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General Christopher Musa: A titan of Nigeria’s security renaissance
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 17, 2025
Actual deeds and decisive action not words, captures the very essence of General Christopher Gwabin Musa transformative leadership as Nigeria’s18th Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), which has reshaped the nation’s security landscape in all positive...
What is US Green Card Lottery? Are Indians Eligible For It? Explained
News18
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June 16, 2025
Last Updated:June 16, 2025, 18:26 IST US Green Card Lottery: As part of the programme, the US awards up to 55,000 immigrant visas each year for natives of countries with low immigration rates The programme is also known as the DV Lottery and the...
How does Israel restrict its media from reporting on the Iran conflict?
Al Jazeera
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June 19, 2025
The Israeli government has issued new directives restricting how its media covers its current war with Iran. On Wednesday, a circular from Israel’s military censor, Brigadier General Kobi Mandelblit, announced new rules on what Israeli media...
Love Island fans furious after another contestant from America is sent in on a quest to find love and bosses confirm it's just the start of the 'twists' expected in this series
Daily Mail
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June 18, 2025
Dejon Noel Williams NAME: Dejon Noel Williams AGE: 26 FROM: London OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy CLAIM TO FAME?...
From capitalism to colonialism, how do structures of power control the way we think?
Peak
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June 19, 2025
Four works of non-fiction to broaden your world view By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi Rashid Khalidi’s account of the oppression faced by Palestinians is the perfect place to start for those who...
U.S. visa restrictions on West African countries threaten regional prosperity – ECOWAS
Daily Trust
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June 19, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the U.S.’s attempt to impose visa restrictions on its member states, warning it will threaten regional prosperity. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the ECOWAS...
AfDB forecasts $40bn global aid cut, Zambia hit
Daily Nation
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June 18, 2025
BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that global aid from the world’s 17 largest donors will decline by US$39.84 billion in 2025, driven mainly by reduced contributions from the United States and Germany. Zambia is...
Chimps go wild on boozy fruit
The Ecologist
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Wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol for the first time. Researchers set up cameras in Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park and recorded footage of chimps sharing fermented African breadfruit. The...
Maya Jama shows off her incredible figure in skimpy underwear following lymphatic drainage massage
Daily Mail
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June 17, 2025
Dejon Noel Williams NAME: Dejon Noel Williams AGE: 26 FROM: London OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy CLAIM TO FAME?...
Whirlwind week for ECOWAS President Doctor Omar Alieu Touray: Sahel re-engagement, election pacts, and a call for African market access
The Standard Gambia
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June 11, 2025
- Advertisement - ABUJA, Nigeria – The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray concluded an intense week of high-stakes diplomacy and strategic engagements across West Africa. Dr Touray’s mission was marked by critical...
Freedom libraries: Liberating minds for action against oppre...
Modern Ghana
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The civil rights movement in US saw the phenomenon of the so-called freedom libraries. There is an inspiration and learning from this that can be useful in the Global South. Or any place where people are exploited and under the yoke of capitalism...
UNOC3: 49 states, EU ratify high seas treaty but still short of 60 mark
Down to Earth
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Close to 20 more countries have ratified the high seas treaty during the third instalment of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, France, which is taking place from June 9th to 13th, 2025. This brings the total number of...
New pope to be elected as secret meeting starts - what is papal conclave and how long will it take
Yorkshire Live
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May 7, 2025
A secret meeting to choose the next leader of the Catholic church has started in Vatican City. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday on April 21 at the age of 88, after 12 years as head of the catholic church. His death followed a five-week stay in...
New national partner prepares for first Afrobarometer survey...
Modern Ghana
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Afrobarometer is pleased to welcome the Instituto Guineense de Pesquisa Aplicada para o Desenvolvimento (Guinean Institute for Applied Research for Development, or IGPAD) as its new national partner in Guinea-Bissau, marking a milestone as the...
Inside Libya's War on Migration
The Maritime Executive
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On February 4, 2021, roughly 70 miles north of Libya, a reconnaissance plane with a camera on its underside circled a raft that was carrying a hundred desperate migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. The surveillance...
Better than Beto: Leeds set to make bid for "one of the best CFs in the PL"
Football FanCast
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June 11, 2025
Leeds United have showcased in their previous stint in the Premier League that they are capable of thriving and causing upsets - but more importantly, avoiding relegation back to the Championship. The Whites spent three seasons in the top-flight...
UNOC opportunity for nations to ensure protection, sustainable use of ocean
The Hans India
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June 10, 2025
Nice (France): With five years left to meet the world's "30 by 30" conservation goal and an urgent need to improve the management of marine ecosystems, the underway 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) presents an opportunity for governments to make...
Love Island star Blu says he had 'a stronger bond' with the islanders than Shea after they DUMPED him from the villa in brutal recoupling
Daily Mail
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June 14, 2025
Love Island's Blu Chegini became the second star to be dumped from the Mallorca villa during Friday night's brutal episode. After a dramatic recoupling, Blu, 26, and Shea Mannings, 25, were left single and at risk of being sent home. In a shocking...
Meet Alima Gagigo, The Season 12 Love Islander Flying The Flag For Scotland
Grazia
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The sheets are fresh, the hideaway has new rules, and a new trampoline bed has been installed. Love Island is back and the quest for a summer (or hopefully longer) of love has begun! Alima Gagigo is a one of the first six girlies to enter the Love...
Tapping new fund
Business and Financial Times
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June 10, 2025
By Abdul-Jalil IBRAHIM(Dr) [email protected] Ghana’s economy has recently experienced a positive upturn, marked by a notable 16 percent appreciation of the cedi against the US dollar since January 2025. This encouraging development presents an...