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Personality
Nigerian Helen Williams holds record for longest handmade wig
Nigerian wigmaker Helen Williams holds the record for world’s longest handmade wig, measuring 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in). Helen spent…
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Education
Nigerian Ijeoma Uchegbu now Pres. of Wolfson College, Cambridge
Nigerian-British Ijeoma Uchegbu, a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience known for her ground-breaking work in nanoparticle drug delivery, will become the…
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Politics
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, & UAE officially join BRICS
Saudia Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia joined the ranks of the BRICS group on Monday, January…
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Sports
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet breaks 5km world record in Barcelona
World champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high by running 14:13 to smash the women’s world 5km record…
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Entertainment
How Nigerian hit movie ‘Black Book’ broke Netflix
This was the year Nollywood made Netflix history. The Black Book, a revenge thriller from first-time director Editi Effiong became the first-ever…
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Opinion
Christmas: meaning, history and origin
Christmas, the cherished annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, is a time-honored tradition observed on December 25th…
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Diaspora
Ghana launches Diaspora Engagement Policy
A Diaspora Engagement Policy has been unveiled at the Office of the President, Jubilee House, to enable Ghana to build…
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Business
Jumia to shut food delivery business to cut costs
African e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies (4JMAy.F) will close its food delivery business in all seven countries in which the unit operates by…
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Politics
US-Africa trade deals hit a record $14.2 billion
The United States said Wednesday, Dec 13, that it had signed record trade deals with Africa this year, worth a…
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Health
FDA approves groundbreaking sickle cell cures
In a landmark decision, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Dec 8, approved two gene therapies for anyone 12…
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