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Help cuts leave the refugee agency incapable of shelter six in 10 by fleeing the war in Sudan
The European Times
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July 18, 2025
Worldwide, $ 1.4 billion in the agency’s programs are closed or suspended, Hcr said in a new report. “We cannot stop water, you cannot stop sanitation, but we must make decisions when it happens, for example, to shelter,” said the director of...
Northern youths send 100-man delegation to lobby Akpabio for Sani Musa’s APC chairman bid
Pulse
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July 20, 2025
A coalition of youth groups, comprising over 1,000 All Progressives Congress (APC) support organisations in Nigeria’s North Central region, has announced plans to dispatch a 100-man delegation to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, urging him to...
APC youth group to lobby Akpabio for Sani Musa as party chairman
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 20, 2025
Youths from the North Central region, under the umbrella of the North Central APC Youth Vanguard, have announced plans to send a 100-man delegation to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, seeking his support for Senator Mohammed Sani Musa’s...
Ndume urges Tinubu to include South-East in appointments
The Sun Nigeria
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July 20, 2025
Commends him on more appointments of northerners From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja Former Senate Leader Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that the South-East is included in future appointments. Ndume was reacting to the latest round...
APC National Chairmanship: North central youths move to lobby Akpabio for Sani Musa
Daily Post
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July 20, 2025
A coalition of youth groups drawn from over 1,000 All Progressives Congress, APC, support organisations in Nigeria’s North Central region has announced plans to dispatch a 100-man delegation to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, to convince him to...
The Unyielding Paradox: Muhammadu Buhari and the Soul of Nigeria, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D.
News Diary Online
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July 20, 2025
”إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ” ”Verily, we belong to God, and verily to Him we return.” Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156) ”The death of an elderly man is like a burning library.”— Igbo Proverb That...
The world's 10 poorest countries with only one outside of Africa
Daily Express
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July 20, 2025
What determines the world's most poorest counrties isn't "as clear-cut as dollars and cents", as the research authors emphasis. However, according to Concern Worldwide's ranking, nine countries in Africa were among the 10 poorest in the world,...
UN envoy warns of worsening Red Sea tension after Houthi attacks off Yemen's coast
The National News
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The UN's Yemen envoy has expressed serious concern over the situation in the Red Sea, and warned of potential environmental damage after two Houthi attacks on commercial vessels. The incidents mark the first such attacks since Washington announced...
N7,000 per kilo: Lagos butchers decry meat price hike, seek govt intervention
Punch
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July 20, 2025
The Lagos State Butchers Association has attributed the recent spike in beef prices to transportation challenges caused by flooding in the northern part of the country. They also called for urgent government intervention through ranching to...
Tinubu: Fuel Subsidy Removal Was Necessary
Biz Watch Nigeria
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July 15, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has described the removal of fuel subsidy on his inauguration day as a painful but necessary step to stabilise Nigeria’s economy and free up resources for critical infrastructure projects. Speaking through the Minister of...
NDLEA arrests wanted drug kingpin with 11.6kg cocaine, meth in nationwide crackdown
The Sun Nigeria
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July 20, 2025
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja After a seven-year manhunt, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Paul Chigozie, as he was attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine...
Pan African Towers Appoints Osi Echezona Russell new CEO
TechEconomy
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July 2, 2025
Advertisements Pan African Towers, a telecommunications infrastructure company and wireless service facilitator in Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Mr. Echezona Russell Osi as the new chief executive officer, effective July 1st, 2025. PAT...
The Unyielding Paradox: Muhammadu Buhari And The Soul Of Nigeria
The Nigerian Voice
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"Verily, we belong to God, and verily to Him we return." Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156) "The death of an elderly man is like a burning library."— Igbo Proverb That afternoon I spent with Bubu in 2005, years before the improbable presidency, captured the...
Trump’s disrespect for African states persists
Sabah
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July 15, 2025
Forging a diplomatic endeavour among many states aims to achieve a quid pro quo status in international relations. While these relations strive to be on equal footing, mutual respect is highly encouraged among leaders, especially in their...
BREAKING: Tinubu Arrives In Katsina For Ex-President Buhari’s Burial
Sahara Reporters
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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Katsina State ahead of the burial of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, SaharaReporters has learnt. This comes as a high-powered delegation from the neighbouring Republic of Niger also landed in...
Illicit party drugs seized in hotel tops nationwide seizures by NDLEA + Video
Eagle Online
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July 20, 2025
Illicit party drugs topped the list of seizures and arrests made by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency nationwide in the last one week. According to available information, the party drugs were seized on Saturday at Sarah Sam Hotels located...
CDS warns against attacks on national assets
The Sun Nigeria
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July 15, 2025
From Tony John, Port Harcourt The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has called on host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) to take ownership of the national assets situated in their areas and work...
Tinubu’s Fuel Subsidy Removal A Painful But Necessary Step – FG
Naija News
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July 15, 2025
Speaking through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at the quarterly meeting of the Progressive Governors’ Forum with Information Commissioners from APC-controlled states in Minna, the President urged officials...
From tribute to tension: How Buhari’s burial sparked political storm
Punch
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July 20, 2025
The passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari has not only stirred national mourning but also reignited political calculations ahead of the 2027 general elections. As tributes poured in, accusations of political exploitation surfaced, exposing...
Mahama hosts Open Society Foundations chair Alex Soros
Ghana Business News
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July 20, 2025
President Mahama with Alex Soros. President John Dramani Mahama on Friday hosted United States billionaire Alex Soros for talks at the Presidency in Accra. Mr Soros, an investor and philanthropist and the son of billionaire Mr George Soros, also...