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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
[Vanguard] --Reveals how Aisha Buhari instigated removal of DSS DG, Daura
[Vanguard] Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun says President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms are laying a solid foundation for a "new Nigeria".
[263Chat] Zimbabweans continue to face systematic intimidation, displacement and political coercion, with more than 113 human rights violations recorded in November alone according to the latest Monthly Monitoring Report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP).
[Vanguard] ...Say visits overlap with roles of regulatory agencies
[Sankofa Book Awards Kenya] Angolan writer Nituecheni Africano, author of several literary works and recipient of prestigious international literary awards, has been appointed Ambassador of Literature in Africa by the Sankofa Organization.
[RFI] The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan mourned six of their own on Monday at a ceremony in Kadugli. The fallen peacekeepers were killed in a drone strike on their base in the central Kordofan region.
[ISS] M23's advance exposes the limits of current peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[Vanguard] The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Science, Innovation and Technology, Sen. Aminu Abbas, has emphasized the critical role of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in driving Nigeria's economic growth and national productivity, promising speedy passage of the National Research and Innovation Fund (NRIF) Bill.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Absa Bank Uganda and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) have today announced the advancement of a five-year $50million, landmark financing facility to the electricity distributor to strengthen national power distribution.
[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said his predecessor, the late Muhammadu Buhari, taught Nigerians, particularly politicians, that public office was a sacred trust, not a personal windfall.
[This Day] ·Procures mine-resistant vehicles, new armoured fleet for armed forces
[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria's quest to build a $1 trillion economy received a major private-sector push as the Maritime Innovations Hub (MIH), in partnership with the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, unveiled an ambitious framework aimed at unlocking the vast but underutilised potential of the nation's blue economy.
[This Day] The Supreme Court, yesterday, stated that Section 305 of the Constitution did not confer power on the president to temporarily dissolve executive and legislative institutions of a state during emergency rule.
[This Day] Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has posted one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years, recording a massive 1,085 per cent surge in export-laden containers as total cargo throughput rose to 33.52 million metric tonnes in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.
The dispute follows Mbappé’s departure to Real Madrid in 2024 after seven seasons at PSG, where he became the club’s all-time top scorer.
While the announcement signals a potential step toward calm, Congolese authorities have yet to confirm the withdrawal, and analysts warn that the situation remains fragile. Fighting continues in other parts of eastern Congo, where insecurity and humanitarian needs remain severe.
[Premium Times] ECOWAS also instructed its commission to urgently "operationalise the long-planned Regional Counterterrorism Brigade."
[Premium Times] The state sector commander of the FRSC, Tenimu Etuku, disclosed this to journalists on Monday, saying the crash occurred on Sunday at Jimgbe in Ajaokuta Local Government Area.
