Friday, January 9, 2026 - 18:13
[This Day] Abuja -- The Government of Nigeria is set to receive more than $9.5 million in recovered funds following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bailiwick of Jersey, marking another milestone in international cooperation against corruption.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 18:12
[This Day] Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has filed a formal petition with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, over...
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 18:04
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 18:00
By Sahel Reporters, Yola
The Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), Dr Sulaiman Saidu Bashir, has been honoured with an Award of Excellence in recognition of his contributions to the improvement of primary healthcare services across the...
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:55
During an interview with the New York Times, US President Donald Trump threatened more US air strikes in Nigeria if Christians are killed. Abuja denies that Christians in the country face systematic persecution.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:42
For millions of Venezuelans living through long cycles of crisis, America’s actions have plunged them into a new era of trauma and uncertainty.
Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:40
By Musa Jankada, Jalingo
The All Progressive Congress (APC), Taraba State youths under the umbrella of (Hope for Taraba 2027), on Friday staged a solidarity walk around the streets of Jalingo, calling on Senator Emmanuel Bwacha to contest for the 2027 governorship election.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:38
By Sahel Reporters, Bauchi
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Bauchi State House of Assembly has restated its constitutional mandate to uphold accountability, transparency and due process in the management of public funds across the state.
The Chairman of the...
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:35
The park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's oldest nature reserve.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:34
By Sahel Reporters, Bauchi
The Sen. representing Bauchi South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Buba of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commissioned and handed over 40 solar-powered boreholes to communities across seven local government areas of the...
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:25
[Vanguard] Police operatives attached to Assakio Division, in collaboration with local vigilantes, have successfully stormed kidnappers' hideouts in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of Lafia East Development Area, leading to the arrest of six suspected kidnappers and the rescue of three victims--...
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:24
[Vanguard] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, has arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal for allegedly failing to declare large sums of foreign currency while attempting to travel out of Nigeria.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:23
Vodun is an animist religion rooted in the forces of nature and the connection with ancestors
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:23
[HRW] Decree Grants Authorities Sweeping Powers Amid Deepening Repression
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:21
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lady Justice Njoki Ndung'u has been elected unopposed as the Supreme Court representative to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), replacing the late Justice Mohammed Ibrahim.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:20
By Hussaini Hammangabdo, Yola
The Adamawa state government has urged 21 council chairmen and stakeholders in the education sector to champion children’s enrolment in the state.
Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Umar Garba Pella, made the...
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:17
[Agenzia Fides] Libreville -- Citizens will decide whether the death penalty will be imposed for so-called "ritual murders." This was announced by the President of Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, in his New Year's address on January 2. The death penalty was abolished in Gabon in 2010, but in...
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:13
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- For decades, Kenya's economic stability has been partly underwritten by a multilateral framework anchored in Washington. That anchor has now been dislodged.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:11
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Education will release the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results on Thursday, a senior ministry official has confirmed.
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Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:06
Switzerland paused to honor 40 victims of the Crans-Montana bar fire with a minute of silence. Residents gathered, and flowers were placed at a makeshift memorial.
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