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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Seven candidates have declared interest in succeeding Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi, as the next Member of Parliament for Ugunja in the upcoming by-election slated for November 27, 2025.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently interrogating the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, over finances related to Turn Around Maintenance of refineries during his tenure as NNPCL GCEO.

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The Global Sumud Flotilla was scheduled to leave the Sidi Bou Said port in Tunisia on 10 September but activists said poor weather delayed the departure.

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Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama stated that Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals who were deported from the US.

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[This Day] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday asked the federal government to carry out a comprehensive audit of power sector infrastructure and review of the entire privatisation model.

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[Vanguard] About 47 million pupils and teachers in Smart Schools across Nigeria are set to receive free laptops and tablets this year under a new Federal Government's initiative aimed at improving access to quality education.

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[Vanguard] ABUJA -- Former Minister of Education and Founder of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called on the Nigerian Senate to immediately rescind its decision suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central and allow her to resume her legislative duties.

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[Vanguard] Up until the 1990s, parents ensured that their children in primary and secondary schools take good care of their textbooks so that their younger siblings or relatives could make use of those books. The books were passed from one person to another. That was also possible because the spate of changing approved textbooks was not as high as it is now. But, suddenly, the trend changed, especially with the increase in the number of private schools and the frequency at which textbooks are being changed.

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This summer has been an unforgettable time for Brighton's new goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who discusses how her recognition will have an impact on African football.

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[UN News] School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into "a new world of learning and opportunity," according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain.

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[UN News] More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for "shifting the narrative" on the issue "to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations."

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[New Zimbabwe] A High Court judge has blasted a magistrate for imposing a lenient sentence on a single mother of four caught with almost a kilogram of dagga, ruling that the punishment "fell short of real and substantial justice."

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[New Zimbabwe] Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has followed through on his pledge to overhaul Zimbabwe's costly and repetitive licensing regime after experiencing first-hand the burden his wife faced while registering a restaurant in Bulawayo last year.

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Fourteen deportees including nationals of Nigeria and The Gambia have already arrived, President Mahama says.

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[DW] The first group of West African deportees from the US has already arrived in Ghana, President John Mahama has said. Notably, the deportation agreement comes amid the US levying increased tariffs on Ghanaian products.

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[Vanguard] The recent dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and Dangote Refinery, may have ended for now, but the fallouts should provide critical lessons for stakeholders in nation's industrial relations space, particularly on unionisation, industrial relations, and rule of law.

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[Vanguard] ABUJA--The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is questioning the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, over alleged financial misconduct linked to a $7.2 billion refinery turnaround maintenance project.

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[Vanguard] Businesses and homes suffered setback, yesterday, as Nigeria recorded another national grid collapse. The total electricity generation dropped to 1.5 megawatts, MW 2,917.83 MW between 11 am and 12 pm.

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[Premium Times] "Pilots must not fly until unruly passengers are removed or the issue is resolved -- no passenger has the right to touch any cabin crew," says Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA

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[This Day] Again, Nigeria's wobbly electricity grid has suffered a partial collapse, leaving about 10 distribution companies (Discos) with zero power supply and about 30 states in total blackout.