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President Bola Tinubu has reportedly stepped down as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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Tinubu Suspends Implementation of 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy Amid Public Backlash

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the implementation of a 0.5 per cent Cybersecurity Levy proposed by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to...

Niger Speaker stops plan to send 100 female orphans to early marriage
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Niger Speaker stops plan to send 100 female orphans to early marriage

Speaker of Niger Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has bowed to pressure, stopped plans to marry off 100 female orphans from his constituency as requested...

Fubara receives Otti to commission the reconstruction of Old Port Harcourt-Bori Road
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Fubara receives Otti to commission Old Port Harcourt-Bori Road

On Tuesday, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara received Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State, to commission the reconstructed 10 km-long Old Port Harcourt-Bori...

Rivers State Governor, Fubara
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Rivers State Governor, Fubara, to probe Wike’s Administration

The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced the decision to probe the former governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. Fubara’s...

Australian military lawyer jailed for 5 years over leaked military documents on war crimes
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Australian military lawyer, David McBride jailed for exposing war crimes

David McBride, an Australian military lawyer turned whistleblower, has been sentenced to 5 years and eight months prison without parole for two years...

South Africa extends condolences to Afghanistan over flood disaster
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South Africa extends condolences to Afghanistan over flood disaster

South Africa’s government has extended its condolences to Afghanistan over the recent flood disaster that claimed 300 lives in the Northern part of...

Blackout in Sudan: Human Rights Organizations calls for Internet access amidst Conflict
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Sudan: Groups Demand Immediate Internet Reconnection Amidst Armed Conflict

Amidst the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, about 94 civil societies, human rights organisations, and members of the #KeepItOn Coalition have signed a...

Nigeria's NCS signs MoU with China's GACC to foster bilateral trade
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Nigeria’s NCS signs MoU with China’s GACC to foster bilateral trade

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of...

Nigerian Flagboy John Eze begins the Longest Hand-flown National Flag Marathon in Lagos
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Nigerian Flagboy John Eze begins the Longest Hand-flown National Flag Marathon in Lagos

A Nigerian flag boy has begun a quest to take on the next Guinness World Records (GWR) holder for the longest hand-flown National...

South Energyx claims it lost N87b in Lagos-Calabar Road Realignment, saying, ‘We are victims, not aggressors’
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‘We are victims, not aggressors’ – South Energyx claims it lost N87b in Lagos-Calabar Road Realignment

South Energyx Nigeria Limited has claimed it lost N87 billion, an estimated cost of the reclamation/sand filling it did in realignment to the...

Rivers High Court bars 25 PDP-APC defectees from House of Assembly
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Rivers High Court bars 25 PDP-APC defectees from House of Assembly

The Rivers State High Court on Friday issued an order restraining 25 members of the House of Assembly, including Speaker Martin Amaewhule, who...

UN adopts resolution granting Palestine's 'Observer State' rights
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UN adopts resolution granting Palestine’s ‘Observer State’ rights

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution granting the State of Palestine rights to the world body as an Observer State but...