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[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has departed the nation's commercial capital, Lagos, yesterday, for Europe, continuing his end-of-year break and ahead of his official trip to Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.

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[This Day] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday escalated the controversy trailing President Bola Tinubu's flagship tax reforms, declaring that the Tax Act, as gazetted, is a constitutional nullity because it does not reflect what was duly passed by the National Assembly.

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[This Day] U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians- The New York Times

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[This Day] *Kwankwaso considering options, timing

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[This Day] Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, yesterday, reassured investors, analysts, and multilateral partners that Nigeria was not at war, either with itself or any other nation, but was "decisively confronting, alongside trusted international partners, terrorism". This position came in the wake of the recent air strikes by the United States against terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State.

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[Leadership] The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu's decision to travel to Europe amid worsening security challenges across the country, describing the move as insensitive and alarming.

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[This Day] Residents of Benue State have expressed warm congratulations and goodwill following news of renewed stability in the personal life of Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

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The woman who was supposed to care for Saabirin Saylaan was found to have beaten and tortured her.

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"We cannot live freely. You cannot even play music" - residents tell the BBC of militants' rule.

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Antoine Semenyo's future enters a crucial 48 hours with the Bournemouth attacker eager to have his potential departure to Manchester City concluded by 1 January.

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[Premium Times] May 2026 be a better year!

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[Premium Times] Mr Shaibu's visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, followed a series of precision airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces targeting several terrorist locations within Sokoto State.

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[Premium Times] While ISIS affiliates are more active in the North-east, their presence in the North-west continues to be a subject of debate among jihadi experts.

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As Egypt readies to take on Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, the team’s head coach has played down expectations of victory, saying that there’s no such things as a sure win at the continental tournament.

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[Premium Times] ...Nigeria must urgently rebuild its diplomatic machinery but not as a political patronage and bureaucratic exercise, but as a strategic imperative. Ambassadors must have competence in international affairs. They must be empowered, visible and proactive. They must engage lawmakers, brief editorial boards, convene diaspora networks and challenge misinformation in real time.

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A row between the United Kingdom and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has escalated over what London calls Kinshasa’s refusal to cooperate with its new policy of returning undocumented migrants and people convicted of crimes.

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[RFI] Super crowd pleasers those Super Eagles. Nigeria restored the neutrals' faith with gore and disorder as they brilliantly chopped through Tunisia's defences to lead 3-0 and then conceded two goals to nearly self-terminate with extreme prejudice.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to recognize Somaliland, describing it as a "move that fuels extremist groups and threatens regional stability."

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[Premium Times] The 2025 National Health Dialogue convened key voices in Nigeria's health sector for crucial conversations on reform and accountability.

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[Namibian] Namibia and Angola have agreed to take back illegal migrants and criminals living in the United Kingdom after the UK government threatened to impose a visa ban on the countries.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- In a musical world that for many years has been shaped by fixed stereotypes and social constraints, Sudanese female rappers have chosen to express themselves in search of a safe space. For them, rap is not merely a fast beat; it is a means of confrontation and a way of transforming fear and long-postponed questions into words and rhythms. It is also a vehicle for narrating personal and collective experiences of the body, identity, freedom, war, and everyday life in a country whose features are constantly