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How Tinubu’s govt is surmounting inherited intractable security challenges – NSA
Tribune Online
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July 5, 2025
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu, has remained firm in surmounting the inherited intractable security challenges. Ribadu stated this on Friday night at the 50th anniversary...
KAFUE NATIONAL PARK LISTED FOR MOLECULAR ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
Times of Zambia
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By JOSEPH BANDA ZAMBIA’S Kafue National Park has been listed as one of the five parks where African Parks is conducting the Molecular Ecological Network Analysis (MENA) to understand relationships between different wildlife species by analysing...
UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More
Scoop
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Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...
Tinubu surmounting inherited insecurity – NSA
Punch
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July 5, 2025
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu, has remained firm in surmounting the inherited intractable security challenges. Ribadu stated this on Friday night at the 50th anniversary...
Why banditry persists in North-west, by military, locals
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
For over a decade, banditry and kidnapping have ravaged communities across Nigeria, particularly in the North-west, leaving a trail of devastation and agony. In this report, BENJAMIN SAMSON who recently visited communities and military formations...
Green claims: how to spot possible greenwashing while you shop
Which?
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July 2, 2025
Ever got the feeling a product wasn’t as eco-friendly as its packaging made out? We looked at a sample of 1,000 online retail listings containing green claims and identified many that were vague, unsubstantiated or overblown. Here we delve into...
Maury County Schools Honor Rolls
The Chronicle of Mt Juliet - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
Baker Elementary School Principal’s List (all A’s) 3rd Grade: Ezra Elmore, Cayson Francis, Hazel Lindsey, Heidi Lindsey 4th Grade: Cayden Chatman, Crozier Jones, Sarai Saber, Paisley Stanford Baker Elementary School Honor Roll (all A’s and B’s)...
Matawalle Urges Military to Embrace Innovation, Strategic Foresight In tackling Insecurity
Arise News
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July 2, 2025
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged military authorities to shift their mindset to embrace innovation, sustainability, and strategic foresight in tackling emerging security threats in the country, as well as addressing...
Paying tribute to Sebastião Salgado
Amateur Photographer
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July 3, 2025
Legendary documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado took amazing photos whatever camera he used. Former AP editor Damien Demolder pays tribute to this hugely influential artist, who drew attention to the injustice and suffering of the world’s...
Editor's Choice: July 2025 | The best new jazz albums
Jazzwise
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This month we feature new releases from Brandee Younger, Sandra-Mae Lux, Tyreek McDole and James Brandon Lewis Quartet We Insist 2025! Candid Terri Lyne Carrington (d, arr), Christie Dashiell (v), Milena Casado (t), Julian Priester (tb – 1 track),...
Who Will Pay the Price for Trump’s Big and Beautiful Bill?
teleSUR
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ON Thursday, the U.S. Congress passed a sweeping tax and spending package, with the House of Representatives approving it in a narrow 218-214 vote, sending the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to President Donald Trump for his signature. RELATED:...
Western Cape Gang Violence Escalates Despite Increased Policing
South Africa Today
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July 7, 2025
The Western Cape remains in the grip of relentless gang violence, with fresh shootings reported in Mitchells Plain just hours after authorities deployed additional law enforcement to hotspot areas. Surge in Violence Despite Police Presence Cape...
Nigeria’s broken covenant: The state, insecurity, and the betrayal of Benue and Plateau communities
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
For years, the North-Central region of Nigeria, particularly Benue and Plateau states, has been the epicentre of brutal violence, marked by systematic killings, mass displacement, and the destruction of entire communities. The victims of this...
Nigeria Blue Economy Policy: The 1.5 trillion Plus GDP opportunity
TechEconomy
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July 5, 2025
Advertisements Advocacy for the green economy was seen as discriminatory and condescending, the rich countries telling the poor South how to manage their affairs for the benefit of humankind. It was considered a call for sacrifice by the poor...
Malawi among economies most affected by US tariffs
The Nation Malawi
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June 30, 2025
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability says Malawi will be among the worst hit economies in sub- Saharan Africa due to the US universal 10 percent tariff imposed on all its trading partners and reciprocal tariffs announced for 57...
BRICS summit in Brazil to champion multilateralism amid trade tensions
Daily News Egypt
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July 6, 2025
Leaders of the growing BRICS group of nations are gathering in Brazil for a summit overshadowed by United States President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies, with the bloc aiming to present itself as a defender of multilateralism. The leaders,...
A unified path to peace: Why Nigeria needs a federal- led strategy for dialogue and peace building with armed groups
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 3, 2025
Introduction: Nigeria’s security landscape is a complex tapestry of violence, with armed groups such as Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandit gangs in the North-West, and separatist militias in the South-East driving cycles of violence, destruction, arson and...
Disappearing Migration Routes Fueling Farmer-Herder Violence in Northern Nigeria
HumAngle
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July 2, 2025
Bello Ardo still remembers how they were sent away from Dapchi, a town in Yobe State, North East Nigeria. It was 2015. He had just arrived with his family and herd, hoping to graze and rest after a long journey from Bauchi State. He approached the...
Kevin Okoth: The Pessimist’s Optimist
London Review of Books
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July 10, 2025
Achille Mbembe’s On the Postcolony, first published in French in 2000, changed the direction of postcolonial studies. Since then, he has gained a loyal readership across the political spectrum (his admirers include Emmanuel Macron and Judith...
Starving Sudanese people eating weeds to survive amid brutal war
The Independent
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June 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...