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Apple Music releases top Nigerian artists & songs on the platform in celebration of Nigerian Independence

Apple Music releases top Nigerian artists & songs on the platform in celebration of Nigerian Independence

The list features ten highest streaming Nigerian songs on Apple Music. As expected, CKay‘s global smash hit ‘Love Nwantiti’s’ tops the list. It’s followed by Wizkid’s ‘Essence‘ feat Tems, and Fireboy‘s ‘Peru’ rounds up the top 3. ‘Love Nwantiti (ah ah ah)’ – CKay ‘Essence’ – Wizkid feat. Tems ‘Peru’ …

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Russian rockets kill 22 and injure over 50 at train station as Ukraine celebrates independence day

Russian rockets kill 22 and injure over 50 at train station as Ukraine celebrates independence day

At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian train station on Wednesday, August 24, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as his nation marked the anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union. Zelenskiy had warned of Russian attacks on Independence Day, which …

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US to announce further security package of up to $3 billion on Ukraine’s Independence Day marking six months since Russia’s invasion

US to announce further security package of up to $3 billion on Ukraine

The U.S. is set to announce a security assistance package of up to $3 billion for Ukraine on Wednesday August 24, which is the country’s Independence Day and marks six months since the beginning of the war.    This package, is far larger than any single previous US package since …

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Ukraine mocks Russia as it parades hundreds of destroyed Russian tanks on the streets of Kyiv ahead of Independence Day celebrations (photos/Video)

Ukraine mocks Russia as it parades hundreds of destroyed Russian tanks on the streets of Kyiv ahead of Independence Day celebrations (photos/Video)

Ukraine paraded destroyed Russian tanks and armour along the streets of Kyiv on Saturday August 20, to mock Russia’s invasion as it prepares for Independence Day celebrations.   Before Saturday, the vehicles most of which were destroyed in the first weeks of the war, were set up outside the iconic …

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DR congo organizes burial ceremony for tooth of independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, more than 60 years after he was assassinated and dissolved in acid (photos/video)

DR congo organizes burial ceremony for tooth of independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, more than 60 years after he was assassinated and dissolved in acid (photos/video)

  The only surviving remains of Congolese independence hero and first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba – a gold plated tooth – has been buried more than 60 years after he was assassinated. Lumumba was the country’s first prime minister and one of the leaders of the struggle for independence. He was …

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US updates Taiwan factsheet says it does not support independence

US updates Taiwan factsheet says it does not support independence

Washington says the update does not reflect a change in policy regarding the Chinese-claimed island. The US State Department has updated its fact sheet on Taiwan again to reinstate a line about not supporting formal independence for the Chinese-claimed, democratically governed island. The change was first reported by Taiwan’s official Central …

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Russia plans to hold sham independence vote in southern Ukraine, President Zelenskiy says

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Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of planning to “falsify” an independence referendum in the partly occupied southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.   In a video message Thursday evening April 21, Zelensky urged residents of areas under occupation to not provide any personal information, like their passport numbers, …

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