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Tinubu sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital – Report
Business Day
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu sent his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday, according to The Cable. The former president has been ill for some time, as first reported by...
Sources: Tinubu secretly sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital
The Cable
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu deployed his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday, sources privy to the development have informed TheCable. The former president has been ill for a...
‘It’s a labor of love’: Three-day Crave NW food festival is back this weekend
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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When thinking back 10 or 15 years ago, chef Adam Hegsted has strong memories of Spokane’s food scene. More accurately, the lack thereof. The number of chain restaurants far surpassed the number of independent restaurants. Restaurants that, like...
Workplace clowns
Chicago Reader - Illinois
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July 16, 2025
Things I wish had happened in Patrick Vermillion’s Big Time Toppers: I wish I had brought my earplugs because my phone’s “loud environment” alarm went off on multiple occasions, warning me of potential risks to my hearing. Redtwist Theatre is the...
KALW Almanac - Wednesday July 16, 2025
KALW - California
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Today is Wednesday, the 16th of July of 2025, July 16 is the 197th day of the year 168 days remain until the end of the year. 68 days until autumn begins the sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:01:05 am and sunset will be at 8:30:22 pm. We will...
Trump Admin Announces Major Visa Restrictions for Four Countries
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration has announced strict new visa restrictions for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria. The new policy limits nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to nationals of these four African...
Judas Priest, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid
ABC News - New York
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July 10, 2025
NEW YORK -- Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from...
Grassley, Ernst should reject rescissions, support vulnerable peopleDan Norell
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Dan Norell grew up on an Iowa farm that the family still owns, attended the University of Iowa, worked in refugee resettlement and international development in over 30 countries. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst have an opportunity to support...
Tinubu secretly sent Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital
Nigerian Eye
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu deployed his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday, sources privy to the development disclosed. The former president has been ill for a while, as...
BRICS+ Series: Tackling the Global Water Crisis Through BRICS
IOL
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July 15, 2025
Understanding the BRICS Water Dilemma The global water crisis is no longer a distant threat but an unfolding reality. By 2025, an alarming 2.8 billion people, roughly 35% of the world's population, will face water scarcity. In the face of this...
Security staff injured in 'racially aggravated' attack during Essex hotel protest
Echo News
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The attacks came as “emotions in the community were running high” following criminal charges linked to two hotels housing asylum seekers in the area. The security staff arrived at a bus stop on High Road for the start of their shift at The Bell...
US deports migrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to small African kingdom of Eswatini
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Trailers sit parked in lines as work progresses on a new migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca...
Reparations, justice and the 2025 Africa Anti-Corruption Day
The Cable
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July 11, 2025
The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) was adopted on 11 July 2003, during the 2nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Maputo, Mozambique. To affirm the continent’s commitment...
Cuban, Jamaican men among 5 deported to small African kingdom of Eswatini
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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July 16, 2025
The United States sent five men it describes as "barbaric" criminals to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland...
NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard to grace the 2025 Giants of Africa Festival
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 16, 2025
Two-time NBA champion and multi-time all-star Kawhi Leonard has been added to this year's star-studded lineup for the Giants of Africa Festival 2025, which is scheduled for July 26th - August 2nd, 2025. The LA Clippers forward will mentor youth...
Northern Tensions on the Rise: Where Is It All Headed?
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 5, 2025
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are escalating, marked by mutual accusations and strategic positioning along their shared border. Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of territorial violations, while Eritrea claims Ethiopia harbors unlawful...
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Capital FM Kenya
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria’s foreign minister says the country will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the US, following visa curbs and threats of tariff hikes. Yusuf Tuggar told privately-owned Channels TV that...
A Live Aid anniversary tribute, a pancakes and booze festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
This weekend in and around Philly brings out artsy celebrations and big names. On Thursday, R&B powerhouse Fantasia brings her fiery vocals to the Dell Music Center, joined by Avery Sunshine and viral dance phenom 803 Fresh. That same night, the...
PM Abiy Calls on all Sectors of Society, Diplomatic Community to Actively Engage in Green Legacy Program
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 27, 2025 (ENA) -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that this year alone, Ethiopia aims to plant enough seedlings to bring the total to 47.5 billion calling on all sectors of society and the diplomatic community to actively...
Rick Springfield, Judas Priest, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good — helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from...