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von Leadership am 27/09/2020 um 20:37

[Leadership] After a hectic 70days(10 weeks) in the 2020 Big Brother Nigeria lockdown Season 5 Reality TV Show, that got people all over Africa and beyond glued to their TV sets and gunning for their preferred housemate, Olamilekan Agbelesebioba aka Laycon who had been singled out as the most energetic and intelligent housemate with a huge fan base, beat Dorathy , Nengi , Neo and Vee to clinch the ultimate grand prize of N85m at this year's Africa biggest reality show tagged "BBNaijaLockdown2020."

von This Day am 27/09/2020 um 20:37

[This Day] As fans predicted, Laycon, the young man who entered the house with 19 strangers on July 19 was crowned the winner of Big Brother Naija Lockdown season.

von Daily Trust am 27/09/2020 um 20:35

[Daily Trust] Olamilekan Moshood Agbelese, popularly known as Laycon has won the Season 5 of the popular reality tv show, Big Brother Naija.

von Vanguard am 27/09/2020 um 20:34

[Vanguard] The third evictee of the last five standing in the Big Brother Naija lockdown house, Nengi said she saw her eviction coming.

von Premium Times am 27/09/2020 um 20:28

[Premium Times] The 26-year-old fast rising rapper, Olamilekan 'Laycon' Agbeleshe, has won the 2020 Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition.

von Vanguard am 27/09/2020 um 20:06

[Vanguard] Big brother Naija housemate and top finalist, Laycon has emerged the winner of the Lockdown edition 2020.

von Leadership am 27/09/2020 um 09:38

[Leadership] Barely 24 hours to deadline, governors of the 36 states of the federation yesterday mounted pressure on organised labour to resolve the impasse occasioned by the threat to embark on strike tomorrow, if the federal government refuses to rescind the recent decision to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, and electricity tariff.

von Monitor am 27/09/2020 um 09:33

[Monitor] President Museveni's announcement about lifting the suspension on sporting activities was as expected greeted with excitement and relief.

von Nation am 27/09/2020 um 09:30

[Nation] Authorities are investigating four separate allegations of theft of funds at the national health insurer.

von UNFPA am 27/09/2020 um 09:14

[UNFPA] "It is not true that men do not know who among their circle of friends is a rapist. Men sometimes sit in bars and discuss how they can have sex with a girl without her consent by way of altering her judgment using, for instance, alcohol and drugs," said Bafana Khumalo, Sonke Gender Justice Co-Executive Director.

von Africa Renewal am 27/09/2020 um 09:13

[Africa Renewal] -- says World Bank Vice President

von Thomson Reuters Foundation am 27/09/2020 um 09:10

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Countries, cities and businesses are aiming for 'net zero' emissions - but what does that mean and why does it matter?

von Africa In Fact am 27/09/2020 um 09:06

[Africa In Fact] On 6 July 2020, Lazarus Chakwera was inaugurated as Malawi's sixth president after winning the 2020 Malawi election, an election that was extraordinary because it was the first on the continent held as a result of a court overturning an election result. Moreover, the incumbent was defeated and stepped down.

von Thomson Reuters Foundation am 27/09/2020 um 09:03

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Progress on making the internet accessible has been far too slow, with just over half the world connected today

von Africa In Fact am 27/09/2020 um 09:01

[Africa In Fact] African women and girls in poor communities, forced to walk long distances to fetch water, run the daily risk of rape, beating and even death

von Thomson Reuters Foundation am 27/09/2020 um 09:00

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] With Nile water insufficient and now in question, the government is mandating a switch to water-saving drip and sprinkler irrigation

von Thomson Reuters Foundation am 27/09/2020 um 08:58

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Rights activists say keeping momentum going depends on reaching poorer women and cementing change in the justice system

von IPS am 27/09/2020 um 08:48

[IPS] Hamilton -- As we reflect on this week and celebrate the United Nations' rise in the war-ravaged world some 75 years ago, humanity is again being asked to lay the foundation for a new world.

von Thomson Reuters Foundation am 27/09/2020 um 08:48

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] With climate-smart investments outperforming their rivals, now's the time for companies to step up María Mendiluce is CEO of the We Mean Business coalition.

von The Conversation Africa am 27/09/2020 um 08:45

[The Conversation Africa] The 2019 Year of Return, when Ghana welcomed Africans in the diaspora to participate in events associated with the country's rich cultural heritage, was an opportunity to learn more about what tourists want. One million foreign visitors entered the country to mark 400 years of the first enslaved Africans arriving in the United States.

von IPS am 27/09/2020 um 08:15

[IPS] Mexico City -- The economic recovery after the covid-19 pandemic, renewable energy, the gas situation, regulations and investment; mobility and transport, as well as new technologies and the progress of the Paris Agreement will be discussed at the Madrid Energy Conference from 28 September to 2 October.

von DW am 27/09/2020 um 08:15

[DW] Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have quit in a political reshuffle delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The country's president, who won re-election in February, is set to appoint a new PM shortly.

von Nyasa Times am 27/09/2020 um 08:06

[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Defence Jean Sendeza has said she desperately wants the remains of her 29-year-old daughter reportedly shot dead on Friday in Indiana, USA by his boyfriend after she ended an affair, to be repatriated for burial in Malawi.

von Algerie Presse Service am 27/09/2020 um 08:00

[Algerie Presse Service] The constitutional revision, which will be submitted to a popular referendum on 01 November 2020, marks a "qualitative leap" in human rights and makes the "new Algeria" slogan claimed by the popular movement (Hirak) "a constitutionalized reality," affirmed Saturday Chairman of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Bouzid Lazhari.

von Zimbabwe Standard am 27/09/2020 um 07:54

[Zimbabwe Standard] Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday vowed his party will not surrender the MDC Alliance name to the rival MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe

von Zimbabwe Standard am 27/09/2020 um 07:50

[Zimbabwe Standard] Losing Zanu PF Gweru Urban candidate and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nephew, Esau Natare, is fretting over allegations that he is leaking classified secret information to the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance.

von Premium Times am 27/09/2020 um 07:43

[Premium Times] The President described the attack as an 'orchestrated sabotage'.

von Dalsan Radio am 27/09/2020 um 07:38

[Dalsan Radio] With its key location along main international shipping routes and 3,300 kilometres of coastline, Somalia's potential as a key maritime player came to the fore recently as it marked World Maritime Day.

von This Day am 27/09/2020 um 07:37

[This Day] THE ALTERNATIVE

von This Day am 27/09/2020 um 07:32

[This Day] As Nigeria gets set to mark her diamond jubilee as a political entity, the fact is not lost on anyone that at no time has the nation been this divided along ethnic and religious lines, reports Shola Oyeyipo