopo town. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued. The tremor hit at a depth of 46 kilometres (28 miles) near the sparsely-populated New Ireland region, 110 kilometres southeast of the town Kokopo, the United States Geological Survey said. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ruled out a widespread tsunami and Geoscience Australia estimated any damage would only be within a 49-kilometre radius
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