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Sierra Leone’s second city, Bo, has come up with an unusual scholarship scheme that rewards girls who maintain their virginity up to level 3 of senior secondary school. Bo City Council chairman Matthew Margao the beneficiaries will win sponsorship up to tertiary and university levels. “The aim is to ensure that at least 80 per cent of school going girls ...

Men, you often don’t mean to nag, but you may be making mistakes that risk ruining your marriage. In fact, if you are a typical man, you are likely making several mistakes and quite often. Don’t believe me? Ask your wife. Now, before you get all defensive, this isn’t about blame. These are not ridiculous relationship mistakes; they are the ...

Morocco’s moderate Islamists won the most seats in a landmark parliamentary election, the government said on Saturday, the latest religious party to achieve spectacular gains on the back of the Arab Spring. The Justice and Development Party, PJD, captured 80 seats in the 395-seat assembly, nearly double the 45 seats won by Prime Minister Abbas el Fassi’s Indpendence Party, Interior ...

Below is a text of the Press Release issued by Dr. Reuben Abati on behalf of President Goodluck Jonathan on the death of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE OJUKWU’S PLACE IN NIGERIAN HISTORY IS ASSURED – PRESIDENT JONATHAN President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with much sadness and a deep feeling of great national loss news of ...

President Museveni has said government will dedicate one of its oil wells for electricity generation. While officiating at the Investor’s Roundtable at Munyonyo on yesterday, Mr Museveni said projects such as Bujagali Hydro-electric Dam and other smaller ones would soon be brought on board for the same purpose. His announcement comes on the back of public agitation about the floundering ...