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Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian...

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian slave who...

The legacy of Eliza Moore,...

The legacy of Eliza Moore, one of...

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian slave who won the first reparation petition, by Gift Luckson

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian slave who won the first reparation petition, by Gift Luckson Belinda Sutton (born 1713 in Africa), also known as Belinda Royall, was a woman born in what is now Ghana who was enslaved by the Royall family at the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. Background Additional details of Sutton's family life are under ongoing research. Baptism records for a son Joseph, and a daughter Prine, appear in church records. Belinda was abandoned by Isaac Royall Jr. when he fled to Nova Scotia at...
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Business & Economy

Businesses you can...

A side hustle is an additional employment opportunity that is non-related to a person's full-time job, which provides supplemental income. In other words, a side hustle is a way to earn extra income in addition to a full-time job. With the extra money, it might be easier to pay your bills, contribute to savings, or assist with other expenses. The additional income could also help make your side hustle a growing business.
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Feature

Muslims in Nigeria...

Muslims in Nigeria seek alternatives as costs of rams surge ahead of Eid-el-Kabir By Haruna YUSUF, Maryam SULAIMAN, Fa'izatu DOMA, Ibrahim YAHAYA, Cara LUCKSON (Abuja)...
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Feature

How a fraudster...

How a fraudster double crossed Ngelzarma police, two others: The story of Bello Muhd and Sulaiman Garba Bello Muhammad is a resident of Ngelzarma in Fune...
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Feature

A Happy Worker...

A Happy Worker Vs. Workers Day!, by Vivian DANIEL, Abuja. Introduction May 1st every year is observed as the Workers’ Day in Nigeria which is also...
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Feature

Why Lionel Mercy...

Kenneth AFOR, LAGOS  Argentina great, Lionel Andrés Messi, is arguably the most decorated footballer in history after after Sunday's World Cup victory over France in...
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Feature

World Menopause Day,...

World Menopause Day, Theme: Cognition and Mood, by Aisha Musa Auyo World Menopause Day is marked every year on the 18th of October. The purpose...
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Biography

Sinān al-Battānī, father...

Sinān al-Battānī, father of modern astronomy By Ibrahim GIMBA, Abuja Abū ʿAbdAllāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir ibn Sinān al-Raqqī al-Ḥarrānī aṣ-Ṣābiʾ al-Battānī was a Mesopotamian Arab astronomer...
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Crime

As unknown gunmen...

As unknown gunmen terrorising Anambra are now known After wreaking havoc in various communities in Anambra State for several months during which many people were...
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DPR

How petroleum tank...

As petroleum tank farms operations continue to make life miserable for Satellite Town residents By Kenneth AFOR, LAGOS  Satellite Town, established as one of the earliest...
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