‘I’m a doctor – but I’ll never be able to pay my student loan back’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Arthur Joustra took out a student loan to allow him to study medicine, he believed it was an investment he’d be able to pay…
Ex-Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke just a 'rubber stamp', lawyer tells UK trial
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke had no real influence over the awarding of lucrative government contracts and was merely a “rubber…
Girl, 5, battling childhood dementia suffers nearly 200 seizures a day
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA young girl enduring nearly 200 seizures daily is fighting against a rare childhood dementia. Holly Nayler, aged 5, was mere days…
Iranian protesters: Trump promised to save us. He has blood on his hands
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIranian protesters say Donald Trump has “blood on his hands” after encouraging them to take to the streets where thousands were gunned…
Man who went to Dublin Airport to get lost luggage jailed over what was inside
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA man who returned to an airport to collect his lost luggage was arrested and jailed after it was found to have contained £254,000…
Sex crimes soar to record levels with average of 588 every day, while drug offences and shoplifting continue to rise in new official stats
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of sex offences reported to police has jumped to a record high, official figures show. Read More
DisCos blame low generation as grid collapses third time
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteConcerns are rising that incessant grid collapse cases may be returning to Nigeria’s power sector, as Nigerians experienced three incidents in less…
Africa has the worst road safety record in the world. Here's what to know
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA deadly car crash in Nigeria involving former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two minibus accidents in South Africa days apart that killed at least 25…
Five immigration officers accused of stealing cash from small boat migrants appear in court
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFive immigration officers stole cash from small boat migrants as they arrived at Dover, a court heard. Read More
Youngest son of DR Congo's independence hero passes away in Kinshasa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe youngest son of Democratic Republic of Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba has died in the capital, Kinshasa, at the age of…