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Oyewumi Family Cautions Saka Balogun Over Unguided Utterances
New Telegraph
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August 23, 2025
The family of the late Oba Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III CON, CFR (Soun of Ogbomosoland) has condemned in strong terms the derogatory, self-serving, and unwarranted remarks made by Dr Saka Balogun, a former Chief of Staff in the administration...
AEC Opens Office in Shanghai
Business Ghana
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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) has officially opened an international office in Shanghai, China, aimed at strengthening cooperation between African governments and energy companies and their counterparts in China. The...
How Russia is quietly trying to win over the world beyond the West
BBC
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Juliana GragnaniEditor, BBC Global Disinformation Unit Maria KorenyukBBC Global Disinformation Unit ShareSave Javier Gallardo likes to start his morning watching a classical music programme on television - it is part of his routine, and puts him...
Egypt and Algeria Lead Africa in Military Vehicles Beating Most NATO Nations in Armored Strength
24/7 Wall St.
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August 24, 2025
24/7 Wall St. Insights: Egypt and Algeria have some of the strongest militaries on the African continent Egypt is home to one of the largest armored forces in the world, surpassing a number of NATO countries in just tank numbers alone Algeria...
Cash Rewards Have Less Sway in Collectivistic Cultures
Scientific American
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August 22, 2025
If you’re trying to get someone to do something, what’s the best way to achieve that? Paying them probably comes to mind, and this intuition is a basic tenet of economic theory. In a massive 2018 study, researchers tested 18 ways to motivate...
Nigeria: Totally A Beggar Nation At Last
Daily Independent
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August 25, 2025
1 “A country is measured by the way it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013. “Crisis alert: UNICEF seeks lifesaving N240bn for Nigeria aid projects”. News Report, August 19, 2025. Perhaps because children come into the world from the...
IUCN formally recognises 4 distinct species of giraffe in Africa
Middle East News 247
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August 24, 2025
A landmark decision by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has formally recognised four genetically distinct giraffe species across Africa, overturning over 250 years of scientific classification. The change is expected to...
Kogi-Born Strategist, Muyiwa Fatosa: The Policy Architect Behind Nigeria’s Emerging Narrative
Kogi Reports
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August 24, 2025
At a time when Nigeria’s political landscape is undergoing unprecedented shifts, Muyiwa Fatosa has quietly emerged as one of the most influential voices shaping national narratives and redefining strategic communications in governance. Kogi-born...
On the propose presidential task force on national security
New National Star
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August 25, 2025
Every Nigerian is or should be worried by the unending insecurity crisis in the country. For indeed, anywhere you turn to across the land, tales of security problems abound. Every day, reports of deadly strikes by terrorists, bandits, kidnappers...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 2324, 2025
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's Africa Intelligence Brief offers a detailed overview of key developments across the African continent on August 23–24, 2025. This roundup is organized by region (North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central...
Cornelius Adebayo: Life of Service, Sacrifice
This Day
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August 23, 2025
Tunde Olusunle He was already a household name in the old Kwara State by the time I first heard of him. “Old Kwara State” within this context will include the sprawling Borgu part of contemporary Niger State, and the Okun-Yoruba and Ebira sections...
What Louis Vuitton’s $160 lipstick says about the state of luxury
The National News
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When Louis Vuitton announced in March this year that it was venturing into the beauty business with make-up supremo Pat McGrath, expectations were immediately sky-high. Now the first products from Louis Vuitton La Beaute have been revealed, and...
When powering the Global South, profit shouldn't be the primary motive
The National News
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To truly power the future of the Global South, we must start by shifting how we see it, not as a zone of risk, but as a frontier of growth, resilience and human capital. Across Africa, Asia and beyond, a quiet transformation is under way. New...
House of Representatives summon 11 DISCOs over N2.6trn debt to federation
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 20, 2025
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has summoned 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) over an alleged outstanding debt of about N2.6 trillion owed to the federation account. The panel reached the resolution on...
Stakeholders Fault Incursion of Multinationals into Meat Production
This Day
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August 22, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Stakeholders from civil society, research institutions, and international organisations have expressed deep concern over the growing incursion of multinational industrial farming corporations into Nigeria’s meat...
Obasanjo, Malema headline NBA’s 2025 Conference in Enugu
National Accord Newspaper
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August 24, 2025
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and South African political leader Julius Malema are set to attend the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) in Enugu State, kicking off on Sunday, August...
Obasanjo, Malema to grace NBA 2025 conference
Premium Times
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August 24, 2025
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and South African firebrand politician, Julius Malema, are expected in Enugu State on Sunday for the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Nigerian Army Neutralizes Two Lakurawa Terrorists in Sokoto Ambush
Nigerian Eye
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August 24, 2025
On Saturday, Nigerian Army troops ambushed and killed two suspected Lakurawa terror group members in Mano community, Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State, as they attempted to purchase food supplies. Major Chukuma, the Army Operations...
Group launches nationwide mobilisation drive for Tinubu, Bago’s re-election
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 22, 2025
The Niger State Coordinators Forum has begun a nationwide mobilisation drive targeting more than 35,000 non-governmental organisations, political pressure groups, and associations across the country to rally support for President Bola Ahmed...
Boko Haram Islamists Killed in Airstrikes in Nigeria
Modern Tokyo Times
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August 24, 2025
Boko Haram Islamists Killed in Airstrikes in Nigeria Murad Makhmudov and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Nigeria continues to grapple with Islamist terrorism and ethnically driven violence, often intertwined with anti-Christian sentiment. In...