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Rivers people want stability – Ogbonna Nwuke

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Rivers people want stability – Ogbonna Nwuke

An erstwhile member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Ogbonna Nwuke has said that the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, is gaining support from people due to his peaceful disposition. He opined that those declaring support for Fubara want stability, progress and peace in the state. Nwuke, who represented Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in the National Assembly between 2011 and 2015, made this disclosure on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. According to him, “I…

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South African police investigate shooting

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South African police investigate shooting

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African detectives are investigating the deaths of five people in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township after a shooting incident, police said on Wednesday. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, with about 20,000 murders recorded every year out of a population of about 60 million. “At around 06:00 (0400 GMT) police were summoned to a shooting incident in Ncumu Street where the bodies of four males and…

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Ambassador calls for global action against slavery

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Ambassador calls for global action against slavery

A high-level Caribbean ambassador disclosed it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today’s society. Reuters recently reported that support was building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of such a tribunal on atrocities dating to transatlantic slavery. For over four centuries at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported thousands of kilometers by mainly European ships and merchants and…

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Volkswagen to invest $210 mln in South Africa

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Volkswagen to invest $210 mln in South Africa

Volkswagen plans to invest additional $210 million in its South African manufacturing plant in the Eastern Cape in preparation to manufacture a new SUV from 2027, it said on Tuesday. South Africa is the largest automotive manufacturing hub on the African continent, hosting global brands such as Toyota, Isuzu, Volkswagen and Mercedes. The German carmaker’s statement said the investment will be used to upgrade facilities in various areas in preparation for the addition of a…

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Ghana fails to reach debt deal with international bondholders

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Ghana fails to reach debt deal with international bondholders

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana has failed to secure a workable debt deal with two bondholder groups in its push to restructure $13 billion of international bonds, the government said on Monday, in a blow to its efforts to swiftly emerge from default and economic crisis. Formal talks were on hold for now after the International Monetary Fund indicated that the deal would not fit its debt sustainability parameters, the government said in a statement. “We…

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