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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched investigations into a deadly mob justice incident during a political rally in Vihiga County that left a boda boda rider dead, raising fresh concerns over security and the arming of supporters at political gatherings.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police have launched investigations after two bodies were discovered in Mida Forest along the main Kilifi-Malindi Highway in what is suspected to be a murder case.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A 57-year-old man, Vincent Ouma Ahura, died after being electrocuted while removing clothes from a drying line outside his Kariobangi North home on Saturday evening, police confirmed.

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[This Day] Nigeria recorded a major win in its efforts to curb oil losses, increase federation's revenue and boost local technically capacity with the successful execution of pioneering gravimetric flow metering calibration facility in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, marking a significant milestone in the country's drive to boost transparency and accountability in crude oil production, writes Peter Uzoho

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[This Day] Port Harcourt -- The Niger Delta Progressive Alliance (NDPA) has emphasised that safeguarding existing oil and gas infrastructure remains one of the most effective strategies for strengthening national revenue, improving macroeconomic stability, and accelerating sustainable development across Nigeria.

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[This Day] Benin -- The Director of Public Health, Edo State Ministry of Heath, Dr. Ojeifo Stephenson, has said 30 cases of Lassa fever has been reported in Edo with six fatalities.

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[This Day] The disparity between Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) monetary policy rate (MPR) and commercial banks' lending rate closed further at the end of 2025 as the banking sector average maximum lending rate dropped to 29.32 per cent from 29.71 per cent in December 2024.

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[This Day] In a powerful cinematic tribute, Emmy-winning filmmaker Joel 'Kachi' Benson and award-winning actor and producer Joke Silva are bringing the untold story of the Mothers of Chibok to cinemas nationwide. The unbreakable mothers of Chibok turned their pain into purpose and their grief into strength.

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[Premium Times] The initiative, approved by the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun, was announced in a communiqué issued after a series of consultative meetings

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[Premium Times] Mr Abiodun described APC's strong performance as an endorsement of President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.

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[Premium Times] EFCC said the suspects were arrested during the FCT area council elections held on Saturday for vote buying, among other electoral offences.

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[Premium Times] The US official will meet with both government officials and private sector stakeholders.

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[Premium Times] In a strongly worded statement, the club said they were "disgusted by numerous instances of racist abuse, from multiple perpetrators," aimed at the Nigerian forward on social media

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[Premium Times] The APC won five of the six chairmanship seats contested in Saturday's elections.

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[Premium Times] Mr Bamidele said there was no reason for the president to delay assent to the bill, which, according to him, incorporated inputs from key institutions, including the executive arm of government.

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Chad has shut it’s border with neighbouring Sudan, following clashes linked to the conflict in Sudan that claimed the lives of five Chadian soldiers.

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[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwean community in South Africa has expressed concern following the arrest and pending prosecution of Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe.

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[New Zimbabwe] For much of his young adult life, Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe has projected an image of privilege, wealth, and access.

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[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday said that his country is no longer satisfied with being a supplier of raw minerals and is seeking to boost local beneficiation and processing to accelerate industrialization and economic growth.

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[Daily Trust] Last week there were reports that the United States had imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians over alleged ties to terrorist organisations like Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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[Daily Trust] Last weekend, we were inundated with the news of the American soldiers who arrived in Maiduguri to help our soldiers fight the Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast. More of the groups' troops were said to have encamped in the North West and North Central to help deal with the menace of bandits rampaging there. In a video going the rounds in the media space, I learnt that, as a prelude, six cargo planes were said to have earlier left US soil for Nigeria.