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Tinubu meets Nigerians in India, calls for unity, harnessing diversity for Nigeria’s prosperity
President Bola Tinubu, Thursday evening met with Nigerians in India, where he shared his conviction with Nigerians during an interaction with them. The President called on Nigerians to harness the country’s rich diversity as a uniquely powerful tool for advancing prosperity and national development for the benefit of all citizens, emphasizing that our diversity must be leveraged to drive economic…
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Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates
With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will for the first time have time two women from its main political movements competing for the presidency. Sheinbaum, as well as the opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, have insisted that Mexico is ready to be led by…
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Gabon’s military says deposed President Ali Bongo ‘free’ to travel abroad
Gabon’s deposed president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been released from house arrest and is free to leave the country for medical treatment, the military which removed him from power last month has said. Bongo was toppled from power on August 30, shortly after being declared the winner of much-criticised elections that would have seen him extend his 14-year rule as…
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VIDEO: Tinubu arrives India for G-20 summit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived New Delhi ahead of the G-20 Summit in India. He was received by Senior Government officials of the India Government Officials and Nigerian officials from the Nigerian Embassy in India.
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FT OBITUARY: Al Fayed, businessman, 1929-2023
The Egyptian cut a swath through British society whose recognition he craved Mohamed Al Fayed told the Financial Times that when he died he wanted his body on display in the London department store Harrods, which he owned — “so people can come and visit me”. The remark, with its mixture of bravado and provocation, was typical of the Egypt-born…
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Nigeria, Netherlands to co-host migration dialogue at Hague
The Ambassador of the Netherlands paid a courtesy visit on the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu and congratulated her on the ministerial appointment saying that her successful antecedents speak volumes. He said the visit was also to discuss issues on migration partnership between Netherlands and Nigeria. He informed her of the outcome of the…
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US state adds Yoruba to learner’s permit knowledge test
The US state of Maryland has added Yoruba as one of the new languages for its learner’s permit knowledge test towards getting a driver’s licence. Yoruba was one of the nine new languages added, the state published on the website of the Motor Vehicle Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation. The nine new languages brought it to a total…
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Mohamed Al Fayed: Former Harrods and Fulham FC owner dies at 94
Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. His family say he “passed away peacefully of old age” on Wednesday. Sky News understands Al Fayed was buried after Friday prayers at London Central Mosque in Regent’s Park. The Egyptian-born businessman was best known as a former owner of the Harrods department store and Fulham football club in London.…
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Macron: Without France there will be no Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
Without France’s military operations in the Sahel, “there would probably no longer be a Mali … Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still be Niger,” French President Emmanuel Macron told French publication Le Point. Macron was referring to the former colonial power’s interventions in the mid-2000s, Operations Serval and Barkhane. French troops were moved from Mali to Niger…
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Gabon Coup: I had fears Niger military takeover would spread across other nations
President Bola Tinubu stated on Thursday that the collapse of the government in Gabon validated his fears that further coups would occur in Africa following that of Niger Republic. Tinubu made the remarks during a meeting with the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), which was led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State…
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