Category: International
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EGYPT’S PHARAOHS PIP NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES 2-1 IN AFCON WARM-UP
Nigeria’s Super Eagles fell 2-1 to Egypt’s Pharaohs in a tense Cairo Stadium friendly Tuesday—their last test before the 35th AFCON kicks off Sunday in Morocco—debuting coach Eric Chelle’s 3-5-2 that owned early ball but leaked a slick counter goal midway first half. Eagles fought back compactly, nabbing a stoppage-time equalizer via Zaidu Sanusi’s pinpoint…
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MICROSOFT’S FG PARTNERSHIP SKILLS UP 4M NIGERIANS IN DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Microsoft dropped a bombshell Tuesday: its team-up with Nigeria’s Federal Government has digitally empowered over four million folks since 2021, with 350K diving into student programs—63K finishing pathways, 43K snagging global certs—and now gearing up another 350K for AI mastery via the National Skills Initiative (AINSI) alongside Data Science Nigeria and Lagos Business School. West…
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FRENCH AMBASSADOR: TRADITION CAN SMASH GBV, INCLUDING ONLINE ABUSE
French Ambassador to Nigeria Marc Fonbaustier lit up Abuja Thursday, declaring tradition isn’t frozen—it’s a dynamic force to challenge violence, rethink norms and build balanced societies, spotlighting the end of 2025’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence under the UNiTE theme “Unite to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls.” Wrapping a whirlwind…
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ECOWAS LEADERS VOW IRONCLAD STAND AGAINST COUPS & TERROR WAVE
West African powerhouses united in Abuja Sunday at the 68th ECOWAS summit, vowing a bulletproof front to halt Sahel coups and terrorism’s chokehold—recognizing these borderless beasts demand collective firepower, not lone ranger tactics, amid recent jolts like Guinea-Bissau unrest and Benin’s foiled putsch. President Bola Tinubu lit the fuse, blasting incessant takeovers, arms bazaars, cyber…
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CZECH AMBASSADOR BOOSTS NIGERIA TIES VIA NEW TRADE CHAMBER
Czech Republic’s envoy to Nigeria, Tomáš Výprachtický, is firing up deeper economic collab across sectors, hailing Nigeria’s vast resources, tech savvy and manpower as perfect matches for Prague’s know-how at the glitzy launch of the Nigeria-Central Europe Chamber of Commerce (NCECC) in Abuja. Speaking at the Sunday dinner backed by the Regional Trade Institute and…
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SYDNEY BONDI BEACH HORROR: FATHER-SON DUO SLAYS 15 AT JEWISH HANUKKAH EVENT
A father-son pair unleashed hell at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Sunday evening, gunning down 15 at a crowded Hanukkah celebration in Australia’s bloodiest mass shooting in nearly three decades now 16 dead with the 50-year-old dad Sajid Akram killed on-site, his 24-year-old son Naveed critically wounded. Police slammed it as a deliberate anti semitic hit on…
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ECOWAS SAYS WEST AFRICAN DEMOCRACY IS ON THE BRINK
West Africa’s top regional body is sounding the alarm, warning that democracy across the sub-region is facing a “critical threat” as coups, attempted coups and political unrest continue to spread. At the 55th Session of its Mediation and Security Council in Abuja, ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray said the situation has reached emergency levels, urging…
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AU SLAMS FAILED BENIN COUP, WARNS AGAINST RISING MILITARY TAKEOVERS IN WEST AFRICA
The African Union is sounding the alarm after Sunday’s botched military coup in Benin Republic, where soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” briefly seized the national TV station to oust President Patrice Talon—only for loyal forces to swiftly regain control. AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Yousouf condemned the plot as a “grave violation” of…
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TINUBU HAILS NIGERIAN TROOPS FOR THWARTING COUP IN BENIN REPUBLIC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu celebrated the Nigerian Armed Forces’ swift action Sunday, deploying air and ground support to crush a military coup attempt in neighbouring Benin Republic and safeguard democracy there. Benin’s government urgently called for help after Colonel Pascal Tigri’s soldiers seized the national TV station and declared President Patrice Talon overthrown. Nigeria took…
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CHINA-NIGERIA FILM TIES SOAR AT ZUMA FESTIVAL WITH “ROOTING” PREMIERE
China and Nigeria just cranked up their cultural vibes at the buzzing Zuma International Film Festival in Abuja, screening the award-winning Chinese doc “Rooting” – a four-year tale of a Yunnan villager’s poverty escape that hits home for Nigeria’s own development dreams. Cultural Counselor Yang Jianxing hailed it as a “dialogue between civilisations,” thanking Nigerian…
