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Rehabilitation, modernisation of ports to commence soon, says Oyetola

...as he receives briefings from heads of agencies, departmentsThe Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola CON, has said....

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The Fallacies of Faceless 'Katsina Watch'

Muhammad Danjuma @ Katsina Times Fake news and the proliferation of raw opinion that passes for public consumption, is creating confusion, punching....

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U.S. actively investigating Taliban abuses

KABUL – Beth van Schaack, the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, said on Wednesday the State Department continues to monitor Taliban’s violations involving gender....

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US shadow looms over Afghanistan two years after withdrawal

KABUL – Two years after the U.S.-led coalition forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the nation continues to grapple with the devastating....

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UAE authority denies rumours of student's death over academic failure

There was no record of the female student in any of the schools affiliated with the authorityThe Emirates Schools Establishment....

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Myriad of challenges awaiting Nigeria’s new defence ministers

The new defence minister will face multiple daunting security challenges across the six geopolitical zones of the countryNigeria is bogged....

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Another coup in Africa as military takes over in Gabon

“In the name of the Gabonese people … we have decided to defend the peace by putting an end to....

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Scandal rocks Arts Minister Musawa

..She’s a serving youth corps member/Minister…NYSC describes status as illegal…Faces two-year jail term…Likely to face Kemi Adeosun’s fate…Role of Senate,....

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Tinubu seeks US partnership in defending democracy in W’Africa

President Bola Tinubu has advised United States Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee,....

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Quad foreign ministers to meet on sidelines of UNGA next month in New York

NEW DELHII: Foreign ministers of the Quad grouping, which includes India, Australia, Japan and the US, are likely to meet on....