(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in a forum to address the growing concerns surrounding unclaimed and unutilised subscriber recharges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum   was a...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command to tender an unreserved public apology over the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Economist Bismarck Rewane says the recent increase in the price of petrol may cause a rise in Nigeria’s inflation rate from 23.18%.  “There might be an increase in the rate of inflation because of the increase...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Kogi central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a N5 billion suit against fellow colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, concerning an alleged defamation. The suit was filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan via her lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa, at the...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commonwealth Games, Nigeria, has met  the deadline for expression of interest to bid for the Games in 2030 in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria Olympic Committee, emerged from its executive committee meeting on April 3, 2025, in...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2023, has stated that Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi will soon join the party. Adebayo made this revelation on Sunday on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has commended the Federal Government over its directive, instructing all Federal tertiary institutions to publish their budgetary allocations, other financial information and institutional data online. It said  the move represents a critical...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) and NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) have rehabilitated the Ilogbo road in Ado-Odo Otta local government area of Ogun State. Following the rehabilitation, Ogun State officials have commended the companies for their...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserate with the government and people of Oyo state following the passing of former governor of the old Oyo state, Omololu Olunloyo. A press release issued on Sunday and signed by Special...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sports enthusiast, and ex- Board Chairman of Rangers FC of Enugu, Barrister Steve Orurou, has urged  government at all levels and the private sector to begin to see Sports as a space with huge business opportunities,...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has warned organisers of a planned protest scheduled for Monday, April 7, 2025, to cancel it as it is “ill-timed and mischievous”. The protest, which is championed by the “Take It Back...

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The flooding comes at a vulnerable moment for the Central African nation.

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The Kingdom of Lesotho says it will be exploring all viable options locally and abroad.

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The Africa Children's Summit in Joburg is preparing to ensure children's perspectives are heard.

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Ties between Paris and Algiers have been complicated for decades.

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Global artists pay tribute to iconic Malian musician, Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam.

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has promised that the gunmen who killed many people in communities in Plateau State would be apprehended and made to face severe punishment under the law. Special Adviser to the President, Information and...

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The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,” a senior official with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday in Geneva. 

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Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned. 

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The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday.

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In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a growing terrorist threat but also political progress and encouraging...

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Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to...

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that South Africa's ambassador to Washington had been declared persona non grata, signaling worsening relations between the two countries. In a post on X, Rubio said South Africa's ambassador to the...

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Kansala, Guinea-Bissau — For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu has been told mainly by word of mouth. Kaabu existed from the mid-1500s to the 1800s. At its peak, it encompassed Guinea-Bissau and reached into what...

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a study published this month revealed the disease is rising far faster among people in sub-Saharan Africa than previously thought....

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Gaborone, Botswana       — Botswana has made $4 million from the sale of licenses to hunt wild animals, the highest figure since lifting a hunting ban in 2019. The hunting season, which ended in November, was held amid growing opposition from...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A delegation of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of apex Igbo socio cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide led by its Deputy President General Prince Okey Nwadinobi, have met with the South East caucus of the House...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its efforts in promoting oil palm production across the globe, including Nigeria, Enugu state in particular, in line with global best practices, Solidaridad West Africa, an international Civil Society group has inaugurated the...

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities to mark the 2025 International Women’s Month, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc held the quarterly edition of its Business Series event where trailblazing female leaders from diverse industries...

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14 SANDF soldiers were killed recently as M23 rebels advanced on the city of Goma

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