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Rivers Crisis: Fubara Visited Me With Two Governors – Wike

Former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, made this statement in response to recent reports that Governor Fubara, who faced suspension earlier this year, had...

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Nigeria

NDLEA Opens Two New Forensic Labs

For the first time in over 25 years of operating just one forensic laboratory in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has...

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Global News

Zelensky Extends Invitation to Pope Leo XIV for Ukraine Visit

During their first phone conversation, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Pope Leo XIV touched on several issues, including “the thousands of Ukrainian children deported by...

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Religion

Meet Robert Prevost, First American Pope

Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope, the first time in 2,000 years that an American has been appointed to lead the Catholic church. Chicago-born...

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Benin’s Government Confirms Failed Coup Attempt

Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, announced on Sunday that security forces successfully stopped an attempted coup staged by a small group of soldiers who claimed to have removed President Patrice Talon from office. According to Seidou, “A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising...

BREAKING: Military Overthrows Government in Benin Republic

The Benin Republic has been thrown into political tension after soldiers announced they have removed President Patrice Talon from power. In a broadcast on state television early Sunday morning, the soldiers declared that the government had been dissolved and the constitution suspended. They also announced that President Talon is...

Germany Approves Voluntary Military Service For 18-Year-Olds

Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has approved the return of voluntary military service in a move aimed at strengthening national defence following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The reform is part of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s wider ambition to build Europe’s strongest conventional army. From January 2026, all 18-year-olds will...