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The implications of an Igbo kingdom
Business and Financial Times
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July 21, 2025
The youth of Gadangbe in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana are the demanding the immediate deportation of the so-called King of the Igbos in Ghana, Dr. Chuckwudu Jude Ihenetu to Nigeria. Also, in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, the youth are...
JUST IN: West Africa imports 69% petrol despite refining boom – NMDPRA boss
Punch
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July 22, 2025
The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, has disclosed that despite ongoing efforts to boost refining capacity and ramp up the local production of refined petroleum products,...
Could old alliances bridge West Africa’s security cooperation gaps?
Institute for Security Studies
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Could old alliances bridge West Africa’s security cooperation gaps? The politically neutral Conseil de l’Entente could revive urgently needed security partnerships among Sahel and coastal states. Published on 23 July 2025 in ISS Today By Sampson...
AP Strange SummaryBrief at 7:35 a.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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Giant trolls built from trash want to save humans from themselves WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Danish artist Thomas Dambo creates giant wooden trolls from recycled materials to promote environmental awareness. Over 12 years, Dambo and his team have...
JUST-IN: Senate Approves Tinubu’s $21bn Foreign Loan Plan For 2025–2026
Leadership
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July 22, 2025
The Senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu for a comprehensive external borrowing plan amounting to over $21 billion for the 2025–2026 fiscal years. According to the Senate, the funds are intended to support various national...
Renewing hope through innovation: Tunji-Ojo’s interior ministry agenda
Business Day
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July 15, 2025
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, is a trained engineer, tech entrepreneur, and former legislator known for championing transparency and accountability. Appointed in August 2023 by President Bola Tinubu, the London-educated ICT...
Letter of Babangida’s son rejecting Tinubu’s appointment fake — Sources
Eagle Online
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July 21, 2025
A trending letter, credited to Muhammed Babangida, the son of former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as having rejected the appointment offered him by President Bola Tinubu has been described as fake by several sources. The...
69% of fuel supply in West Africa imported – NMDPRA
Premium Times
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July 22, 2025
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Tuesday said 69 per cent of fuel supply in West Africa is imported. The NMDPRA Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed, disclosed this while speaking at the West African...
Africa’s Trans-Saharan Corridor gains support
Global Highways
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Support is given for Africa’s crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor route. By MJ Woof July 16, 2025 Read time: 1 min Further development of the crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor will deliver economic benefits to Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Chad, and...
Let’s protect wetlands, nature’s superheroes
New Zimbabwe
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July 22, 2025
By Julia Pierini & Kariuki Ndang’ang’a In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous, goes a quote by the American historian Daniel Joseph Boorstin. Like these anonymous true heroes, wetlands play vital overlooked...
NAFDAC destroys N91 million worth of tramadol in Kano
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed Tramadol worth N91 million that was smuggled into Kano. The 491,000 tablets of seized Tramadol 225mg were earlier intercepted by the Nigerian Customs Service...
Space Force wants Colorado ANG’s mission: Weapons and Warfare
Straight Arrow News
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July 23, 2025
[RYAN ROBERTSON] HELLO AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION OF WEAPONS AND WARFARE FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS. I’M YOUR HOST, RYAN ROBERTSON, AND THIS WEEK WE ARE COMING TO YOU FROM THE GREELEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION IN GREELEY, COLORADO, HOME TO THE...
South-East needs new states to resolve regional historical imbalance
Peoples Gazette
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July 23, 2025
In a country where political representation at the federal level is often determined by geography, the South-East’s five-state status is an imbalance that needs to be addressed. Ndigbo demand at least one new state to bring the South-East on par...
Re: Mining Cadastre Office, a threat to national security
The Cable
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July 23, 2025
BY TAFA BAKORI I came across an opinion article penned by Biliyaminur Surajo titled, “Mining Cadastre Office, A Threat to National Security”, which by all intents and purposes was crafted to not only diminish the great job the Mining Cadastral...
Largest Martian Meteorite on Earth sold for millions at auction
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Kaduna vaccinates 754,304 girls, launches campaign against cervical cancer, malnutrition
Premium Times
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July 23, 2025
The Kaduna State Government has launched the ‘Girl Effect Oya Campaign’ to intensify efforts against cervical cancer and adolescent malnutrition. The campaign, unveiled at the Gusau Institute in Kaduna, also marked the milestone of vaccinating...
Alleged Fraud: Court grants forefeiture of N335 million, Galaxy Hospital, 5 Petrol Stations, lands
Nairametrics
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July 16, 2025
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted a final forfeiture order against several assets and funds following the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s advanced fee fraud allegations. The affected assets include Galaxy Hospital...
Kaduna court jails four for fraud
The Sun Nigeria
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July 22, 2025
From Sola Ojo, Abuja Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna, has sentenced Sadi Zangina, Ahmed Buhari, Khalifa Muazu Aliyu, and Olasode Abdulganiu to various jail terms for fraud. They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal...
Lokpobiri: Nigeria’s crude production increased by 80% to 1.8m bpd in two years
The Cable
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July 23, 2025
Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), says Nigeria’s crude oil production has increased by 80 percent. Speaking on Tuesday at the West African Refined Products Pricing and Markets Development Conference in Abuja, the...
Ghana’s Security Strategy Has Kept Terror Attacks At Bay: What Other Countr
The Nigerian Voice
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Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that has not experienced terrorist attacks, even though it’s geographically close to countries that have. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State in West...