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[Vanguard] Key stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to immediately domicile all Zonal Intervention and Constituency Projects (ZIP/CP) under the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs (FMSDIGA), warning that the current dispersal of the projects across ministries and agencies has led to waste, poor execution and weak accountability.

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[Vanguard] Security sources have said institutional rivalry between the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA and the military was responsible for the viral bandits' video footage that has caused tension in the state.

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[Vanguard] The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the NMDPRA to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector.

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Australia on Tuesday saw mourners gather again at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting.

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[Leadership] Nigeria has secured a gold medal in table tennis at the ongoing 4th African Youth Games (AYG) in Angola, triumphing over the continent's powerhouse, Egypt, to become champions in the mixed team event late Monday evening.

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At least 13 people were abducted after armed men attacked Evangelical Church Winning All in Aaaaz-Kiri, a rural community in Nigeria’s central Kogi state, during Sunday morning service. Witnesses said the gunmen opened fire before taking congregants.

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[Leadership] The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed growing concerns that Nigeria was drifting towards a one-party state, describing such claims as "an odious comment" by those he called "internally displaced politicians."

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced hundreds of job openings across national government ministries, state departments and agencies, offering opportunities for Kenyans seeking public service careers.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's leading cement and concrete products manufacturer, Bamburi Cement, has signed a US$250 million (Kshs 32 billion) Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Sinoma CBMI Construction Co., Ltd for the construction of a turnkey clinkerisation factory in Matuga, Kwale County.

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[Premium Times] Mr Lamido said he will lead the PDP in Jigawa into alliances to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.

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[Vanguard] ABUJA -- Honoris United Universities, Africa's first and largest pan-African private higher education network, today announced the release of its fourth annual Impact Report, showcasing how the network is harnessing artificial intelligence to advance its mission Education for Impact across Africa.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police in Kisumu East Sub-County are investigating a tragic drowning incident involving a one-year-old child after family members and residents allegedly blocked officers from transferring the body to a morgue for postmortem examination.

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Egypt trained on Monday ahead of a Tuesday’s friendly international against Nigeria in Cairo. The game will be the final warm up for both teams before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off on Sunday.

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[Ghanaian Times] THE Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged graduates of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) to anchor their careers in purpose, integrity and sustainability as Ghana looks to its young professionals to drive national development.

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[Ghanaian Times] THE 1998 1st Runner up of the Best National Farmer, Mr Nicholas Fato, has called on the government to address the problems associated with the purchasing of cocoa beans from farmers in the Oti and the Volta Regions to prevent smuggling of cocoa to the republic of Togo and other countries in the sub-region.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health advocates are calling on African governments to leverage new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies to prevent and treat obesity, warning that failure to act could deepen the continent's growing non-communicable disease burden.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The prosecution's case in the Capitol Building arson trial came under renewed pressure on Monday, December 15, after its principal witness delivered testimony that repeatedly conflicted with an official investigative report he personally authored and signed--providing the defense fresh grounds to challenge the credibility of the state's evidence and advance an alibi for one of the accused.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the Executive Branch of Government to appear and justify its actions in response to a petition for a Writ of Prohibition filed by Dr. Christopher Nyan, the dismissed Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL).

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- What began as the arrest of a popular musician on drug related allegations has evolved into one of Liberia's most polarizing public debates in recent years, forcing the nation to confront uncomfortable questions about fairness, selective justice, and the methods employed by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA). The case involving Liberian hip hop artist Karwoudou Cole, widely known as Bucky Raw, has transcended the courtroom and entered the realm of national conscience, where issues of law

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South Sudan's government has grounded four aircraft registered under the United Nations mission there, alleging that they were used for illegal surveillance and smuggling, which the U.N. denied.

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[Premium Times] The Media Information Officer of the task force, Samson Zhakom, said the action followed "credible intelligence" received on 15 December about a kidnapping attempt