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Nigeria, Saint Lucia Sign Historic MOU to Boost Tourism, Creative Industries
News Diary Online
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July 4, 2025
Nigeria and Saint Lucia have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster robust partnerships in tourism, the Orange Economy, and investment in the creative industries. The agreement was formally signed on...
Nigeria’s cartographic distraction: Why state creation betrays a bleeding nation
Daily Trust
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Nigeria stands paralyzed by a trifecta of crises: hyperinflation at 34 per cent devouring wages, youth unemployment exceeding 33 per cent, and bandits transforming highways into mass graves. Yet in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly,...
President Tinubu Mourns Late Super Eagles Goalkeeper Peter Rufai
Arise News
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July 4, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has expressed great sadness at the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, who was 61. The President, in a statement issued on Thursday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, condoled...
Nigerian Newspapers: Top Stories For Today (04/07/25)
Daily Independent
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July 4, 2025
2 Read the full details on our digital edition when you join our WhatsApp Communities here. Here are the major headlines for today: ADC Coalition Will Set Nigeria Back By Decades — Presidency … Says Members Looking For Political Relevance … Slams...
International African Arts Festival – Brooklyn Cultural Pride in a Long-Lasting Effect
Our Time Press - New York
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July 4, 2025
By Nayaba Arinde Editor-at-Large Summer in Brooklyn means the welcome return of the International African Arts Festival, where thousands of participants enjoy 3 days of indulging in the replenishing and rejuvenating cultural event. Their cultural...
Nigeria loses $900bn over Cabotage Law — Port Council
Daily Trust
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The Nigerian Port Consultative Council (NPCC) has disclosed that the federal government’s failure to effectively implement the Cabotage Law has resulted in significant economic losses of about $900bn. The Cabotage Act, enacted in 2003, aims to...
Nigeria Seeks Global Support to Expand Water Quality Testing
News Central TV
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July 3, 2025
The Nigerian government has called on development partners to assist in scaling up the production and distribution of hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) vials used for testing water quality nationwide. This appeal was made during the quarterly meeting of the...
Nigerian Players, Others Mourn Peter Rufai, Diogo Jota
Leadership
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July 4, 2025
Former goalkeeper for the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Peter Rufai, is dead. Rufai passed away in the early hours of Thursday at 61. Rufai passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, following a prolonged illness that had removed him from public life for...
Political movement: Coalition members move to exit old parties
Daily Trust
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July 4, 2025
Barring any last-minute change, members of the opposition coalition have concluded plans to dump their various political parties and join their adopted platform, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Daily Trust gathered. Following the...
Of Nigerians, happiness and failing governance
Tribune Online
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July 3, 2025
A paradoxical report was recently published on Nigeria, Nigerians, and the Nigerian government. A product of the 2025 UN World Happiness Report, it was produced by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre, in partnership with Gallup...
Nigeria champions enhanced West African air connectivity at WAES 2025
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
By Chinelo Obogo [email protected] When African leaders convened in Abuja for the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in June, the spotlight was on the structural and policy bottlenecks that have long hindered the full potential of...
Wike declares end to Rivers political crisis
Prompt News Online
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July 4, 2025
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced that peace has finally been restored in Rivers State, following a prolonged political standoff with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He said he owes no one an explanation for the...
NFF mourns Nigeria goalkeeping legend Peter Rufai
Prompt News Online
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July 4, 2025
The Nigeria football firmament turned pale on Thursday evening after it was confirmed that the country’s 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup first-choice goalkeeper Peter Rufai had died in Lagos following a period of illness. “This is really, really...
2027: Buhari’s loyalists move to stop Tinubu’s re-election bid
Daily Post
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July 4, 2025
As Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu is facing growing resistance from within his own political family. This is just as key allies of former President Muhammadu Buhari, once united under the All Progressives...
2027: Amaechi announces presidential ambition, speaks on coalition, term limit
Premium Times
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July 4, 2025
The former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has indicated his interest in running for president in 2027. Mr Amaechi also spoke on the latest coalition of opposition politicians, saying the administration of President Bola Tinubu has...
Tinubu Will Win Cross River Massively in 2027, Says Cross River Governor Otu
Arise News
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July 4, 2025
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has declared that President Bola Tinubu would win the state massively at the 2027 presidential election. Otu made the declaration on Wednesday in Calabar, where he returned to a rousing...
Like Obi, Amaechi says he’s ready to serve as one-term president if given ADC ticket
New Mail
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July 4, 2025
Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, says he is willing to be a one-term president in 2027 if he secures the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Amaechi spoke on Thursday during an interview on ‘Politics...
Birmingham City complete fifth summer signing as 22-cap international checks in
Birmingham Live
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July 4, 2025
Birmingham City have made Nigeria international Bright Osayi-Samuel their fifth signing of the summer transfer window – and their fourth this week. Osayi-Samuel, who has penned a three-year deal, has joined Blues on a free transfer after his...
2027: South must produce Nigeria’s next president – Amaechi
Daily Post
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July 4, 2025
A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has insisted that the next president of Nigeria must come from the South. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television on Thursday night, Amaechi, however, argued that leadership should be...
Presidency, ministers rail against ADC coalition
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja and Laide Raheem, Abeokuta President Bola Tinubu’s loyalists, aides and others have unleashed scurrilous attacks on the new opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and...