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FACT CHECK: Is it true that Tinubu has not slept in any other state apart from Lagos as Peter Obi claimed?
Daily Trust
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June 30, 2025
The back and forth between Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and the Presidency over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s trip to Saint Lucia has been trending for days. Obi had accused the president of holidaying...
Trinidad and Tobago nationals to pay an extra US$250 for US visa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
News Sean Douglas 11 Minutes Ago The US Embassy in Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO - TT nationals, along with other "aliens" under US immigration law, will soon have to pay an extra US$250 (roughly $1,750) on top of their visa fee of US$185, to enter...
Zubairu names 20-man squad for WAFU B U-20 Tourney
Prompt News Online
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July 8, 2025
Nigeria’s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles have commenced training sessions in the Ghanaian capital, Accra ahead of the kick-off of this year’s WAFU B U20 Boys Tournament. Earlier scheduled to be an expanded tourney involving teams also from the 9-nation...
Flying Eagles Coach Zubairu Unveils Squad WAFU B U-20 Tourney
Complete Sports
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July 8, 2025
Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has selected 20 players for the WAFU B U-20 Cup of Nations, reports Completesports.com reports. Reliable captain Daniel Bameyi, goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt, Bidemi Amole, and Divine Oliseh are among the...
Peter Obi: Tinubu’s Ill-Timed Trip To St. Lucia Shows This Administration’s Insensitivity, Lack Of Passion
Arise News
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June 29, 2025
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Saint Lucia, calling it an ill-timed and insensitive decision in the face of deepening national crises. This came as he had...
Construction of ‘24-Hour-Economy” market soon to begin on Jema-Kintampo Highway
Ghana News Agency
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July 8, 2025
By Dennis Peprah Jema, (Bono East), July 8, GNA-The Kintampo South District Assembly in the Bono East Region is finalising processes for work to commence on the construction of an ultra-modern market, under the implementation of the government’s...
Saint Lucia Trip Ill-timed, Insensitive in the Face of Deepening National Crises, Peter Obi Tells Tinubu
This Day
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June 29, 2025
*Hails Ganduje’s resignation, urges unfit leaders to take a cueChuks Okocha in Abuja Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Saint Lucia, calling it an ill-timed and...
Hotel of the weekBudget-friendly brand draws crowds to booming Ras Al Khaimah
The National News
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The Rove Hotels format arrived on our shores in 2019 as a price-conscious but fun alternative for travellers seeking to enjoy Dubai without blowing their budget. Ten properties have since opened around the city and the homegrown brand recently...
How border policemen raped us en route to Libya – Returnee
The Citizen (Nigeria)
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June 28, 2025
Thirty-year-old single mother of two, Olaonipekun Adenike, narrates the horror of travelling to Libya by road for three months after her mother’s friend lured her under the pretence of getting her a better life. Excerpts: Can you tell us about...
Over 1.4 million human rights complaints reported by mid-year – NHRC
Premium Times
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July 8, 2025
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received over 1.4 million human rights complaints in the first half of the year, from January to June, the commission said on Monday. The Senior Human Rights Adviser to the commission, Hilary Ogbonna,...
BRICS summit: Between Nigeria’s interest and Global South agenda
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
As the 11-nation BRICS summit holds in the South American city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nigerians want to know what is in it for the country, especially against the threat by President Donald Trump to impose a 10 per cent tariff on affiliated...
West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising...
Modern Ghana
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More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country's military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...
Regional Disparities and Maternal Sociodemographic Determinants of Full Immunization Coverage Among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Nigeria: Insights from NDHS 2018
Dove Medical Press
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July 8, 2025
Background Childhood immunization remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases.1,2 Globally, immunization prevents an estimated four to five million...
Armwrestling African Championship: Over 400 athletes, officials from 20 countries set to storm Abuja
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 7, 2025
The countdown is real — just 16 days to the biggest show of strength Africa has ever seen! From July 23–27, 2025, Abuja will become the battleground for elite warriors as the 14th African Armwrestling Championship and 7th Para-Armwrestling...
The Doctrine of Intertemporal Law and the Challenge of Decolonising the Law on Territorial and Boundary Issues in Africa: Gabon/Equatorial Guinea at the ICJ
EJIL: Talk!
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July 8, 2025
Introduction On 19 May 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered judgment in Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea). The Court relied on a 1900 boundary treaty between the Parties’...
Morocco Gambles on Atlantic Gateway To Woo Sahel Allies
Media Line
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June 29, 2025
Morocco is betting big on a bold vision: opening the Atlantic to the Sahel. King Mohammed VI’s “Atlantic Initiative,” announced in late 2023, aims to give Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger direct access to the ocean through a massive new $1.3 billion...
West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond
The Conversation
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July 7, 2025
More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...
Wanderlust with Pride: explore the world’s most welcoming LGBTQIA+ destinations
IOL
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ZamaNdosi Cele|Published 35 minutes ago 4min The visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community has significantly grown in the travel industry over the years as gay rights and inclusivity are championed globally, with an increasing number of destinations...
NHRC receives 1.4 m complaints in 6 months
News Diary Online
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July 7, 2025
By Edith Nwapi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), said on Monday that it received 1. 4 million complaints on human rights violations in six months. The senior human rights adviser to the commission, Mr Hilary Ogbonna revealed this on his...
NHRC receives 1.48 million complaints, resolves 20,137 amid rising insecurity
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
Nigeria’s human rights landscape is reeling under the weight of escalating violence and systemic neglect, as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed it received a staggering 1,485,307 complaints in the first half of 2025. Of these,...