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US court indicts Ghanaian doctor over $23M healthcare fraud

A United States federal grand jury has indicted a Ghanaian doctor based in Tallahassee, Florida over a $23 million healthcare fraud. Moses deGraft-Johnson is facing...

Over 21 killed in new deadly attack in Mali

At least 21 people were dead or missing on Friday after an attack on a village that was the scene last year of Mali’s...

Nigeria’s army accused of razing villages in war on militants

Nigeria’s military burned down villages and forcibly displaced hundreds of people in its fight against Islamist insurgents in the country’s northeast, rights group Amnesty...

66 percent of Nigerians do not use condom during sex

A new survey carried out by NOIPolls showed that 66 percent of Nigerian adults do not use condom during sex. Only 34% of adult Nigerians...

Nigeria: Over 70 confirmed dead from Lassa fever

An outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria has killed over 70 people with hundreds undergoing treatment. The number of suspected cases has "increased significantly" compared...

Nigeria’s President booed in Borno state over insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday traveled to Maiduguri, in Borno State to sympathize with residents after series of deadly attacks by militants. But his trip...

Nigeria’s Ighalo not part of Man Utd training over coronavirus fears

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has yet to set foot in the club’s training ground since joining on loan from Shanghai Shenhua after being...

Meet Marie Korsaga, West Africa’s first female astrophysicist

Marie Korsaga in 2019 emerged as the first female astrophysicist in West Africa. She earned this accolade after completing her PhD in astrophysics at South...

Nigeria: Family of 16 burnt to death in militant attack

16 members of the same family were burnt to death in a militant attack in north-western Kaduna state of Nigeria. According to those who witnessed...

Ghana: School expels girls from boarding house over ‘sex-talk’ video

Ghana's disciplinary systems in its senior high schools have come under intense scrutiny following a decision to deboardinize some seven female students. The seven girls...

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