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Google Move To Support Startups And SMEs In Africa With $6 Million Funding

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As part of its commitment to African startups and underserved communities, Google today announced new initiatives targeted at startups and SMEs in Africa. This includes a $3 million Black Founders Fund for African startups and a $3 million Google.org grant to help low-income communities develop entrepreneurial skills and funding. Google for Startups Black Founders Fund The Google for Startups Black Founders Fund in Africa will provide grants and technical assistance to early-stage startups led by black and diverse teams, or with a goal of advancing the Black community. The programme will have 50 African startups receive $100,000 in cash awards. Each selected company will also receive $220,000 in Google Cloud Credits and Ad Grants, as well as mentoring, technical and scaling assistance from the best

JUST IN: Ex-Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Gets Fresh Appointment

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Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan has been recently appointed as Chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda (CUU). The appointment is one of the numerous international recognitions given to the former leader. Cavendish University Uganda which is a private University is one of the leading Universities in Africa. The university started operating in 2008. At the opening ceremony, the former Zambian President, late Kenneth Kaunda was the Chancellor of the university. CUU is affiliated with Cavendish College London, Cavendish University, Tanzania and Cavendish University, Zambia. Its first graduation ceremony held in November 2011. The university has different campuses across the country including a campus in the capital city of Kampala. The University wrote on Facebook; “Welcome aboard Goodluck Jonathan as you take over as the

Good News To Nigerians As Pope Francis Expresses Readiness To Collaborate With The Country To Overcome Security Challenges

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Pope Francis has expressed his readiness to collaborate with the Federal Government of Nigeria to help end insecurity in the country and sub-Saharan Africa. The Supreme Pontiff gave the assurance after he received a letter of credence from the Ambassador to the Holy See, Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu. He commended the effort put so far in the fight against insecurity by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, as he promised to assist with prayers. ‘The Holy Father, Pope Francis, expressed readiness to collaborate with Nigeria to overcome the security challenges currently witnessed in the sub-Saharan region. ‘Pope Francis appreciates the effort of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to combat security challenges witnessed in some parts of the country. ‘The Holy Father said the problem is not

Another Nigerian Man Benjamin Arrested For Possession Of Cocaine In Thailand (Photos)

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A 41-year-old Nigerian man, Ejimadu Uchechukwu Benjamin and a local woman have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly possession of cocaine.  Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, said on Tuesday, June 22, that officials raided a postal service company on Monday and seized 390 grammes of cocaine hidden in mascara tubes sent from Costa Rica to Pathum Thani province. Chaimongkol said the seizure led to the arrest of Nuchanart Leela, 27, at a house in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani. She was suspected of being hired by the Nigerian national to receive the narcotic on his behalf.  Ejimadu was later arrested at a department store in Bang Na district of Bangkok and 79 grammes of cocaine were found in his

Former Cote D’Ivoire President, Laurent Gbagbo Files For Divorce From Wife To End 30-Year Marriage

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Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has filed for divorce from his wife of three decades at the age of 76, his lawyer said, Barrons reports. His lawyer, Claude Mentenon said in a statement on Monday, 21 June, that after years of “rejected requests for Simone Ehivet to consent to an amicable separation”, the ex-president had asked an Abidjan court for a divorce. The ex-president has been in a relationship for several years with 47-year-old former journalist Nady Bamba. The shocking announcement comes four days after Gbagbo returned to Ivory Coast following a decade’s absence, during which he was tried for crimes against humanity during the post-election conflict of 2010-11. In April 2011, Simone Gbagbo was arrested alongside her husband after he refused to concede defeat, sparking a

Sustain Pressure On Mali Military To Keep Agreed Date, Buhari Charges ECOWAS

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President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to sustain the pressure on the military regime in Mali to stick to the agreement transition plan. Buhari gave the charge on Saturday in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, where he participated in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He spoke on the situation in Mali, which was recently suspended from the regional bloc due to a military coup. According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said ”at this Summit today, we are expected to review a number of important reports dealing with various issues of concerns to our organisation and

Huge Trouble In Biafra Land As Nnamdu Kanu Fires A Deadly Weapon On Asari Dokubo, Calls Him A Filty Pig Who Conned Him of N20m

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Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has fired back on former Niger-Delta militant, Asari Dokubo after the latter accused him of defrauding his people. Switch Nigeria had reported that Mr. Dokubo called Kanu a criminal for requesting money from Easterners for the course of Biafra, but using it instead to enrich himself. Dokubo had vowed to do everything in his power to make sure he brings Kanu down, boasting that he has formed his own faction that will spearhead the actualization of Biafra. But Nnamdi Kanu responded yesterday, telling Dokubo to stay off the Biafra course and focus on guarding pipelines. He noted that Asari duped him of N20m, referring to him as a ‘filthy pig.’ Reacting, Kanu wrote: “Tell him I don’t even react to a mask

BREAKING: Trouble Looms As Boko Haram Appoints Bakura Modu As New Commander Following Death of Abubakar Shekau

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Boko Haram has reportedly gotten a new commander, following the death of its leader Abubakar Shekau.  The Jihadist group confirmed the death of Shekau in a video message from its presumed new commander, Bakura Modu also known as Sahaba.  Modu urged his faction’s commanders to remain loyal despite the loss of their commander. The video provided to AFP by a source close to Boko Haram and confirmed to be Bakura Modu by another local source, showed that the fight against insurgency is far from over. 

Nigerian Man Arrested For Living In Northern Ireland For 14 Years With Fake Passport

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A Nigerian man has been arrested for living in Northern Ireland for 14 years with fake passport documents. He was arrested by detectives of the Gardai Nation Economic Crime Bureau after he attempted to pass the document as his official ID to the Department of Social Protection. The Sun reports that the Nigerian man ran out of luck when operatives of the Department critically examined the documents and found spelling errors. It was discovered that United Kingdom was spelt as ”United Kigdom” while Britain was spelt as ”Britian”. While the man has been taken into custody, operatives believe he must have been involved in criminal activities and worked using fake identities. The Gardai operatives also raided a property linked to him and found dozens of fake

BREAKING: Abacha Didn’t Die From Eating Poisoned Apple From Prostitutes – Former Chief Security Officer, Al-Mustapha Reveals Who Killed Abacha

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Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of late Head of State General Sani Abacha, has debunked popular claim of his former principal dying from eating a poisoned apple from prostitutes.  Al-Mustapha who narrated how his late boss died in an interview with ThisDay, said the sudden collapse of the health system of Abacha started on June 7, 1998, right from the Abuja International Airport, immediately after one of the security personnel who accompanied President Yasser Arafat of Palestine shook hands with him. Narrating how Abacha died, the former CSO said;  “Shortly after the hand shake, I noticed the change in the countenance of the late Commander-in-Chief, and I immediately informed the Aide-de-Camp, Lt. Col. Abdallah, who advised that we keep a close watch

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