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2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Black Stars players are determined to give their best against Angola and Niger - Henry Asante Twum
Modern Ghana
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November 13, 2024
Ghana Football Association (GFA) Communications Director, Henry Asante Twum, has assured fans that the Black Stars are fully committed to their final two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches. The Black Stars will face Angola, who...
Police rescue 19 travellers kidnapped in Niger
Premium Times
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November 5, 2024
The police have rescued 19 kidnapped persons in Gidan-Kwakwa forest, along the Tegina-Zungeru road in Niger State. The police spokesperson in the state, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Tuesday. He said, “On 01/11/2024 at...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Black Stars to hold first training session today ahead of Angola, Niger games
Ghana Soccer Net
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November 11, 2024
The senior national team, the Black Stars will open camp in Accra on Monday, November 11, 2024, to begin preparations for their final games of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The team will hold their first training session at...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Inaki Williams ruled out of Ghana's games against Angola and Niger
GhanaWeb
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November 10, 2024
Athletic Bilbao striker, Inaki Williams is set to miss Ghana's final round of games of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Angola and Niger. This emerged after the Spanish club confirmed that the 30-year-old had suffered a...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Jordan Ayew to captain Black Stars for Angola, Niger games?
Ghana Soccer Net
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November 4, 2024
Jordan Ayew is expected to captain Black Stars for the final games of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Angola and Niger, Ghanasoccernet.com has been told. In the Matchday three and four games of the qualifiers against...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Inaki Williams to miss Ghana games against Angola and Niger due to injury
Ghana Soccer Net
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November 9, 2024
Athletic Bilbao striker, Inaki Williams is set to miss Ghana's final round of games of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Angola and Niger. This emerged after the Spanish club confirmed that the 30-year-old had suffered a...
Bandits Abduct 20 Travellers in Niger State
Trust TV
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November 2, 2024
At least 20 passengers travelling in five vehicles were reportedly kidnapped by bandits on the Mariga-Kontagora road in Niger State. Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly and representative of Mariga constituency,...
Foreign Office says 'do not travel' to 68 of 226 countries
Birmingham Live
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October 31, 2024
All of the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list have been revealed. The UK Foreign Office has warnings against travelling abroad to the likes of Iran, Russia and Lebanon amid growing crises across the globe. The FCDO has...
Bandits abduct 20 bus passengers in Niger
Punch
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November 1, 2024
Suspected bandits abducted 20 passengers along the link road between the Mariga and Kontagora local government areas of Niger State. The passengers were travelling along the road when bandits, who had mounted a blockade, forced them into a nearby...
Again, terrorists kidnap many passengers in Niger
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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November 1, 2024
No fewer than 22 passengers have again been abducted in Kontagora area of Niger State. Blueprint gathered that the heavily armed bandits on Thursday , 31st of October took their victims, who were travelling in five vehicles inside forest. The...
Foreign Office issues travel warnings for 18 countries including Dubai, Morocco and Egypt
Daily Express
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October 26, 2024
Travel advice has been updated for Brits heading to 18 countries, including winter sun hotspots Egypt, Tunisia, Dubai and Morocco, in the wake of Israel's airstrikes on Iran. Britain's Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for 18 countries...
Bandits Holding 20 Captives On Your Training Ground – Niger Assembly Tell Military
Naija News
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November 1, 2024
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, confirmed the incident, stating that the kidnapping occurred between Baban-Lamba and Beri. Sarkin-Daji, who represents Mariga Constituency, expressed concern over...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Details about Black Stars camping ahead of Angola, Niger games
GhanaWeb
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November 7, 2024
The Black Stars are set to begin preparations for their final two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers by opening camp on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The team will focus on securing vital points in their bid to qualify for the continental...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: He wanted to come but I explained to him why I dropped him - Otto Addo on Thomas Partey's absence for Angola, Niger games
Modern Ghana
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November 7, 2024
Black Stars coach Otto Addo has explained why Thomas Partey has been dropped from Ghana's squad for their upcoming matches. The Arsenal midfielder has been left out of the 25-man squad for the final round of games of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Accra Sports Stadium to host Ghana-Niger game – GFA
GhanaWeb
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October 31, 2024
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that the Black Stars of Ghana will take on Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium on November 18, 2024, in the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. According to ghanafa.org, the...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana aiming to keep chances alive ahead of Angola and Niger games
Ghana Soccer Net
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November 5, 2024
The Black Stars' chances of securing qualification to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations hangs in the balance following a disappointing results against Sudan during the October international break. Ghana has been poor in the AFCON qualifying series,...
AP Strange SummaryBrief at 1:22 a.m. EDT
Okeechobee News - Florida
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Giant trolls built from trash want to save humans from themselves WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Danish artist Thomas Dambo creates giant wooden trolls from recycled materials to promote environmental awareness. Over 12 years, Dambo and his team have...
African sovereign wealth funds are becoming a force in capital mobilisation across the continent—NSIA CEO
Business Day
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July 23, 2025
African sovereign wealth funds are emerging as key players in capital mobilisation across the continent, using long-term capital to support strategic investments in infrastructure, industry, and climate resilience, says Aminu Umar-Sadiq, MD/CEO of...
Hoodlums attack Niger NSCDC official aboard tricycle
Punch
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October 28, 2024
No fewer than a dozen hoodlums attacked the spokesman of the Niger State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ibrahim Muti, while he was returning from his office. Arewa PUNCH gathered that Muti, who suffered severe knife...
Schengen Travel Insurance: Your Guide to Choosing a Visa-Approved Policy
Schengen Visa Info
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October 26, 2024
Despite recent changes in Schengen visa fees, applicants must remember that travel insurance is still a mandatory requirement when applying for a Schengen visa. According to Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament, Schengen travel...