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ECOWAS Launches Pre-Election Mission in Côte d’Ivoire Ahead of Presidential Poll
Point Blank News
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July 2, 2025
Ahead of Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election scheduled for October 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially launched its Pre-Election Mission in Abidjan to promote peace, transparency, and democratic integrity....
International Criminal Court swats away 'sophisticated and targeted' cyberattack
The Register
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) says a "sophisticated" cyberattack targeted the institution, the second such incident in two years. It said the attack was detected and contained, and that mitigating steps are already being taken to manage...
IGR: Edo generates ₦52.6 bn in six months
The News (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Governor Monday Okpebholo By Jethro Ibileke The Executive Chairman of Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Oladele Bankole-Balogun, has disclosed that a total of ₦52.6 billion revenue was generated between January and June 2025....
AGF, NBA president, others mourn ex-chief judge
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 2, 2025
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, Tuesday, among other senior members of the legal community, paid tribute to the late former Chief...
British Museum says it can’t permanently return looted Benin Bronzes in its collection to Nigeria
The Voice
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July 2, 2025
THE BRITISH Museum has said it cannot permanently return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, The Voice can reveal. This comes after The Netherlands recently returned 119 stolen Benin Bronzes, which was the largest physical return of Benin artefacts...
Niger’s Prime Minister Joins AEW 2025 as Country Eyes Increased Oil Exports
Engineering News
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Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a speaker. During the event, which takes place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, Zeine is...
A&B and Barbados join international aviation solidarity coalition
The Antigua Observer
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July 2, 2025
- Advertisement - Antigua and Barbuda has joined seven other countries in launching a new international coalition to tax premium airline passengers and private jets as part of efforts to raise funds for climate action and development. The aviation...
The Political Economy Of Tax Reform
Leadership
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July 2, 2025
Nigeria’s new tax reforms, recently introduced through a series of legislative amendments and fiscal policy pronouncements, have been touted by the government as transformative, designed to widen the tax net, improve revenue generation, and reduce...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Guests And Well-Wishers Eulogise Former Deputy Governor Of Edo State, Dr. Pius Odubu
ITV
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July 1, 2025
A former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Doctor Pius Odubu has been eulogised as an elder Statesman and a Unifier as he marks his 68th birthday in Benin City Deborah Ogbeifun reports that guests showered encomium on the former Deputy Governor during...
Oba Of Benin Appoints Odionwere In Ureghin Community
ITV
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July 1, 2025
His Royal Majesty Ewuare the Second, Oba of Benin, has approved the appointment of Pa. Victor Okungbowa as the Odionwere of Ureghin Community in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State. Chief Uyi Okungbowa, the Ogua of Benin, who was joined by...
NDLEA, Edo State Commander Visits Esama Of Benin, Seeks Fatherly Support
ITV
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July 1, 2025
The state commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeyi, has praised the fatherly disposition and positive impact on humanity of the Esama of Benin and Honorary Romanian Consul to Edo and Delta...
AGF, NBA president, others mourn, pay tributes to ex-chief judge
Premium Times
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July 1, 2025
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, on Tuesday, among other senior members of the legal community, paid tribute to the late former...
Edo Youth Parliament Lauds Okpebholo’s N1bn Interest-free Loan Programme, Says It Will Curtail Restiveness
Daily Independent
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July 4, 2025
1 Francis Onoiribholo The Edo Youth Parliament Speaker, Rt. Hon. Fawaz Muhammad, has declared that the N1 billion interest-free loan programme launched by the state government, would help reduce restiveness among the youths in the state. Mohammad...
No coalition can stop Tinubu’s re-election - Edo ex-Deputy Governor
Nigerian Eye
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July 1, 2025
A former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Pius Odubu, has forecast a bleak future for the planned coalition against President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027. Speaking at his 68th birthday celebration in Benin City, Odubu expressed confidence...
Presidential monologue – Part 62
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Turning and turning in the widening gyre/The falcon cannot hear the falconer;/Things fall apart;/ the centre cannot hold;/ Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,/The blood-dimmed tide is loosed,/ and everywhere/The ceremony of innocence is...
IUCN launches LOGMe II to scale up land restoration, livelihood interventions
Ghana News Agency
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July 4, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, July 4, GNA – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched Phase II of Ghana version of its flagship land restoration sustainable livelihood intervention project, LOGMe II, in...
NPA Berths First Wholly Nigeria-Owned Container Vessel
News Diary Online
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July 4, 2025
In a landmark achievement in the Nigerian Maritime sector, the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) has berthed the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel on Wednesday, July 2nd 2025. The container vessel with International Maritime Organization...
Angélique Kidjo makes history: First black African artist to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
The Indian Express
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July 4, 2025
Angélique Kidjo, a singer from Benin, will become the first Black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to a report by the BBC.Kidjo is one of 35 people named in the Walk of Fame’s class of 2026, alongside...
Coronation, museum commission launch gallery for Benin bronzes
Daily Trust
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In a move to preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage, Coronation Group has partnered with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) to establish a gallery to showcase the Benin Bronzes. The gallery will house 119 Benin Bronzes recently...