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Ex Mali PM

Mali Ex-PM Choguel Maiga Charged With Embezzlement

Mali’s civilian former prime minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, has been charged with embezzlement of public ...

Nigeria-US-

Nigeria Vows Reciprocal Action on US Visa Social Media Rule

The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to retaliate to a new visa policy introduced ...

flood

Sokoto Boat Tragedy: Search for Over 40 Missing Passengers

After the tragic passenger boat capsize, search and rescue teams have been deployed in Sokoto ...

Sierra Leone: Call for Sahel States’ Return to ECOWAS

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has reiterated his hope that Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...

Prime Minister Maiga

Mali Junta Arrests Ex-PM Maiga for Corruption

Mali’s military junta arrested former Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on corruption charges, on Tuesday, ...

Over 1.9 Million Nigerians Apply for Paramilitary Recruitment

Over 1.9 Million Nigerians Apply for Paramilitary Recruitment

The application portal for the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) recruitment ...

TETFund

TETFUND Invests Over N100B to Boost Medical Training in Nigeria

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has released over N100 billion to selected Nigerian tertiary ...

Tinted Glass Permits Nationwide

Nigeria Police to Enforce Tinted Glass Permits Nationwide

Starting tomorrow, August 12, 2025, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will begin enforcing the Tinted ...

flood

Nigeria Issues Urgent Flood Alert for 19 States Amid Heavy Rainfall

Nigeria’s Environment Ministry has issued a critical flood warning for 19 states, citing intense rainfall ...

Adeboye

Pastor Adeboye Urges Equal Rewards for Super Falcons’ Coaches

During his sermon on August 3, 2025, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed ...

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August 27th is the day in 1921 that the British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq.

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