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MultiChoice continues aggressive push into streaming as DSTv mannequin crumbles

MultiChoice continues aggressive push into streaming as DSTv mannequin crumbles

In a bid to increase their streaming numbers, South African satellite TV service DStv, owned by MultiChoice, has launched packages which will bundle DStv streaming bouquets and unlimited fibre internet at discounted prices. The packages,…

Yobe floods ravaged over 31,000 households: SEMA 

Yobe floods ravaged over 31,000 households: SEMA 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Pakistan Flood [Photo Credit: VOX} Yobe’s State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says over 31,000 households were affected by floods in 255 communities across the 17 local government areas. “As of October…

Burkina Faso: Coup chief Traore guarantees to step apart in 2024 

Burkina Faso: Coup chief Traore guarantees to step apart in 2024 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Captain Ibrahim Traore Burkina Faso’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore said he would respect a democratic transition timeline agreed upon between his predecessor and West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS. The comments…

Brothers convicted of impersonation to brush courtroom 

Brothers convicted of impersonation to brush courtroom 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Broom The Ota Magistrates’ Court, Ogun, on Wednesday ordered two brothers, Segun, 39 and Elijah Ogundeji,20, to sweep the court premises for three months for impersonating military personnel. The police charged…

NUT asks Borno authorities to recruit extra lecturers 

NUT asks Borno authorities to recruit extra lecturers 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Photo of teachers used to illustrate the story The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on the Borno government to recruit more qualified teachers for public primary schools. In an…

Safety guard docked for stealing girls’s robes 

Safety guard docked for stealing girls’s robes 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Court room A security guard, Alphonsus Olegbo, was on Wednesday docked in the Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing 30 pieces of women’s gowns worth N540,000. The police charged…

Kenyan startup Sendy lays off 20% of its employees and shuts down product

Kenyan startup Sendy lays off 20% of its employees and shuts down product

Kenyan startup Sendy has announced it will be shutting down one of its products, Sendy Supply, and this means it will be laying off 20% of its staff, according to a statement sent to TechCabal…

Investing in malaria prevention and elimination: Liberia launches the 2022 Malaria Indicators Survey

Investing in malaria prevention and elimination: Liberia launches the 2022 Malaria Indicators Survey

3 October 2022, Monrovia:  Malaria is still one of the lead causes of death in Africa; as such, investments in the control and eradication of malaria are key towards creating healthier and more affluent societies…

How GAMURS exhibits the esports journalism business’s battle to beat low freelance charges

How GAMURS exhibits the esports journalism business’s battle to beat low freelance charges

In the latest round of consolidation to hit esports media, GAMURS Group purchased Upcomer and other Enthusiast Gaming editorial properties last week — then announced a $12 million Series A funding round earlier today.But the…

Zimbabwe intensifies polio surveillance

Zimbabwe intensifies polio surveillance

By Vivian Mugarisi Harare, Zimbabwe - In the wake of wild-polio outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique, neighbouring countries have stepped up surveillance to detect cases while preparing for vaccination campaigns recommended by the World Health…