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The draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025, held on Sunday in Doha, placed the Qatari national team in Group A alongside Italy, South Africa, and Bolivia.

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Carlo Ancelotti wore a Brazil national team cap when arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday on the eve of his formal introduction as head coach. He is the first foreigner to coach the five-time World Cup winners full-time in a century.

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[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, has between January and May, destroyed more than 100 illegal refining sites through airstrikes in the Niger Delta.

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[Vanguard] The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, the area(s) affected by the service interruption/outage, and the time that would be taken to restore service.

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[SNA] Khartoum, May 25, 2025 (SUNA) - The Health Emergency Committee at the Khartoum State Ministry of Health has disclosed in its daily report on the epidemiological situation of acute watery diarrhea (cholera) that extensive interventions have been implemented to limit the spread of the epidemic, particularly in Greater Omdurman.

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[SAnews.gov.za] As South Africa gears up for the fourth annual Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) in Cape Town this week, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, has reaffirmed government's commitment to transforming the country into a hive of construction activity to drive economic recovery, job creation and scale up service delivery.

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[Vanguard] Former Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Senator Mudashiru Husain, has dismissed the ongoing coalition efforts involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai as a mere union of ambition lacking the substance to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.

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[Vanguard] Umuahia -- ...Praises Otti's Strides, Urges Leaders to Use Public Funds for Public Good

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh has expressed readiness to engage in direct talks with opposition leaders as international partners intensify calls for an inclusive political dialogue, informed sources close to Villa Somalia said.

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[Shabait] Asmara, 25 May 2025 - Eritrean nationals in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United States, Türkiye, and several West African countries, including Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Guinea, have celebrated the 34th Independence Day anniversary with patriotic zeal under the theme "Our Cohesion - Our Armour."

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[Vanguard] A high-level political coalition meeting featuring prominent figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi was thrown into turmoil after delegates from Jigawa State disrupted proceedings.

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[Vanguard] Abuja -- THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has said that Nigeria's solid minerals sector has attracted over $800 million in foreign investment as a result of the sweeping reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu's administration.

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[Vanguard] ...Safeguard Oil Infrastructure in Niger Delta

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalan Abdi Ali, met on Sunday with United Nations Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Transition Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS), Ambassador James Swan.

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[Vanguard] ...says 'I'll fight on till Justice Is Served

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[Vanguard] Relief seems to be on the way for the people of Akoko-Edo local government area who have been victims of serial kidnappings because of bad roads. Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved reconstruction work in 45 bad spots along the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo road that connects parts of Kogi and Ondo states.

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[Shabelle] The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the unlawful detention, intimidation and harassment of eleven Somali journalists by officers of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Mogadishu on Saturday, 24 May 2025. The operation involved both uniformed and plainclothes agents, who carried out these actions in broad daylight across multiple locations in the capital.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, May 25 -- Somalia's federal government has recently carried out a major reshuffle of key security leadership positions within the police and intelligence agencies, sparking strong criticism from some communities aligned with the country's power-sharing 4.5 system.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia, May 25 -- Somali lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has strongly condemned the "illegal" arrest of journalists and civilians by security forces in Mogadishu during a public opinion gathering on the country's political situation.

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[Shabelle] Aadan Yabaal, Somalia, May 25 -- Large numbers of Al-Shabaab fighters have reportedly re-entered areas surrounding the strategic town of Aadan Yabaal in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, heightening fear and anxiety among local residents, according to reports received by Radio Shabelle on Sunday.