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No section of Nigeria left out in Tinubu’s infrastructure revolution –Umahi
The Sun Nigeria
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August 1, 2025
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has given an appraisal of the administration’s achievements in infrastructure, highlighting multi-billion naira projects spanning all regions and promising transparency as new...
As Tinubu Transforms Health Care Delivery System in the North in Two Years…
This Day
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July 31, 2025
Salamatu Isa writes on the transformation of health care delivery system in the 19 Northern States since President Bola Tinubu assumed office over two years ago. In a modest Primary Health Centre tucked deep in Yobe State, Fatimah cradled her...
How Australia will be 'begging for migrants' as the nation's birth rate crashes to new low
Daily Mail
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July 20, 2025
Australia is hurtling towards a population crisis, with birth rates plummeting so fast experts warn the country will soon be begging for migrants just to keep the economy afloat. The nation's birth rate is at an all-time low, according the...
City dwellers set for inconvenience as major roads are set for closure on Sunday for CHAN
TV47
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July 31, 2025
The much-anticipated Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) is set to kick off this Saturday, August 2nd, and while football enthusiasts are buzzing with excitement, city dwellers are urged to brace for significant traffic disruptions. With Kenya...
ECOWAS President Warns Africa Risks Collapse Without Governance Reform
The Voice Gambia
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July 31, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has warned that without genuine reforms to improve accountability, discipline, and results in public governance, Africa’s development potential will remain untapped....
WFP: Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram
Star
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This is the last handout of food to the many thousands sheltering from Boko Haram in Gwoza/BBC Drastic cuts to humanitarian aid in north-eastern Nigeria could prove a boon to one of the world's most deadly militant groups, Boko Haram, aid agencies...
Tinubu deserves to continue beyond 2027 – Fadola
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 30, 2025
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and House of Representatives aspirant for Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency, Hon. Aderosoye Emmanuel Fadola, has called on Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for continuity of...
Seyi Vodi @ 50: Celebrating a Legacy of Societal Impact, Fashion and Pillar of Entertainment
This Day
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July 18, 2025
For Seyi Adekunle, popularly known as Seyi Vodi, who is set to clock 50 on July 19, his life’s trajectory stands as a compelling story of resilience, innovation, and societal impact. From an early foray in the banking sector which didn’t go as...
Islamic State and al-Qaida threat is intense in Africa, with growing risks in Syria, UN experts say
Associated Press
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July 31, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external operations,” U.N....
West African Nation of Togo Sees Growing Al-Qaeda Threat
Breitbart
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July 30, 2025
Togo’s Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said last week that at least 54 civilians have been killed this year by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda. Dussey’s remarks during an interview with...
ECOWAS Deepens Security Cooperation with U.S. Strategic Center
News Ghana
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July 21, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) have strengthened collaboration to combat misinformation and regional instability. Following high-level talks in Abuja on July 18, 2025, both...
Global Africa Commission Proposed as ACTIF2025 Opens in Grenada
Antigua.News
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July 28, 2025
“What we have done so far is prove the concept, we now need to institutionalise it,” Oramah said. “We should consider creating a Commission that becomes fully responsible for delivering on the Africa-Caribbean and broader Global Africa initiative…...
After stadium delays, African Nations Championship kicks off
Hartsville Vidette - Tennessee
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After severe delays in stadium renovations, east Africa is finally ready to co-host the much-awaited African Nations Championship (CHAN), kicking off on Saturday. It is a historic moment for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, whose "Pamoja" -- meaning...
Africa’s smallholder farmers are using bright ideas to adapt...
Modern Ghana
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Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and degraded soils are already shrinking harvests. This is...
Africa’s smallholder farmers are using bright ideas to adapt to climate change: G20 countries should fund their efforts
The Conversation
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July 28, 2025
Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and degraded soils are already shrinking harvests. This is...
Skyraider II Soars: U.S. Military Tests Turboprop With ‘Unique Capability’ That Could Revolutionize Special Ops Warfare
The Eurasian Times
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July 31, 2025
The US Air Force Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) OA-1K light attack aircraft — officially named Skyraider II— is undergoing developmental testing at Eglin Air Force Base. The 96th Test Wing, in coordination with U.S. Special Operations...
Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, WFP warns
BBC
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Anne SoyBBC News in Gwoza ShareSave This is the last handout of food to the many thousands sheltering from Boko Haram in Gwoza Drastic cuts to humanitarian aid in north-eastern Nigeria could prove a boon to one of the world's most deadly militant...
Observers warn Africa of Russia's growing influence on the continent
The Standard
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore arrive for talks in Moscow on May 10, 2025. [AFP] As the popularity of Burkina Faso interim president Ibrahim Traore spreads across the African continent, a...
My journey through Graphic 14
Graphic
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July 21, 2025
The story also said, “As one of the meter suppliers for the ECG and the MoEP, GEM’s meters have been deployed in about 85 per cent of ECG’s operational areas. “In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Operations and Internal Relations Manager...
‘Money gifted to Super Falcons can pay 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers, others’
Daily Trust
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July 31, 2025
The cash price splashed on Nigeria’s women national football team, the Super Falcons, is enough to take care of the monthly wage bill of about 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers and over 78,000 lowest ranked officers of the Police Force, Checks by...