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Video: Award-winning British actor, Idris Elba to build film studio in Ghana

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Award-winning British actor, Idris Elba, who is of Sierra Loa Leone descent, has revealed plans to build a standard film studio in West Africa, Ghana.

The actor in this video speaks about the plan with the Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo at a parley over the weekend.

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Video: Nigeria’s labour union, NLC declares nationwide strike over continued cash scarcity

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Amidst the continued cash scarcity in Nigeria, a major pressure group, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike.

The NLC made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city through its president, Joe Ajaero who said the strike is billed to commence on Wednesday next week.

The labour leader also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide.

It has been said in some quarters that the redesigning of the country’s currency and the limited supply of the new note is a deliberate plot by the outgoing president Buhari, who has vowed to deliver a free and fair election to frustrate “vote buying” which has been characteristic of recent elections in Nigeria.

It was believed that the redesigning of the country’s currency and the limited supply of the new note is a deliberate plot by the outgoing president Buhari, who vowed to deliver a free and fair election to frustrate “vote buying” which has been characteristic of recent elections in Nigeria but the 2023 general elections were rather controversial and largely marked with voters impression and violence.

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Video: South African opposition, EFF vows to continue pressure on President Ramaphosa

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An opposition member of South Africa’s parliament, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. speaks on the party’s resolve to continue to demand good governance from President Cyril Ramaphosa of the ACN.

The president has had his reign threatened with scandals like the Farmgate, the continued failure in the power sector, and anti-government protests by the opposition, EFF.

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