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Nigeria Remains Africa's Biggest Economy - October 2016

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Nigeria has been affirmed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the biggest economy in Africa — ahead of South Africa and Egypt. In August 2016, Nigeria was reported to have lost its spot as Africa’s biggest economy to South Africa, following the recalculation of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). “A recalculation using current exchange rates put South Africa on top because the rand has strengthened against the dollar,” BBC had said in August. “Based on gross domestic product at the end of 2015 published by the International Monetary Fund, the size of South Africa’s economy is $301 billion at the rand’s current exchange rate, while Nigeria’s GDP is $296 billion,” Bloomberg had also said. But according to TheCable, latest estimates from the IMF however put Nigeria’s GDP at $415.080 billion, from $493.831 billion at the end of 2015. The IMF World Economic Outlook for October 2016 puts South Africa’s GDP at $280.367 billion, from $314.732 billion a year earlier. Egypt

I miss my Husband: Escaped Chibok Girl: Amina Ali

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One of the only verified escapee from the dreaded, callous terrorist group in Northern Nigeria Amina Ali,  was reportedly quoted as saying she misses her husband.   You would recall that shortly after her escape in company of her supposedly husband,  she was immediately transfered to a health Centre where she was taken care of and the  husband, identified only as Mohammed Hayatu at the time of their escape, told a witness that he too was kidnapped by Boko Haram.  He was placed in military detention for interrogation by Nigeria's joint intelligence center. Amina was quoted by CNN as saying "I'm not comfortable with the way I'm being kept from him,.  She also confirmed our earlier report that a couple of the abducted 276 Chibok Secondary School Girls were killed in the ongoing coordinated air strikes, about a year ago. Her  statements comes two days after the terrorist group released a grisly video showing the dead bodies of young women, taken in the aftermath o

Boko Haram wants Prisoner Exchange for Chibok Girls

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Boko Haram just posted a video showing the 219 abducted Chibok Secondary School Girls,  demanding for a swap deal,  which will see their detained comrades exchanged for the school girls. They Boko Haram also alleges that the Nigerian Army Killed Most of the Chibok Girls Video https://youtu.be/icWLwtfGMKs Video credits... www.cnn.com