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Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says his US visa revoked The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.

Nigerian Nobel laureate #WoleSoyinka says US revoked his visa
He said his recent comparison of #Trump to Uganda's dictator - "Idi Amin in white face" - may have contributed to the current situation
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Is it a crime when you re-steal a stolen item.
Sensible #whitefolk are as confused about the whole #French museums theft as most #Africans.
The fact that people actually travel and pay to see stolen items is still a puzzle to a lot of us.

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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania: cheyney.edu Founded in 1837 as the African Institute in Pennsylvania is the first Historically Black College and University #HBCU in the USA.
The University was established through the bequest of #RichardHumphreys, a #Quaker philanthropist.

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Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the United States.

#APNews | Trump threatens a 100% #tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying
U.S. film and television production has been hampered in recent years, with setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, the #Hollywood guild strikes of 2023 and ….
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CBEX accounts in Nigeria: People fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out People share videos of themselves crying, saying that they cannot withdraw their money on CBEX.

#BBC | Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app #CBEX freezes them out
The company had promised that investors would double their money every month. #Nigeria is currently facing straitened economic times and many are desperate to find a way to boost their income.
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29 children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria | CNN Four of them collapsed in court due to exhaustion before they could enter a plea.

#CNN - 29 children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis in #Nigeria
- - the minors ranged in age from 14 to 17 years old.
Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has led to several mass protests in recent months.
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@ogaproverb Pray Never To Have This Kind of Family 😢🙆🏻‍♂️
#Nollywood #Comedy #Africa #Nigeria

An Olympic sprinter fell during a race. The first person to help was her opponent Laotian athlete Silina Pha Aphay had just placed sixth, ending her journey at the Paris Olympics. But her first reaction was to go to her competitor, Lucia Moris of South Sudan, who had fallen.

@npr.org - An Olympic sprinter fell during a race. The first person to help was her opponent

#LuciaMoris of #SouthSudan toppled to the ground in agony -
But before medics arrived, someone else rushed to her side: fellow competitor #SilinaPhaAphay of #Laos.
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Onyeka Onwenu -(1952 - 2024) was a #Nigerian singer/songwriter, actress, human rights and social activist, journalist and politician AKA the "Elegant Stallion" by the Nigerian press, she was a former chairperson of the #ImoState Council for #Arts and Culture.
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SEC issues warning on $DAVIDO | TechCabal Nigerian singer Davido's memecoin $DAVIDO faces SEC scrutiny after a dramatic price drop. Is it a risky investment or a potential scam?

@techcabal - Nigeria’s securities exchange issues disclaimer on $DAVIDO
Nigeria’s #SEC has issued a disclaimer alert to investors regarding #$DAVIDO, a meme coin backed and promoted by #Afrobeats superstar #Davido which dipped by 90 within 24 hours of its launch.
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Nigeria's Kannywood filmmakers face jail if they show violence Kano's censorship unit says it wants to protect society as films play a huge role in shaping behaviour.

@bbcnews | #Nigeria's #Kannywood filmmakers face jail if they show violence
Kano state's #censorship unit says it wants to protect society as films play a huge role in shaping behaviour.
The bans resulted from public complaints, it says.
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Amaechi Muonagor: Nigeria mourns Nollywood comedy titan, dead at 61 Amaechi Muonagor was a loved Nollywood legend, whose career spanned over two decades.

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Amaechi #Muonagor: #Nigeria mourns #Nollywood comedy titan, dead at 61
Last week, Mr Muonagor pleaded for financial assistance in a video posted to social media to help him pay for a #kidney transplant abroad.
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Nollywood legend begs for help with kidney transplant - BBC News A social media video showing Amaechi Muonagor only able to utter a few words has elicited sympathy.

@bbcnews - Amaechi #Muonagor: Nigerian #Nollywood legend begs for help with kidney transplant
The news comes as #Nigerians are still mourning the death of Nollywood star John Okafor, better known as #MrIbu, who also needed medical help.
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NollywoodMovies on Instagram: "#RIP #MrIbu | John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October 1961 – 2 March 2024), popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerian actor and comedian. He appeared in over 200 #Nollywood ... 0 likes, 0 comments - nollywoodmovies on March 3, 2024: "#RIP #MrIbu | John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October 1961 – 2 March 2024), popularly known as Mr. I..."

#RIP #MrIbu |
John Ikechukwu Okafor (17 October 1961 – 2 March 2024), popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was a Nigerian actor and comedian. He appeared in over 200 #Nollywood films including those from the Mr. Ibu series.
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@npr.org | CEO of major #Nigerian bank killed in helicopter crash in California's Mojave Desert The deaths of #HerbertWigwe, his family and #Ogunbanjo were confirmed Saturday by Ngozi #Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister who is now the director-general of the WTO http://tinyurl.com/52jk58xx

@npr.org | CEO of major #Nigerian bank killed in helicopter crash in #California's #MojaveDesert
The deaths of #HerbertWigwe, his family and #Ogunbanjo were confirmed Saturday by Ngozi #Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister who is now the director-general of the WTO
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@bbcworld - #Nigeria : #Nollywood Mr Ibu's son arrested over alleged theft of medical donations
Onyeabuchi Okafor and Jasmine Okekeagwu are alleged to have taken "possession of the actor’s phone and hacked into the banking details", before stealing 55m naira ($60,700)
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NollywoodMovies on Instagram: "#ogaproverb | Amaka wan repent and don scatter #church | they must al... 0 likes, 0 comments - nollywoodmovies on September 26, 2023: "#ogaproverb | Amaka wan repent and don scatter #church | they must allow #Amaka to #confess #com..."

#ogaproverb | Amaka wan repent and don scatter #church | they must allow #Amaka to #confess
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Israel-Hamas Conflict Boosts Defense Stocks Hamas militants launched an assault on Israel on Saturday. Israel declared war on Hamas and launched retaliatory strikes.

Israel-Hamas Conflict Boosts Defense Stocks

#MiddleEast conflict is pushing the stocks of defense contractors like #LockheedMartin and #NorthropGrumman higher. Investors have to think quickly about potential winners and losers—if the #Israel-Hamas war escalates.

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R.I.P Actress Cindy Amadi
#CindyAmadi demise was announced by the “Ìfé” movie film’s producers via a message posted to their Instagram account.
The late Amadi co-starred in “Ife” – a film directed by Nse Ikpe-Etim’s sister, #NyaieduIkpe-Etim.
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