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Undercover Journalist Anas Gets $18m, Wins Libel Case Against Ghana’s ex-Lawmaker In US

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Unanimous decision,’ how an eight-member jury in Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey found Mr Agyapong liable for defamation against Mr Anas   A United States court has awarded Ghanaian undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million (£14 million) in damages, after a jury said he was defamed by former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong. The case stemmed from comments Mr Agyapong made about Mr Anas after his BBC investigation in 2018 that exposed football corruption in Ghana and elsewhere. The BBC Thursday reported that the court heard that Mr…

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FULL LIST: US Excludes Nigeria, UK, Others From 2025 Visa-free Travel

Ganiyu Amodu

The United States, on Monday, released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. The United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list also does not include any African countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa. While most of the VWP list remains unchanged, the addition of Romania marks a significant update. The US has also focused on enhancing security checks and prioritising countries with strong diplomatic ties and border security standards. According to the US Bureau of Consular…

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US Embassy, Lagos Consulate To Close Monday

Ganiyu Amodu

The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be shut on Monday, 17 February 2025. This is in observance of Presidents’ Day, according to a statement posted on X on Sunday by the diplomatic mission. The statement assured the public that normal operations would resume the following day. “The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, 18 February 2025,” the statement read.…

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Osun Monarch Faces COVID-19 Fraud Trial In US

Ganiyu Amodu

The whereabouts of Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, is causing ripples in his domain, as residents and indigenes of the community are calling for the intervention of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in unraveling the mystery behind his disappearance. Oba Oloyede, a United States of America-based accountant and information system expert, was appointed new Apetu in July 2019. He succeeded Oba James Adegoke, who died on November 26, 2017. Our correspondents learnt that the royal father had been regularly shuttling between Nigeria and his base in the…

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Why I Dumped Acting In US — Bukky Wright

Ganiyu Amodu

Veteran actress, Oluwabukola Ajoke, aka Bukky Wright has opened up about her time away from Nigeria and how she changed careers during her stay in the United States of America. Speaking in an interview with Saturday Beats, she said, “I will be practising it (tech) simultaneously with entertainment. The fact that I had to deviate totally from entertainment to tech was something many people thought I would not be able to do. I would tell all my mentees that if I can do it, they can do it too.” On…

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US President Joe Biden Calls Himself ‘1st Black Woman’ In Latest Gaffe

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Biden again, went on incredibly confusing rant, calling himself the first black woman to serve with a black president. He also called himself the “first president that got elected statewide in the state of Delaware, when I was a kid.” The comments came as Biden was trying to pander during a Pennsylvania radio show with host Andrea Lawful-Sanders. READ ALSO Euro 2024: Spain Defeat Germany 2-1 To Reach Semis The Data Storage Behind Smart And Safe Cities, By Ghassan Azzi Inside Meeting Where Minister Ordered End to FCET Workers’…

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Christmas Boring In UK, US, We Miss Home – Nigerians in Diaspora

Abibat Babalola

More Nigerians migrated abroad this year than any year in contemporary history. Some of them who are celebrating Christmas for the first time abroad, share how they are coping with loneliness in new environments Mr Chukwuemeka Okpara had always wanted to go to school abroad. Although his family’s income was below the middle class, he said he had the hope that he would one day move to the United Kingdom to get further education. The 31-year-old Ugwueke indigene from the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State was hit with…

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US, Kenya Strike Trade, Investment Deals

Aoko Benjamin

The United States and Kenya have launched a strategic trade and investment partnership through which they will pursue commitments aimed at boosting economic growth, supporting African regional economic integration and other areas, the US Trade Representative’s Office said on Thursday. The US and Kenyan governments will start work within three months to develop a roadmap for engagement in areas including agriculture, digital trade, action on climate change, and trade facilitation and customs procedures, the USTR said in a statement. READ ALSO: UK To Send, Relocate Thousands of Migrants To Rwanda,…

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Dawah Front of Nigeria Rallies Members from US, UK, Canada for National Policy Retreat

ADEOLA YUSUF

DFN Holds 3,000 faithful at 2021 hybrid Daura, says 10-year strategic plan, Agric project underway   Dawah Front of Nigeria (DFN) has rallied Professors of Agriculture and Agric value chain as well as other experts who are its members from Nigeria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia for its National Policy Retreat and projects including a large-scale Agric scheme and Training Institute. The National coordinator of the Islamic group, Alhaji Abdul Gafar Musliudeen, FCA , who disclosed this to Platforms Africa in Lagos on the sideline of…

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BREAKING: 20-Passenger Plane Crashes in Houston, US

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Plane with over 20 on board crashed near Houston airport during takeoff shooting thick black plumes of smoke in the air. Platforms Africa reports that the numbers of deaths and casuality are still unknown in the MD-87 Plane, which Crashed in Texas. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Gunmen Open Fire On Nigeria’s Imo Traditional Rulers, Kill 5 Oil Minister confirms Platforms Africa Exclusive News on DPR, PPPRA, PEF scrapping, CEOs’ sack Carbonated Drinks Price Hike Imminent as Minister Announces Jan. 2022 Tax Takeoff ‘How, Why Colin Powell, 1st Black US Secretary of…

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