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2 weeks, 3 days ago Politics

How Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are coping with fuel fears over Iran war

Rationing power and diluting petrol - how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war Countries across Africa have taken measures such as diluting petrol and restricting electricity consumption to cope with the fuel crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war in Iran. South Sudan has star…

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2 weeks, 3 days ago Politics

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa downplays reports of French G7 snub amid US pressure claims

South Africa's exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed reports that his invitation to the forthcoming G7 summit in France has been withdrawn, saying non-attendance by a country outside the bloc should surprise no-one. Reports on Th…

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Al Jazeera English Verified

2 weeks, 4 days ago Politics

‘Junk’: Faulty electronics from rich countries flood Nigeria with e-waste

Kano, Nigeria – On a bustling day in northern Nigeria, Marian Shammah made her way to the Sabon Gari Market, one of the largest electronics hubs in Kano state. The 34-year-old cleaner was in need of a refrigerator, but with rising costs and a meagre income, she saw the second-hand appliances sold a…

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Punch Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Police arrest seven for illegal mining, vandalism in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested seven suspects for alleged illegal mining and vandalism of government property at Gurara Waterfalls in Gurara Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Minna by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP W…

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2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Youths central to nation’s democratic progress, says INEC chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on Nigerian youths to take a leading role in strengthening the country’s democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the unveiling of the 2026 Voter Education Manual and its youth-friendly version, in coll…

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2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Police arrest A'Ibom village head with AK-47 rifle

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended one Chief Edet, the Village head of Asik Ubofa, a fishing settlement in Effiat Clan in Mbo Local Government Area, and recovered an AK-47 rifle from him. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Offic…

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2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

UK unveils social media blackout trial for teens

Hundreds of British teenagers will trial social media bans and time limits on apps as part of consultations over new measures to keep children safe online, the government announced Wednesday. The pilot comes as the government seeks views from parents on whether to follow Australia and issue a blank…

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2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

AHF seeks lawmakers' backing to boost HIV/AIDS funding

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has called for increased budgetary allocation to the health sector, particularly for HIV/AIDS and TB treatment, amid significant reductions in international donor funding. Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF-Nigeria, Steve Aborisade, made the call during an adv…

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Premium Times Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Sowore in hot exchange with SAN over granting interview inside courtroom, NBA reacts

Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, engaged in a heated exchange with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Musibau Adetunbi, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over his interaction with journalists inside the courtroom. The incident occurred while Mr So…

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Vanguard Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Iranian media ridicules Trump, depicts him as Pinocchio in cartoons

Trump Iranian newspapers on Wednesday ridiculed what they called Donald Trump’s “lies” about ongoing diplomatic discussions to end the war, publishing cartoons of the US president styled as Pinocchio. A caricature of Trump with an elongated nose looming over a map of the Strait of Hormuz appeared o…

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Al Jazeera Africa Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Iranian attacks amount to violation of sovereignty, Gulf states tell UN

Gulf states’ representatives have told the United Nations Human Rights Council that Iranian attacks on their territories amount to a gross violation of state sovereignty, as the UN’s rights chief warned that the Middle East is nearing an “unmitigated catastrophe” as the US-Israel war on Iran approa…

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2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Labour group urges FG to provide social protection, relief for informal sector workers

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Abuja – Workers in Nigeria’s informal sector have called on the Federal Government to introduce social protection and relief measures to improve living and working conditions for millions of Nigerians outside formal employment. The demand was made on Wednesday by the Federat…

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2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Fresh PDP reconciliation moves ongoing -Turaki

The Peoples Democratic Party governors-backed Tanimu Turaki (SAN)-led National Working Committee confirmed that a fresh reconciliation process aimed at uniting aggrieved factions within the party commenced today. Turaki, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, said that f…

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2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Army arrests 18 Boko Haram logistics couriers in Borno

The Nigerian Army has arrested 18 individuals linked to the supply of logistics to Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, warning communities against collaboration with insurgents. In a statement shared by the agency on their official X account on Wednesday, the Army said the suspects were interc…

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Al Jazeera Africa Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Democrat captures Florida House seat in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district

Democratic candidate Emily Gregory is projected to win a special election for a Florida state House of Representatives seat that includes United States President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, in the latest sign of strain for Trump’s Republican Party. With almost all votes counted from the Tuesd…

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Premium Times Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

President Tinubu felicitates longtime aide, Tunde Rahman, on 60th birthday

President Bola Tinubu has extolled Tunde Rahman, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Special Duties, for his commitment to duty and loyalty over the years. President Tinubu used the occasion of his longtime aide’s 60th birthday to shower encomiums on him for his many years of unflinching dedi…

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BBC Africa Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN General Assembly vote

Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote Slavery was the "most horrendous crime that took place in the history of mankind", Ghana's foreign minister has told the BBC ahead of a landmark vote at the UN General Assembly. Member states are set to vote on a resolution - led by Ghana -…

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Al Jazeera Africa Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Trump’s war on Iran, in his own words

Trump’s war on Iran, in his own words Since the US and Israel launched the war on Iran in late February, President Trump has made many comments about the success and the length of the war, several of them contradictory. Here’s a look at Trump’s war, in his own words.

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Vanguard Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

Alleged Fraud: Court orders forfeiture of $13m traced to Lagos socialite, Achimugu

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered final forfeiture of the sum of $13 million that was linked to a Lagos socialite, Ms Aisha Achimugu and her company, Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Emek…

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Al Jazeera Africa Verified

2 weeks, 5 days ago Politics

‘Prolonged conflict wouldn’t make sense for US midterms’

‘Prolonged conflict wouldn’t make sense for US midterms’ Zeidon Alkinani of the Arab Perspectives Institute discusses Trump’s mixed signals over the war on Iran and what it means for US midterm elections in November. Published On 25 Mar 2026 ‘Prolonged conflict wouldn’t make sense for US midterms’ …

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