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Playwriting: Beeta Universal Arts Foundation announces third edition of the Beeta Playwright Competition

The Beeta Universal Arts Foundation is proud to announce the third edition of the Beeta Playwright Competition. The competition aims to find new voices in the literary genre of drama in Nigeria. The third edition of the Beeta Universal Playwright Competition is calling for entries and is open to indigenous playwrights between the ages of… Read More Playwriting: Beeta Universal Arts Foundation announces third edition of the Beeta Playwright Competition

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Twelve Ghanaians named among 2019 100 Most Influential People of African Descent Under 40

Twelve Ghanaians across different sectors have been named among a list of 100 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) under 40, a global 100 list that identifies high achievers of African descent worldwide, pairing those based across the Diaspora with their counterparts inside Africa. The MIPAD under 40 recognition comes as a global civil… Read More Twelve Ghanaians named among 2019 100 Most Influential People of African Descent Under 40

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Two dead, four injured following shooting at University of North Carolina

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte lifted a campus lockdown on Wednesday morning, a day after a gunman killed two people and wounded four on the school’s last day of classes for the semester. Police in Charlotte charged UNC Charlotte student Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22, with two counts of murder and four of attempted… Read More Two dead, four injured following shooting at University of North Carolina

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Nigerian engineering regulatory body COREN elects Mr Ali Rabiu as new president

Ali Rabiu, a former Vice President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has emerged as the new President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). A statement by Ojonugwa Haruna, the COREN Head of Public Relations, said Mr Rabiu was elected at an extraordinary council meeting of COREN. She said… Read More Nigerian engineering regulatory body COREN elects Mr Ali Rabiu as new president

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Gunman killed during shootout following robbery at Albanian international airport

Police killed one of several gunmen in an exchange of fire on Tuesday after they broke into Albania’s international airport and drove away with a shipment of money, police said. The masked and armed thieves smashed through an entrance used by the fire services to get access to the cash shipment and fled with the… Read More Gunman killed during shootout following robbery at Albanian international airport

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