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[This Day] Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has debunked the allegations linking him to a feud between social media personalities, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan, and Mitchell Mukoro, widely known as King Mitchy.

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[This Day] A family dispute inside one of Nigeria's most prominent oil businesses has now moved firmly into the courts.

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[This Day] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has intensified efforts to plug longstanding leakages in Nigeria's oil and gas revenue system with a sweeping executive order mandating direct remittance of key petroleum proceeds into the Federation Account.

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[This Day] The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed Overland Airways to refund passengers who were wrongly charged Value Added Tax (VAT) on flight tickets purchased before January 1, 2026.

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[This Day] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Nigeria was making significant headway in the fight against malaria, citing a steady decline in infection rates and improved access to prevention and treatment services across the country.

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[This Day] The Tanimu Turaki (SAN)-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced plans to commence a nationwide membership drive on Monday as part of its preparations for the 2027 elections.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has stated that military support from the United States was not a threat to Nigeria's sovereignty, maintaining that the collaboration between the two countries was lawful, routine and beneficial to Nigeria's security operations.

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[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has said the tension occasioned by subsidy removal has subsided, noting that at one time many Nigerians had thought his administration could reverse the subsidy removal.

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[This Day] Abuja -- Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the wave of defections by governors from the opposition parties to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as evidence of pressure and intimidation and not a sign of strength of the ruling party.

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[SNA] Khartoum, March 1, 2026 (SUNA) - The Security and Defense Council held its regular meeting in Khartoum today under the chairmanship of President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, with the full attendance of its members.

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[Leadership] The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has expressed profound grief and heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the gallant female officer who lost her life in a tragic accident which occurred during an official simulation exercise.

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[Leadership] The Presidency on Sunday dismissed as false and misleading a viral video alleging an attempted poisoning of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the arrest of a cook at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Several Somali federal lawmakers and civilian passengers were left stranded at Aden Adde International Airport on Sunday after authorities ordered a Daallo Airlines flight to turn back from Garowe, officials and witnesses said.

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[Leadership] The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has begun free online membership registration across Nigeria, expanding its nationwide drive that started with a physical registration and revalidation exercise last month.

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[Nile Post] Nineteen soldiers of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have successfully completed a six-week Aviation Security (AVSEC) course in Mogadishu.

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[Premium Times] Lagos State Government said the plan would enable the Federal Ministry of Works to begin work on the project from 6 March.

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[Leadership] Travellers from Nigeria to the Middle East, particularly Dubai and Qatar, are facing major disruptions following widespread flight cancellations and delays triggered by escalating hostilities in the Gulf region.

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[Nyasa Times] When Peter Mutharika delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) earlier this year, he painted a picture of a country on the brink of economic recovery -- promising a shift from crisis management to bold structural reforms that would revive Malawi's struggling economy.

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[SAnews.gov.za] South African Tourism is monitoring developments of the global flight disruptions linked to the evolving situation in the Middle East and associated airspace closures, which are impacting international travel schedules.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held an iftar meeting with leaders of political organizations to discuss the country's political situation and efforts to strengthen democratic governance.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency, NISA, said it carried out coordinated operations with international partners targeting al-Shabab militants in the Hiiraan and Lower Shabelle regions.