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International Awards Conferred to Narendra Modi: A testament to expanding global influence of India
Organiser Weekly
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Since assuming office as the 14th Prime Minister of India in 2014, Narendra Modi has emerged as one of the most globally decorated Indian leaders. As of July 2025, he has received 25 prestigious international awards—an unprecedented tally that...
Nasarawa government warns riverine communities to relocate due to flood
Nigerian Eye
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July 9, 2025
The Nasarawa State Government has warned residents of riverine communities to relocate from flood-prone areas to prevent loss of life and means of livelihood in the event of flooding. Mr Benjamin Akwash, Director General, Nasarawa State Emergency...
Dangote Refinery Sourced 53% Local Crude in June, Aims for 100% by December
Arise News
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July 9, 2025
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) expects Africa’s biggest refinery to rely totally on Nigerian crude by the end of the year, a move that would replace hundreds of thousands of barrels a day of imported oil, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The plant...
Buhari was afraid I would be kidnapped by militants, says Kachikwu
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has recalled how former President Muhammadu Buhari was afraid that he would be kidnapped by militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region when he offered to negotiate a peace deal...
Igbo group seeks action against herdsmen attacks in S’East
Punch
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July 9, 2025
The Igbo Delegates Assembly has called for a concerted action over the incessant attacks on farmers in the South East region by killer herdsmen. In a communique issued after their second quarterly meeting held in Abuja, made available to South...
PIND Launches Peace Committees In Bayelsa To Combat Violence, Insecurity
Daily Independent
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July 9, 2025
0 In a dramatic move to address insecurity, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has inaugurated local peacebuilding committees in Beyelsa state to tackle grassroots violence and insecurity. The official...
I Go Dye appointed global peace, development ambassador
Business Hallmark
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July 9, 2025
Comedy merchant Ambassador Francis Agoda, aka I Go Dye has attained a remarkable feat with this latest appointment as a Global Diplomat for Sustainable Development and Peace Advocate by the International Association of World Peace Advocates...
NDDC trains youths in pipe fitting, sandblasting, others
Punch
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July 8, 2025
The Niger Delta Development Commission has launched a skills acquisition programme for youths of the Niger Delta region. The participants are to be trained to acquire skills including pipe fitting, sandblasting, scaffolding, and forklift...
Tinubu Urges BRICS to Rethink Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health
This Day
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July 8, 2025
•Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS’ allies DejiElumoyeand Michael Olugbode in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has called for a re-evaluation of the current global governance structure, as well as the financial and healthcare systems, urging...
Making Sense of the PKK's Self-Dissolution : What Does It Mean for the Middle East?
CrimethInc.
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July 13, 2025
On May 12, 2025, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, PKK) announced its dissolution after more than four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish government. This came on the heels of a call from imprisoned PKK leader...
Lake Chad to Atlantic: Nigerian Navy Rises as Force for National, Continental Stability
This Day
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July 8, 2025
Musa Ilallah In the early hours of Wednesday June 18, 2025, a band of terrorists attacked the Naval Base Lake Chad in Baga, Borno State, targeting military equipment at the base, including swamp buggies recently made available by the Governor of...
Study reveals water hazard in S-African schools
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) A South African environmental group has discovered that 43% of schools involved in a recent water testing project found their water samples contaminated with harmful bacteria, according to findings released on Wednesday. Statistics South...
‘Ill-timed and insensitive’: Obi slams Tinubu over Saint Lucia trip amid national crises
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 29, 2025
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his visit to Saint Lucia, describing the trip as “ill-timed and insensitive” given the deepening hardship, insecurity, and natural disasters...
Flood predicted in these 22 Nigeria States, this July
You News Ng
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July 8, 2025
By, Sola Hundogan The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a flood alert for the month of July, warning that states including Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, Benue, and 16 others are at risk of experiencing flash floods. This is happening even as...
Boss Mustapha’s full lecture at Garba Shehu’s book launch
Eagle Online
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July 11, 2025
The theme of this lecture: “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Contribution to National Development,” is both a reflection on leadership and an exploration of the institutions, policies, and principles that defined his presidency. While we are gathered...
Nigeria holds summit in bid to increase food production, combat hunger
National Accord Newspaper
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July 10, 2025
The national Summit on Nutrition and Food Security organized by Nigeria’s House of Representatives entered its third day in Abuja on Thursday with various critical stakeholders and professionals offering suggestions on how to increase food...
Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa
CADTM
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps reminiscent of 1930s-scale Make America Great Depression Again. The self-harm to his own MAGA lower-middle-class social base –...
I’m not interested in becoming Bayelsa Gov –Robert
The Sun Nigeria
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July 8, 2025
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The Chairman, Kakatar Group Limited and Zeetin Engineering Limited, Azibaola Robert, is a man of many parts – a lawyer, an environmentalist, a sports enthusiast and an engineer. In this interview, he disclosed that...
NDDC repositions for improved mandate delivery
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has stated that it has repositioned itself for improved mandate delivery by accelerating inclusive development across the Niger Delta region. The NDDC management said the repositioning aims to...
NNPC: Sale of Nigeria’s Refineries Not Off the Table Amid Complex Repairs
Arise News
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July 12, 2025
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said the sale of the country’s crude oil refineries was not ‘off the table’, disclosing that the rehabilitation of the facilities had become more complex than expected. The Group Chief...