Food Security: Nigeria Plans "Operation Feed Yourself"

Nigeria is considering an “Operation Feed Yourself” initiative to encourage the establishment of urban farms and small home gardens in the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the initiative, which was part of efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria, would be under the auspices of the National Economic Council and the National Council on Nutrition.
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Uche Ogah: No Going Back On Capital Punishment For Illegal Gold Miners

The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, on Tuesday, in Abuja insisted that capital punishment against illegal miners is the potent way of stopping fleecing of nation’s resources in the mining and solid minerals sector.
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INEC Declares Soludo Winner Of Anambra Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State.
Mr Soludo polled a total of112,229 votes to defeat his closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 53, 807 to emerge second.
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Sheikh Gumi: Bandits Require Money, Land Compensation To Stop Killings

Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi says bandits have refused to end hostilities against the Nigerian government because they were not given land and “enough money”. Gumi said past attempts “to broker peace” with the bandits failed because they were not compensated “with lands or cattle or money big enough to help halt hostilities.”
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Film festival offers Tunisian inmates rare escape

The prestigious Carthage Film Festival offered the prisoners the chance to briefly escape confinement - under police supervision - to help make a documentary about the festival.
"To be free, even for a while - nothing is more beautiful," said one of the inmates, who gave his name as Nemss.
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One soldier, 15 jihadists killed in weekend battle in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – One Burkina Faso soldier and around 15 jihadists died in fighting over the weekend, the army of the west African nation said on Monday. The soldier died on Saturday in eastern Komadjari province in a battle that saw about 15 "terrorists neutralised", it said.
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Botswana moves to restrict business activities for foreigners

"It's tough out here. But going home is not an option, I will stick around if they enforce the law, I will look for something else here," said Thomas Ncube, 32, (not his real name) a Zimbabwean owner of a butchery in Gaborone, Botswana.
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Corruption: Ndume Urges Buhari To Sign Unexplained Wealth Order Immediately

Senator Ali Ndume has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently sign or issue an Unexplained Wealth Order, as a way to strengthen the fight against corruption.
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5G: Deployment Won't Affect Nigerians Health - NCC Assures NASS

The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has again assured Nigerians of the safety of their health with the proposed 5G network.
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