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Babcock University Alumna Wins Five Awards at Nigerian Law School Call to Bar
This Day
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July 14, 2025
Funmi Ogundare Daniella Okangba, a 2023 Law graduate of Babcock University, has emerged as one of the most outstanding students at the 2025 Nigerian Law School/The Nigerian Body of Benchers Call to Bar ceremony, clinching five prestigious awards...
Three OAU Alumni Elected Fellows of Nigerian Academy of Letters
This Day
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July 14, 2025
Funmi Ogundare Three distinguished alumni of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have been elected fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL). They include Prof. Gbemisola Aderemi Adeoti, elected as a regular fellow. Adeoti, a poet,...
Nigeria needs robust synergy to curb insecurity —General Abubakar
Tribune Online
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July 15, 2025
The Commander, Corps of Artillery of the Nigerian Army, Major General Zakari Abubakar, has stated that the country needs a robust working synergy among the security agencies and other public stakeholders to curb insecurity. The commander said this...
Nigerian hospitals not equipped for Buhari’s treatment – Adesina
National Accord Newspaper
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July 15, 2025
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Former presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has revealed that Muhammadu Buhari’s life might have been cut short if he had relied on Nigerian hospitals for his medical treatment. Adesina made this statement during Channels...
Nigerians will remember Buhari’s maritime sector legacy, says Oyetola
National Accord Newspaper
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July 15, 2025
Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, has said that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari left a lasting mark on Nigeria’s maritime industry, which Nigerians will long remember. In an interview with...
Former Nigerian President to be buried today
Africanews
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July 15, 2025
Former President of Nigeria is expected to be buried on the grounds of his house in the northern state of Katsina on Tuesday in a high-profile ceremony with several African heads of state set to attend. Buhari died in a London hospital on Sunday,...
Farewell, President Muhammadu Buhari
The News (Nigeria)
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July 15, 2025
Muhammadu Buhari. A grand exit By Babafemi Ojudu Former President Muhammadu Buhari goes home today. His life’s mission—however defined—is complete, and he journeys now to account for his deeds before his Maker. Buhari is a man I admired from my...
ADC will free Nigerians from hunger, insecurity – Dino Melaye
New National Star
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July 15, 2025
Senator Dino Melaye has said that a wave of Nigerians are embracing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in protest against growing hardship, insecurity, and unfulfilled promises under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Speaking in...
Delta charts path to inclusive blue economy
New National Star
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July 15, 2025
Delta State is leveraging its unique geographical assets and aquatic wealth to chart a bold course toward an inclusive and sustainable blue economy, with a strategic focus on rural infrastructure and transport integration. The State Commissioner...
Former Nigeria president Buhari dies age 82
Modern Ghana
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Nigeria's former strongman and president Muhammadu Buhari died at a clinic in London on Sunday at the age of 82. Nigeria's former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country from 2015 to 2023 and was the first Nigerian...
TikTok deletes 3.6m Nigerian videos in Q1 2025 over policy...
Music in Africa
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July 15, 2025
The figures were revealed in the company’s Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, reaffirming the platform’s commitment to maintaining a safe, respectful and trustworthy digital environment. According to the report, TikTok achieved a...
Dangote submits paperwork to build "biggest, deepest" port in Nigeria
Africanews
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July 15, 2025
Fertiliser, oil, liquefied natural gas, cement... The Dangote conglomerate, a group owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is active in a range of industries. Exporting its many products is key for the group - and now, plans for a new port...
Op-Ed: Why Many Africans Don’t Trust Bill Gates and His Foundation’s Philanthropy
OkayAfrica
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July 14, 2025
Picture this: American billionaire Bill Gates, in the middle of a hot day, moving through the bustling roads of Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, on the back of an Okada – the local slang for motorcycle. You don’t need to imagine, it’s right...
Nigeria bids farewell to former leader Buhari, buried in home state
SABC News
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July 15, 2025
Nigeria’s former President Muhammad Buhari was buried on Tuesday in the backyard of his home in northern Katsina state, as residents climbed trees to bid farewell to the 82-year-old. Buhari ruled Africa’s most populous nation between 2015 and 2023...
Buhari's far-north hometown prepares to bury late Nigerian l...
Modern Ghana
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Funeral preparations were underway Monday in the hometown of former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, as his hometown of Daura readied to bury the one-time military leader and twice-elected democrat. Children were turned away from schools as...
Afrobeats Intelligence: Lanre Masha on Authenticity and the Evolution of Nigerian Music
OkayAfrica
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July 14, 2025
On the latest episode of Afrobeats Intelligence, Joey Akan sits down with Lanre Masha, a seasoned Nigerian music executive now steering West African operations for The Orchard, Sony Music's global distribution and artist services arm. It's a...
Tinubu Directs Nigerian Agencies To Address US, UAE Visa Issuance Crisis, Changes In Policies
Sahara Reporters
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered relevant federal agencies to swiftly tackle issues raised by the United States and the United Arab Emirates over recent changes to their visa issuance policies affecting Nigerian citizens. The directive was...
Tinubu, Guinea-Bissau President, Niger Republic PM, Others In Attendance As Buhari Is Buried
Naija News
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July 15, 2025
The late president’s remains arrived at Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport in Katsina around 2 p.m., aboard a Nigerian Air Force flight FGT 001, accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. President...
Nigeria mourns, Daura in sorrow and Dikko in grief
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has passed on to the great beyond, the land of no return, the inevitable destination, and the home of reckoning for all (rejoicers inclusive). It’s a destination where we’ve come from with bare hands, and will...
BREAKING: Nigerian Singer Speed Darlington Sues NAPTIP, Demands N3Billion For Declaring Him Wanted Over Alleged Rape Of Minor
Sahara Reporters
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Popular Nigerian entertainer and musician, Darlington Achakpo, widely known as Speed Darlington, has filed a N3 billion lawsuit against the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) over its decision to declare him...