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WAES: From $208b trade to economic rebirth in West Africa by Omoniyi Joshua

Eagle Online · July 4, 2025

At the heart of the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, lies a bold ambition: to significantly increase intra-regional trade within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...

Okpebholo squandering Edo resources on political jamborees – PDP

Blueprint Newspapers Limited · July 4, 2025

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state has berated Governor Monday Okpebholo for allegedly turning the state to “a theatre of political jamborees and wasting taxpayers’ money on self-serving political gatherings.” The party noted that the...

ADC to Tinubu Administration: You’re In Panic Mode Ahead Of 2027, Not Governing

Arise News · July 7, 2025

Nigeria’s new political coalition, African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Sunday, accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of being in a panic mode ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Characterising the government as embarking on...

Federal Court upholds referral of matter challenging Benin citizen's admissibility to Canada

Canadian Lawyer ·

Pursuant to s. 44(1) of the IRPA, a Canada Border Services Agency inland enforcement officer prepared a report giving the opinion that the applicant was inadmissible to Canada because of serious criminality under s. 36(1)(a) of the IRPA. The...

APC convenes South South Summit to strategise on regional political future

Eagle Online · July 4, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the convocation of a high-level South South Summit aimed at consolidating its political vision under the Renewed Hope Agenda and charting a strategic pathway for the party’s future across the...

Take Govt Interest-Free Loan To Fund Your Businesses, Edo Youths Urged

News Investigators Nigeria · July 4, 2025

News Investigators/ The Speaker, Edo Youth Parliament, Fawaz Muhammad, has urged youths to leverage on the state’s N1 billion interest-free loan to fund their businesses. Mr Mohammed made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...

2027: Presidency in Panic Mode, ADC Coalition Alleges

This Day · July 7, 2025

*Insists president not governing Nigeria *Obi declares he won’t buy N150bn jet when people are dying *Zulum dismisses defection rumour, affirms loyalty to APC *Ex-police minister, other PDP members move to ADC in large number, LP collapses...

MOWAA Announces Public Opening in Benin City, Inaugural Exhibition, and Artist Council During Nigeria’s Arts Season This November

Bella Naija · July 4, 2025

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) is pleased to announce the official public opening of the first phase of its Campus and the Institute in Benin City, Nigeria, on 11 November 2025. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the...

Sports Minister officially opens second edition of African Air-Badminton Championship

Ghana News Agency · July 4, 2025

By Rihana Adam Accra, July 4, GNA – Mr Kofi Iddie Adams, the Minister of Sports and Recreation, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, officially opened the second edition of the African AirBadminton Championship held at the Laboma Beach Resort. The event...

PDP Accuses Okpebholo Of Wasting Edo Resources On Political Jamborees

Naija News · July 4, 2025

In a statement issued Friday, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP Caretaker Committee in Edo, Chris Osa Nehikhare, described the governor’s recent political gatherings as reckless, self-serving and devoid of any meaningful benefit to the people....

Development: Why President Tinubu Must Be Supported In Edo – Ohonbamu

Daily Independent · July 4, 2025

1 Francis Onoiribholo Edo State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon Paul Ohonbamu has said that Edo People have no other choice than to overwhelmingly support President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for making available the resources required...

Cyber Africa Forum highlights Benin's bold digital resilience [Business Africa]

Africanews · July 4, 2025

This week, Business Africa makes a stop in Benin for a special edition focused on three pillars of its economic and digital transformation. At the heart of this edition is the Cyber Africa Forum in Cotonou, where Benin stands out as a key player...

APC convenes South-South summit in Edo State to strategise on renewed hope agenda, regional political future

The Sun Nigeria · July 4, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the convocation of a high-level South-South Summit aimed at consolidating its political vision under the Renewed Hope Agenda and charting a strategic pathway for the party’s future across the...

How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups

BBC · July 7, 2025

Priya Sippy & Jacob BoswallBBC News & BBC Monitoring ShareSave Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially...

Enugu Air to launch domestic flight operations today

New Mail · July 7, 2025

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, is set to inaugurate Enugu Air today, July 7. In an advertorial on Sunday, the Enugu State government said the airline will begin its maiden domestic flight operations. In the...

NHRC’s head elected president of West Africa’s human rights institutions network

Premium Times · July 3, 2025

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, on Thursday promised to promote cooperation among West African States for the protection of human rights. He gave this assurance while accepting to serve as the...

APC To Strategize On Renewed Hope Agenda, Regional Political Future

Naija News · July 3, 2025

Naija News reports that with the theme: “Renewed Hope in Action: Strengthening APC Mobilisation and Governance in the South South”, the Summit is expected to serve as a unifying platform for policy dialogue, political recalibration, and regional...

Healing the Nation: Pate’s silent war against Nigeria’s Broken Health System

Pulse · July 3, 2025

From delivering sharp immunisation interventions to pioneering universal healthcare reforms, Pate has transformed both local systems and Nigeria’s health reputation.1) Early life and BackgroundPate was born on September 6, 1968, in Misau, Bauchi...

African Parks earns over $7 million from carbon credit sales in Benin and CAR

Mongabay · July 3, 2025

African Parks has generated $7.35 million in carbon credit sales from Chinko National Park in the Central African Republic, Helge Mahne, global funding director for African Parks, confirmed to Mongabay in an email. An unspecified sum was also...

Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa hit as half of African currencies Weaken –Report

The Sun Nigeria · July 7, 2025

Nearly half of African currencies weakened in May 2025, despite continued economic reforms and steady development across the continent, according to the June edition of the Monthly Developments in the African Macroeconomic Environment report...