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Gambia Parliament Rejects Bill To Lift Ban On Female Genital Mutilation

The parliament of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill against lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). This comes after Gambian lawmakers...

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e-CMR: IGP Suspends Proposed Collection Of Controversial Levies From Vehicle Owners

The Nigerian Police Force has suspended the electronic central motor registry registration process (e-CMR), a proposed database criticised as an illegal revenue-generating scheme....

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Somalia: Bomb Blast Kills At Least 5 At Mogadishu Cafe During Euro 2024 Final

Late Sunday, July 14, a powerful car bomb exploded at Top Coffee Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing five people and injuring around 20...

Court Grants SERAP's Suit Requesting Lai Mohammed Disclose Agreement Between Buhari-led Administration and X
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Court Grants SERAP’s Suit Requesting Lai Mohammed To Disclose Agreement Between Buhari-led Administration And X

In a landmark verdict, Justice Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered former Minister Lai Mohammed and the Ministry...

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Argentina Beats Colombia to Win Third Straight Major Tournament

Argentina secured their record 16th Copa América title with a dramatic 1-0 victory over Colombia at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, a...

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Liberia Signs US$20.4m MOU For Costal Communities’ Resilience

The Government of Liberia has signed a US$20.4M Climate Change Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with partners to boost the resilience of vulnerable coastal...

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Spain Wins Euro 2024 Title with Thrilling 2-1 Win over England

The Euro 2024 final, played in Berlin today, ended with Spain’s 2-1 win over England to emerge champions of the tournament. This win...

Afreximbank and other settlement banks in Nigeria will facilitate the trade between Dangote and NNPC Limited. The game changing intervention will eliminate the need for international letters of credit. It will also save the country of billions of dollars used in importing refined fuel.
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NNPC Loses 12.8% Stake In Dangote Refinery Due To Unpaid Balance

Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) now holds only a 7.2 per cent...

Despite Allegation of Diverting COVID-19 Palliatives, Tinubu Appoints Mojisola Macaulay As Director of NSITF
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Despite Allegation of Diverting COVID-19 Palliatives, Tinubu Appoints Mojisola Macaulay As Director of NSITF

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Lagos State House of Assembly member, Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli-Macaulay as the new Executive Director of Operations at...

EXCLUSIVE: Oyo State Ex-Deputy Governor, Hazeem Gbolarunmi Threatens To Kill Car Dealer
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EXCLUSIVE: Oyo State Ex-Deputy Governor, Hazeem Gbolarumi Threatens To Kill Car Dealer For Demanding Payment

In April 2018, Samson Adeoye, the Executive Director of Lagos car dealership 3D’s Stars General International Limited, was introduced by a friend to...

AfDB's Adesina Critisizes Tinubu's Duty-Free Food Imports Policy
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AfDB’s Adesina Critisises Tinubu’s Duty-Free Food Imports Policy

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has raised critical concerns over President Bola Tinubu‘s duty-free food imports directive,...

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Trump Survives Assassination Attempt by 20-year-old Man at Pennsylvania Rally

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. The incident witnessed multiple gunshots that...