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[This Day] US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing an annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications.

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[This Day] Where there is fanfare, there can be fury. So it wasn't really surprising when the Lagos Assembly, led by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, raised its gavel against a quiet technocrat: Bode Agoro, the Head of Service celebrated only weeks earlier for reformist zeal and birthday tributes drenched in admiration.

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[This Day] The Chairman of the Fact-finding Committee on killings in Plateau State, Major General Nicholas Rogers (rtd.), has said 11,749 people have died between 2001 and 2025 in the state due to various violent attacks.

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[Leadership] The Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised the two years administration of Governor Agbu Kefas, saying his administration has failed the people of the state.

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[Leadership] Nigeria's fiscal condition remains under strain as the Federal Government spent a staggering 69 per cent of its total 2024 revenues on debt servicing.

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[Leadership] The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has identified insecurity, corruption and bad governance as significant obstacles to peace and development of the country.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Parliament has adopted a proposal to borrow €183.3 million from the Standard Chartered Bank, UK, and Shs120.4 billion from the domestic market through a six-month Treasury Bill to finance the Strategic Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project--Phase II.

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[Leadership] At least 16 security personnel have been reportedly killed by armed men suspected to be herdsmen and local bandits during a clearance operation at Agu community in Mbatyula/Mberev Council Ward of Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue State.

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to confirm former national security adviser Michael Waltz as Washington's ambassador to the United Nations, ahead of a week of high-level meetings at the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

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[Leadership] The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Amnesty International (AI) have asked President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the charge filed against Omoyele Sowore, X and Facebook.

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[Horn Diplomat] In 1960, Somaliland was recognised by over 35 countries, including the US, UK, and all five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Just five days after independence, it joined Somalia in pursuit of Somali unity -- a vision that later collapsed under dictatorship, civil war, and marginalisation. In 1991, Somaliland restored its sovereignty, choosing peace and democracy while Somalia fell into chaos.

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[Leadership] The Katsina State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (KTPCACC) has opened investigations into a ₦188.6 million fraud covering fertiliser distribution scams by councillors and community officers, mismanaged school funds and misappropriations in the state's Department of Banking and Finance.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Senior Mozambican journalist. Tomas Vieira Mario, has denounced the current public consultation on new mass media laws as "a pretence'.

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[New Republic] The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS), with support from ECOWAS, has announced that it will soon commence direct cash transfers to 1,820 families affected by disasters in 2024, following the completion of its ongoing household verification exercise. ECOWAS has provided over 750-thousand United States Dollars to the Liberia National Red Cross Society through the National Disaster Management Agency in support of the humanitarian project implementation in Bong, Lofa, Grand Cape and Montserrado

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[Leadership] The federal government has launched laboratory investigations to determine the cause of a mysterious flesh-eating disease that has killed seven people in Malabu, Adamawa State.

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[Leadership] Nigeria's billionaire businessman, Mr Femi Otedola, yesterday waded into the ongoing fuel supply disagreement between the Dangote Refinery and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), advising the association to innovate or perish.

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[This Day] The Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award has announced its 2025 winners, recognising 15 exceptional women from Latin America, Africa & the Middle East, and Asia Pacific who are pioneering innovative solutions in healthcare and food security.

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[This Day] Abuja -- Climate advocates in Nigeria are urging world leaders to provide grants not loans for climate adaptation across Africa, while urging lawmakers at home to pass a landmark environmental bill that will protect communities, ecosystems, and public health.

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[New Times] World Vision Rwanda has launched a new five-year Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) business plan to be implemented from 2026 to 2030. This aims to expand access to clean water and boost sanitation and hygiene across the country.

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[The Herald] The US$300 million Beitbridge border modernisation project has set the country on the road to achieving improved port efficiency and regional and international trade, as set out under the African Union's Agenda 2063.

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[The Herald] ZIMBABWE is mourning the loss of one of its brightest entertainment stars, Babongile Sikhonjwa, affectionately called the "Ndebele Rock Star", who died suddenly yesterday aged 49. His unexpected passing has left fans, colleagues, and the creative community in shock.