Nigerian first lady ‘directed student beating at presidential villa,’ lawyer alleges | CNN

Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  Nigeria’s first lady ordered security operatives to detain a student and also supervised his beating at the country’s presidential villa, his lawyer has alleged. Aminu Mohammed…

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Twitter Africa employees accuse Elon Musk of discrimination over severance terms | CNN Business

CNN Business  —  Laid-off employees at Twitter’s Africa headquarters are accusing Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying to “silence and intimidate” them after they…

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A man who flaunted private jets and luxury cars on Instagram gets 11 years in prison for money laundering | CNN

CNN  —  A Nigerian social media influencer who flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets and luxury cars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison over charges related to…

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Police question nanny of Nigerian music star Davido following death of his three-year-old son | CNN

CNN  —  Police are questioning a nanny employed by Nigerian music star Davido following the death of his three-year-old son on Halloween. The unnamed childminder was taken in for questioning…

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An Ethiopian professor was murdered by a mob. A lawsuit alleges Facebook fueled the violence | CNN Business

CNN  —  The son of an Ethiopian chemistry professor who was killed during unrest in the country last year has filed a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook’s parent company, alleging that…

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