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Rita Dominic at 50: Celebrating a Nollywood legend and her unforgettable roles
Pulse
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July 14, 2025
She’s gone from inspiring characters in over 350 films to shaping the industry behind the scenes. Rita has emerged as a trailblazer. Let’s take a deep dive into her life, her craft, and the versatility that sets her apart. A Glimpse into Rita’s...
‘‘A Quieter and More Corrosive Democratic Threat in Africa’’
Business Ghana
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It is well-known that democracy in Africa faces increasing challenges from military coups, electoral violence, and unconstitutional power grabs. However, a recent DemCap Report, in collaboration with the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) in...
Ghana’s electricity demand to rise to 4.7% in 2025 — Energy Outlook report
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
Ghana’s electricity consumption is on a steady rise, reflecting growing national energy needs driven by population growth, industrial activity, and expanding access to power. According to the Ghana Energy Outlook Report 2025, total electricity...
Okowa confirms Dynamic meet test ahead of African Junior Champs
Punch
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July 9, 2025
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa, has confirmed that Nigeria’s junior relay teams will compete at the AFN/Dynamic Athletics Meet scheduled for today (Thursday) at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex in...
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 –...
NABTEB Releases FTC Entrance Results, Only 39% Score 50% And Above
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 9, 2025
News Investigators/ The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) says only 39 per cent of candidates who sat for the 2025 entrance examination into Federal Technical Colleges scored 50 per cent and above. The Registrar and Chief...
Harmattan hazards: How coastal west Africa can escape the Sahel’s fate
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo, are under pressure from two threats: jihadists and putschists. In these west African coastal states, armed Islamist groups increasingly cross northern borders, wreaking havoc. Civilian governments are...
Atlantic Cocoa to Invest Over CFA10bn to Expand Kribi Cocoa Factory
Business in Cameroon
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July 9, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Atlantic Cocoa, the cocoa bean processing plant built by Ivorian billionaire Koné Dossongui in Cameroon’s Kribi industrial port zone, officially launched the expansion of its facility on June 27, 2025. The kickoff meeting...
Bye-Elections: Race To Replace Okpebholo In Senate, Idahosa In Reps Heats Up In Edo
Naija News
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July 12, 2025
The political race to fill the legislative seats vacated by Senator Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa has officially begun, with major parties, All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC),...
African rail connection: A path to multimodal freight optimisation
Rail Freight
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July 11, 2025
Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies globally, and there is an urgent need to expand its infrastructure to ensure this growth aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With rapid urbanisation and population increases...
Procurement, Audit Details Expose Tinubu's Transparency Claims as Lies
Foundation for Investigative Journalism
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July 8, 2025
President Bola Tinubu claimed his administration had enhanced procurement transparency at a national conference on public accounts and fiscal governance on Monday. Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of State for Finance, spoke on behalf of the president...
STATEMENT: 8 African Nations Commit to 100% Sustainable Ocean Management
World Resources Institute
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YAOUNDÉ (July 11, 2025) – Yesterday, eight African nations — Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria — adopted the Yaoundé Declaration, committing to sustainably manage 100% of ocean areas...
2027: South – South APC back Tinubu, governors as sole candidates
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 5, 2025
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South – South geo-political zone has endorsed President Bola Tinubu and the four governors from the zone on the platform of the party as sole candidates in the 2027 general election. Endorsements of...
Adeniyi’s Customs reforms elevate Nigeria, amplify Africa’s voice at WCO
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
By Uche Usim If there is one appointment made by President Bola Tinubu that gladdens stakeholders’ hearts, it is elevating Adewale Adeniyi to the position Comptroller-General at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in June 2023. While expectations...
Nigeria says it won't accept deportees from U.S.: 'We have enough problems of our own'
NPR
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria's government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send the country migrants and foreign prisoners, with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar, seen here at a summit in Brazil this year, quoting Public Enemy to drive home his point....
EFCC declares Kano indigene, Auwalu Tijjani wanted over alleged $1.9m money laundering
Nairametrics
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July 11, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a Kano state Indigene, Rabiu Auwalu Tijjani, wanted over alleged $1,931,700.12 money laundering allegations. This was disclosed in a notice signed by Dele Oyewale, EFCC Head, Media &...
APC Supporters Barred From Edo Govt House After Okpebholo’s Supreme Court Victory
Naija News
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July 11, 2025
Naija News learnt that security operatives stationed at the Government House gates barred the crowd from entering, citing “orders from above”, leaving many bewildered and angry after marching in solidarity from the airport to the city centre. The...
Edo guber: Tinubu, govs, others hail Okpebholo’s victory
The Sun Nigeria
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July 11, 2025
From Romanus Ugwu, Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Godwin Tsa, Abuja, Tony Osauzo, Benin and Laide Raheem, Abeokuta President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Southern Governors’ Forum, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr....
$1.5bn Lekki Port Begins Cargo Transhipments To Togo, Ghana, Others
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has started international transhipment of cargoes to neighbouring West African countries such as Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan and Ghana. The Port, on Thursday, disclosed that it initiated efforts to ramp up...
Keyamo Flags Off Enugu Air, Hails Mbah as ‘Incredible, Performing Governor’
Arise News
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July 8, 2025
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, inaugurated Enugu Air, an Enugu State-owned commercial airline established by the Governor Peter Mbah administration with three Embraer airplanes for a start....