SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO LAUNCH LOCAL OFFICES IN NIGERIA

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO LAUNCH LOCAL OFFICES IN NIGERIA

Ekeomah Atuonwu According to draft regulations from the information technology development agency, online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Tiktok will be required to register, open offices in Nigeria, and appoint government contact persons. According to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the code of practice for “interactive computer service platforms/internet intermediaries” was created to combat […]

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 BANDITS ABDUCT WEDDING GUESTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

BANDITS ABDUCT WEDDING GUESTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Ekeomah Atuonwu Bandits kidnapped wedding guests who were traveling along the Sokoto-Zamfara road in Northern Nigeria.   They were driving back to Gusau, the Zamfara state capital, after attending a wedding of a colleague in Sokoto State when the accident occurred at 6 p.m. on Saturday on the Tureta-Bakura route. A Toyota coaster bus from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), a Gusau Local Government Secretariat employee vehicle, […]

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 BOLT MARKS GREEN GHANA DAY BY PLANTING TREES

BOLT MARKS GREEN GHANA DAY BY PLANTING TREES

Ekeomah Atuonwu Bolt, Ghana’s leading Mobility Company, is joining the rest of the country in planting trees on Green Ghana Day as part of its efforts to ensure a more sustainable world. Green Ghana Day was commemorated on June 10, 2022, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, with the goal of […]

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 NIGERIAN WOMAN HIT BY LEBANESE DRIVER DIES

NIGERIAN WOMAN HIT BY LEBANESE DRIVER DIES

Ekeomah Atuonwu Omotomi Akinsanya, a Nigerian woman, has been confirmed dead after being crushed by a Toyota 4Runner driven by a Lebanese, John Greg, on Sanusi Fafunwa Street in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Recall that AEM had earlier reported that the hit and run driver was caught and detained by the Nigerian police.  She reportedly died over the weekend at the Lagos […]

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 GUNMEN KILL 32 PEOPLE IN VOLATILE NORTHWEST NIGERIA

GUNMEN KILL 32 PEOPLE IN VOLATILE NORTHWEST NIGERIA

Ekeomah Atuonwu In the latest attacks in Nigeria’s volatile northwestern state of Kaduna, gunmen killed 32 people and destroyed dozens of homes, according to local authorities. For years, heavily armed criminal gangs known as bandits have raided villages in northwest and central Nigeria to kidnap or kill residents, but they have become increasingly brazen. In […]

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 GOLD MINE ATTACKED IN BURKINA FASO, AT LEAST TWO DEAD

GOLD MINE ATTACKED IN BURKINA FASO, AT LEAST TWO DEAD

Ekeomah Atuonwu Attackers raided the Karma industrial gold mine in northern Burkina Faso early Thursday morning, killing one soldier and one mine employee. The mine’s operations have been halted to focus on securing the site, according to Nere Mining Group, the Burkina Faso-based consortium that owns it. An official who answered the phone at Nere Mining told journalists that three or four […]

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 INDIA COUPLE BEGS FOR MONEY TO COLLECT DEAD SON’S BODY

INDIA COUPLE BEGS FOR MONEY TO COLLECT DEAD SON’S BODY

Ekeomah Atuonwu In India, a video of a couple begging for money to retrieve their son’s body from a hospital has sparked outrage. The video, which was shot in Samastipur, Bihar’s northern state, shows an elderly man and woman going door to door asking for assistance. The couple claimed they were forced to beg after a […]

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 CHINA SENDS MEDICAL TEAM TO AID UGANDA

CHINA SENDS MEDICAL TEAM TO AID UGANDA

Ekeomah Atuonwu China has dispatched a new group of medical personnel to Uganda to assist in the fight against various diseases and the improvement of the country’s public health system. Seven medical experts, a translator, and a chef were chosen from three hospitals and a university in Yunnan Province, southwest China. They flew out of […]

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 GHANA REPARTRIATES NIGERIEN BEGGARS

GHANA REPARTRIATES NIGERIEN BEGGARS

Ekeomah Atuonwu The Nigerien Embassy, in collaboration with the Ghanaian government, has begun the process of repatriating some Nigerien beggars from Accra’s streets. On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, Abdallah Mohamed Hassan, a spokesperson for the Nigerien Embassy in Accra, told state radio station that the embassy has engaged the Ghanaian government to have the Nigerien panhandlers removed […]

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 ZIMBABWE MINISTER SAYS TOE SELLING REPORTS ARE FALSE

ZIMBABWE MINISTER SAYS TOE SELLING REPORTS ARE FALSE

Ekeomah Atuonwu Photos of people in Zimbabwe allegedly selling their toes have been circulating on social media in recent weeks. AEM had previously reported that a toe could fetch up to $20,000 million. The internet went crazy over this, with Kenyans among those making fun of it. A top government official has, however, slammed the […]

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