A courageous Nigerian man identified as Kunle Adeyaju has commenced a long, charity ride with his bike, with the aim to ride from London to Lagos in 25 days.
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Ghanaian ruling party lawmakers on Tuesday demanded President Nana Akufo-Addo fire the finance ministers, piling pressure his government over the country's economic struggles. A majority of Akufo-Addo's New Patriotic Party or NPP parliamentary caucus on Tuesday warned they will stop cooperating with his government until he fires Ofori-Atta as well as another top finance ministry official.
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