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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…

WHO embraces older individuals in Tanzania

WHO embraces older individuals in Tanzania

Zanzibar & Mainland: Each year, we commemorate the “International Day of Older Persons” on 1 October to raise public awareness about the opportunities and challenges presented to the ageing populations and to mobilize the families, community…

Mozambique: 5 Years of Violence Have Compelled Practically a Million to Flee

Mozambique: 5 Years of Violence Have Compelled Practically a Million to Flee

Nearly one million people have fled extreme violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups in northern Mozambique over the past five years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported on Tuesday. As the conflict in Cabo Delgado…

Somalia: Militias in Central Somalia Mobilise In opposition to Al-Shabaab

For years, Somali clans and villages have tried to resist demands from the Islamist group al-Shabab, which can include taxes called "zakat," plus livestock, weapons and boys they can turn into fighters. And for years,…

Way forward for TV Briefing: The current and way forward for TV and streaming’s id layer

Way forward for TV Briefing: The current and way forward for TV and streaming’s id layer

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how the TV and streaming ad market’s identity layer has developed in 2022. Join the conversation. Scroll down to use Digiday+ Comments, giving the Digiday+ community the…

Inexperienced Mountain Espresso Roasters companions with Martha Stewart to retool its social media technique

Inexperienced Mountain Espresso Roasters companions with Martha Stewart to retool its social media technique

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters wants to get the attention of younger consumers while maintaining its standing with its current customer base. The coffee brand has tweaked its approach to social media — it was previously…

Huge political promoting clashes with vacation media shopping for, making a ‘tsunami’ impact for This autumn

Huge political promoting clashes with vacation media shopping for, making a ‘tsunami’ impact for This autumn

Political and holiday media planning are running into each other like never before, creating a huge wave of media spending for the end of the year. Every two years, political advertising cuts into the early…