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Social Listening 16 July 2025
Business Day
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July 16, 2025
Buhari’s death divides Nigerians. The death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on 13 July 2025 has provoked a deeply divided and emotionally charged response across Nigeria, reflecting his complex legacy. 1. Celebrities and...
Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Media Monitors Network
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July 18, 2025
Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report. “We can’t stop water, you can’t stop sanitation, but we’re having to take decisions when it comes, for example, to shelter,” said...
See Zamfara and not die!
The Sun Nigeria
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July 18, 2025
In recent times, Zamfara, the northwestern state of Nigeria that produced the famous army General, Aliyu Gusau, among other bigwigs, is only associated with things that are unpalatable. A state, which, ordinarily, should be remembered for...
Etsu Nupe hosts colloquium on agriculture, unveils endowment fund
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 28, 2025
Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Saturday, in Abuja, organised a ‘Colloquium on Agriculture’ and an Endowment Fund Launch of the Etsu Yahaya Abubakar Foundation. The one-day epochal...
Pan-Africanists rally support for the sahel; calls for boycott of French goods
GhanaWeb
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July 18, 2025
Some Pan-Africanists are calling for unwavering support for the Sahel region from African sister countries, stressing the need for solidarity in the face of political upheavals. At a Pan-African Republic Day Seminar organized by the Office of...
Nigeria has capacity to end insecurity, restore peace – Expert
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 18, 2025
The Chairman of EIB Group, manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Dr Bright Echefu, has said Nigeria under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the capacity to tackle the scourge of insecurity bedevilling the country. Addressing journalists...
Final post: France’s military disengagement from Africa continues with Senegal exit
EurActiv
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July 18, 2025
PARIS – Since 2022, Paris has been forced to evacuate most of its military bases in Africa, as countries that were once part of the former French colonial empire seek new international partners. A remnant of French colonialism in Senegal has now...
Nigeria’s Local Content Reforms Spark Mining Boom, Set Model For Africa
The Will
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July 17, 2025
July 17, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s mining industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by targeted local content policies from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). These policies, showcased at the African Natural...
Mali’s descent into full blown dictatorship must not stand
Daily Trust
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July 18, 2025
In a move clearly and widely seen as an attempt to perpetuate itself in power against the express wishes of the people, the ruling military Junta in Mali led by General Assimi Goita has been granted another five-year presidential mandate to extend...
Inside my last encounter with Buhari before he died — Femi Adesina
Premium Times
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July 18, 2025
Why should one be so sad about the death of an 82-year-old man? Not just sad. Dolorous. Mournful. Devastated. At 82, you are not exactly a young man, and anything can happen. But not when you are Muhammadu Buhari, soldier of soldiers, an officer...
Nigeria News9 seconds ago Kyari Told Me Buhari Never Asked For A Dime From NNPCL – Adesina Former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has stated that the deceased never demanded a “dime” from the…
Naija News
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July 18, 2025
He asserted that the former president was devoid of corruption during his lifetime. The former presidential spokesman stated that this was disclosed to him by the former NNPCL Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari. Adesina, in a lengthy article in...
Biggest piece of Mars on Earth going up for auction in New York
Telengana Today
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July 13, 2025
The world’s largest Martian meteorite, weighing 54 pounds, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York. The rare rock, discovered in Niger, is part of Geek Week 2025, which also features a juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton from the Jurassic period....
Weed Regulation is Foundering. For Answers, Look to the Labs
Undark Magazine
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July 16, 2025
On the Friday before Thanksgiving last year, the white dome of the Oklahoma State Capitol building stood etched against a bright blue sky. Summer Parker, her partner Charles Hrabina, and his 14-year-old daughter had driven to Oklahoma City from...
Life And Times Of Buhari
National Network
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died aged 82 in a London clinic, was an ex-former military ruler who returned to power through elections but struggled to convince Nigerians he could deliver on the change he promised. Never a...
Ecuador Clamps Down on Airport Transits: New Visa Law Hits Global Travelers
The Rio Times
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July 18, 2025
Ecuador now demands a transit visa from people passing through its airports if they come from forty-five listed countries. Travelers from places like Nigeria, China, India, Venezuela, and dozens of others can no longer simply connect through Quito...
Buhari: I look forward to leaving, from there to my grave, by Femi Adesina
Eagle Online
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July 18, 2025
Why should one be so sad about the death of an 82-year-old man? Not just sad. Dolorous. Mournful. Devastated. At 82, you are not exactly a young man, and anything can happen. But not when you are Muhammadu Buhari, soldier of soldiers, an officer...
Atiku’s Camp Slams Keyamo over Buhari Tribute Comment, Defends PDP Exit
Arise News
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July 18, 2025
The Atiku Abubakar camp, has fired back at Festus Keyamo over his claim that the opposition figure fouled the memory of the late former president, Muhammadu Buhari with his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the period of...
Samsung Unpacked preview: What to expect amid AI push and rising competition
The National News
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Samsung is expected to unveil its new foldable smartphones at its Unpacked event, as it seeks to regain leadership in a market it once dominated and expand its AI ambitions across lines of its mobile devices. The South Korean company is widely...
3-day Fida’u prayer held for late former President Buhari in Daura
News Diary Online
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July 17, 2025
By Salisu Sani-Idris A three-day(Fida’u) prayer was on Thursday offered for the repose of the soul of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari who died on Sunday in a London hospital. The prayer session, which took place at Buhari’s residence in...
Buhari shocker: I look forward to leaving, and when it’s time, I go to my grave
Tribune Online
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July 18, 2025
WHY should one be so sad about the death of an 82-year-old man? Not just sad. Dolorous. Mournful. Devastated. At 82, you are not exactly a young man, and anything can happen. But not when you are Muhammadu Buhari, soldier of soldiers, an officer...