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[Leadership] A group, Recovery Discovery Network, has made a passionate appeal to the federal government to declare a state of emergency on adolescent drug abuse.

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[Leadership] Insecurity and rising operational costs have continued to undermine the viability of Nigeria's eastern ports, with industry stakeholders warning that shipping lines are increasingly avoiding the corridor despite efforts to reposition the facilities as viable alternatives to Lagos.

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The Strait of Hormuz remained closed on Monday as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran. Washington said talks were due to resume on Monday but Tehran says it has "no plans" to participate.

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The Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) announced today – on the sidelines of the World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings – new

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The war has rolled on to other battlefields, but the bombs it left behind still wait patiently in the capital’s ruined streets. In eastern Khartoum’s Burri

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Kemi Seba never travels light. The 45-year-old French-born Beninese activist, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, was arrested on April 13

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday delivered a message of peace and reconciliation at the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, a revered Catholic site that once served as a hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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For decades, moving value across African borders has meant navigating a fragmented web of correspondent banking networks, multiple intermediaries, and layered

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A new group of highly trained military professionals has graduated from the Kenya Defence Forces School of Infantry, marking a key step in strengthening the country's operational readiness across multiple fronts.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Haitian civilians reportedly blocked exit routes used by Kenyan police officers in parts of central Haiti, fearing that their withdrawal could expose communities to renewed gang attacks as the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission winds down operations in the Caribbean nation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has called on opposition leaders to stop politicising fuel price discussions, arguing that the debate should focus on infrastructure financing realities rather than assigning blame to the government.

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Despite a bitter diplomatic chill that has seen the Trump administration slash almost all U.S. aid to South Africa, Washington is quietly doubling down on

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The global economy could follow markedly different paths over the next 25 years. For business leaders, the challenge is how to make decisions today while

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[Vanguard] Baze University, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), hosted a public lecture on Thursday, April 9, 2026, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR), an organ of the African Union.

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[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Federal Government has dismissed claims of hidden spending and diversion of federation revenue, describing such reports as a misrepresentation of findings contained in the latest Nigeria Development Update by the World Bank.

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[Vanguard] Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and Amnesty International have kicked against recent directives given broadcasters by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, on how to do their jobs.

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[Vanguard] There is an on-going debate in the country about the achievements of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu government. Opinions are, as expected, divided. But I notice a streak on the government side which borders on insults, base propaganda and threats. Government must never be tired of explaining its activities and actions which is why it has a full Ministry of Information and several media spokesmen many of who, frankly speaking, confuse matters. Whatever the case, the achievements of the Tinubu administration should

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[New Zimbabwe] ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe have agreed to ban trains and heavy goods vehicles from using the iconic Victoria Falls Bridge, in a major policy shift aimed at preserving the century-old structure.

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[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is taking new steps to strengthen trust in Nigeria's financial system as it moves to tighten oversight of virtual asset operators and digital financial platforms.

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[Vanguard] The Federal Government says deductions from the federation earnings by the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, are being misrepresented as a diversion of revenue.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Four suspects have been arrested following a targeted anti-drug operation in Embu Township, as authorities intensify efforts to dismantle illicit drug networks in the region.