The recent directive issued by the Advertising regulating body in Nigeria (ARCON) introducing a ban on the use of foreign models in ad campaigns has been twisted by right leaning media in the West as a ban on white models.
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Woman, 93 Dies After Being Served Dishwashing Liquid As Juice
A resident at an elderly care and memory care facility has died and two others hospitalised after being served dishwashing liquid in place of juice.
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FRANCE: Air France Suspends Pilots Over Cockpit Fight Shortly After Take-off
Two Air France pilots have been suspended after they exchanged blows in the cockpit during a flight from Geneva to Paris in June.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Career Diplomat In Alleged Rape Allowed To Leave NY On Immunity
A South Sudanese United Nations diplomat accused of raping one of his neighbours in Upper Manhattan over the weekend and released on diplomatic immunity have been suspended from his duties and is under investigation by a ‘specialised committee’.
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UK: Tennis Fan Take Legal Action Against Nick Kyrgios For ‘Drunken’ Allegation
A fan accused of being ‘’drunk out of her mind’’ by Australian tennis player, Nick Kyrgios during the Wimbledon final is taking legal action against him.
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UK: Mini Dose Of Limited Stock Of Monkeypox Vaccine On Offer
Three NHS sites are set to begin a pilot offering to eligible patients, smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine, amid global shortages of the jab.
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NAMIBIA: Eight Cheetahs Relocated To India Where They Have Been Extinct For 70years
A key global experiment in conservation has seen eight cheetahs relocated from Namibia and South Africa to a national park in Madhya Pradesh state in India.
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UK: New Immigration Deal Signed With Nepal For Gurkhas NHS Rescue
Britain is turning to Nepal to staff the National Health Service (NHS) with the signing of a new immigration deal that could see thousands of former Gurkhas coming over to rescue the NHS.
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ITALY: Tik Tok Star Khaby Lame Granted Italian Citizenship
Senegalese-born comedian and the most followed TikTok Khaby Lame, has been granted Italian citizenship.
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Woman Charged With Murder For Fatal Meth-laced Kiss With Inmate
A woman has been charged with murder after sharing a kiss while visiting a man in jail who died a short while later.
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