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BBC World Service TV - Smart Money, How profitable is taxi hailing for drivers?

BBC World Service TV - Smart Money, How profitable is taxi hailing for drivers?

Ride-hailing business in Africa took off 6 years ago with Uber claiming the biggest market share. It boasts 7…

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BBC World Service TV - Smart Money, Generating power in Nigeria

BBC World Service TV - Smart Money, Generating power in Nigeria

Nigerians spend $12bn annually to fuel generators as they try to survive a power crisis that has gradually wo…

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BBC World Service TV - Smart Money, Nigeria's emerging lucrative investment clubs

BBC World Service TV - Smart Money, Nigeria's emerging lucrative investment clubs

Young Africans are transitioning to more formal investment clubs. At 43 percent, financial inclusion is still…

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Inside Nigeria's Kidnap Crisis - Full documentary - BBC Africa Eye

Inside Nigeria's Kidnap Crisis - Full documentary - BBC Africa Eye

Nigeria is in the grip of a kidnapping epidemic. Thousands of Nigerians have fallen victim, and millions of d…

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Local rice farmers bemoan fate as 38 million hectares of land waste away

Local rice farmers bemoan fate as 38 million hectares of land waste away

How is Nigeria's huge food import bill depriving farmers of the capacity to cultivate Nigeria's large expanse…

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Inside Nigeria's multi-billion naira rice smuggling business

Inside Nigeria's multi-billion naira rice smuggling business

In this second part of his report on Nigeria's wasting agricultural land, KUNLE FALAYI digs into the country'…

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A domestic fight, a gun and a Virginia tragedy

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By Kunle Falayi Verified
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The murder-suicide of former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife, Cerina, last week brought into focus a family tragedy that has been more common in Virginia than in many other states. Virginia is among the nation's top 10 states with the highest number of murder-suicide cases, Gun Violence Archive data shows. A total of 173 cases have been recorded in the commonwealth since 2016.
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Virginia police search vehicle surveillance data 24/7. It isn't always clear why

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By Kunle Falayi Verified
| VPM Daily Newscast Verified
In the early morning of July 1, 2025, Norfolk police officers responded to a 911 call about a vehicle stalled in highway traffic in the city's Ocean View section. When police arrived, the vehicle, a Mercedes-Benz, sped off, striking an officer and inflicting minor injuries, according to the police report. Multiple Norfolk officers jumped into the hunt for the fleeing vehicle, conducting nearly 900 searches on the Flock Safety system for the vehicle's license plate.
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Weapon offenses rise on Virginia university campuses

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By Kunle Falayi Verified
| Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism Verified
Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth universities have the highest number of violations, according to Virginia State Police data. Weapons law violations at Virginia's colleges and universities have climbed since 2020, driven by cases at Old Dominion University and Virginia Commonwealth University, according to Virginia State Police data. Violations bottomed out in 2020 as campuses emptied during the COVID-19 pandemic, then rebounded sharply.
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