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Food price drop in Egypt

Ethan Asher August 12, 2025

Nigeria Egypt’s urban inflation rate fell to 13.9% in July, down from 14.9% in June, signaling a modest improvement in the country’s economic conditions. The monthly inflation rate also saw a more pronounced decline, dropping to -0.6% compared to -0.1% in the previous month, indicating a

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Church massacre in Nigeria, 5 charged to court

Jude Owuamannam August 12, 2025

Nigeria Five men accused of killing 50 worshippers and wounding over 100 others in a terrorist attack on a catholic church in Owo, Southwestern Nigeria in 2022, pleaded not guilty during their arraignment Monday. The defendants – Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar – appeared before a federal […]

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Ihugh is rising — The future is here

admin August 12, 2025

Nigeria From the VC’s conner From the fertile cassava, sweet potato, and orange fields of Vandeikya emerges a new beacon of hope and progress—the Benue State Government’s University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (UAST) in Ihugh.  “This institution is not merely an academic center; it is a vibrant engine of innovation, development, and

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Unifying Nigeria’s Transport Safety: The Promise and Challenge of NSIB’s Multimodal Mandate

admin August 12, 2025

Nigeria Opinion Nigeria’s transport sector is a complex and often perilous network where daily tragedies—whether on congested roads, aging railways, unpredictable waterways, or in the skies—underscore the urgent need for a robust safety oversight system.  The creation of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) in 2022 symbolizes a bold ambition: to transcend

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Cocoa farming boosts livelihood, wildlife in Cameroon

Andrew Mbeki August 12, 2025

Cameroon In the heart of Cameroon’s cacao country, Indigenous Baka communities are proving that sustainable farming can protect both livelihoods and wildlife.   Local Indigenous farmers depend on the rainforest for income from cocoa cultivation, but also for food and medicine.  “We live with the forest and the forest lives with us. And now we live […]

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AfDB to push $500 million to construct new airport in Ethiopia

Andrew Mbeki August 12, 2025

Ethiopia The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday has agreed to contribute 500 million dollars to help develop a new mega airport in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Commercial Officer Lemma Yadecha and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina have signed an agreement appointing the AfDB as Mandated Lead Arranger. The bank will lead efforts to raise […]

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Feature: Two Years of Renewed Hope Initiative: Benue feels impact

admin August 12, 2025

Nigeria July 29th 2025 will remain a remarkable day in the lives of Benue indigenous,as the first lady of Nigeria,Her Excellency , Sen Remi Tinubu in a remarkable way paid a condolence visit to the Benue family on the act of terror that befell the people by armed herders in the village of Yelewata in […]

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Al Jazeera reporter Qreiqeh, killed in airstrike buried Monday

Ethan Asher August 11, 2025

Gaza Hundreds of mourners gathered in Gaza City on Monday for the funeral procession of Al Jazeera correspondent Mohamed Qreiqeh, who was killed in an Israeli strike in the territory. Israel’s military targeted Qreiqeh with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and at least six other people, all of whom were sheltering outside […]

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Safeguarding culture through music and tradition

Harrison Mason August 11, 2025

United States On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, a group of singers in their 70s and 80s—guided by musicologist Dr. Eric Crawford—breathes life into centuries-old Gullah spirituals, safeguarding a cultural treasure born from the struggles and faith of enslaved Africans. As development and time threaten to erase this heritage, their mission grows ever more urgent. […]

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Feature: Nigeria’s Tragic Misplacement of Priorities: Ranching Humans While Cattle Roam Free

admin August 11, 2025

Nigeria In the rich, fertile lands of Benue State, known as the food basket of Nigeria, a heartbreaking and deeply troubling paradox has taken root—a story of dislocation, erasure, and broken promises that has for too long been hidden from the nation’s collective conscience.  Here, thousands of Nigerians have been forcefully uprooted from their ancestral […]