Manchester City came from behind to defeat Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield in a dramatic Premier League encounter on Sunday, keeping their title challenge alive. Liverpool took the lead late in the second half through Dominik Szoboszlai, whose superb free kick put the home side ahead. City responded quickly, with Bernardo Silva equalising before Erling Haaland […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has deleted a social media post that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, following widespread criticism and accusations of racism. The post, which appeared briefly on Trump’s social media account, was widely condemned by civil rights organisations, Democratic lawmakers and commentators, who described the
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The United States has signed into law a $5.88 billion bipartisan spending package aimed at boosting the global response to HIV, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to international health efforts, this was confirmed by UNAIDS through its tweet on X. The funding will support various bilateral HIV programmes, contributions to the Global Fund and work under the
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Major telecommunications companies are shifting focus toward data services as growth in new mobile subscribers begins to plateau, according to industry analysis. With voice and SMS markets nearing saturation, telecom operators are increasingly relying on mobile data, broadband services, and digital platforms to sustain revenue and profitability. Rising demand for video streaming, social media, cloud
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Former African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has announced the launch of the Global Africa Investment Summit (GAIS), a new platform aimed at drawing large-scale private investment into Africa and reshaping how the continent is viewed by global capital markets. The initiative is designed to move Africa away from reliance on aid and
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The killing of more than 100 people in Woro community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, has sparked nationwide concern, with growing calls for direct federal intervention to prevent further violence. Reacting to the attack, Senator Bukola Saraki described the incident as a national disaster, warning that the scale and frequency of violence in
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The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has underscored Africa’s central role in the future of global food security, pointing to the continent’s vast agricultural potential. Speaking during a plenary session at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Adesina said 65 percent of the world’s remaining cultivated and uncultivated arable land
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African leaders are urging the global community to rethink its long-standing engagement with the continent, calling for a shift from aid-driven development to investment-led growth as Africa sustains an annual economic expansion of about four percent. Speaking amid renewed global debates on economic restructuring and capital flows, policymakers argue that Africa’s youthful population, rapid urbanisation,
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Editorial Dubai’s World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026, under the banner “Shaping Future Governments,” arrives at a moment of profound global uncertainty. From intensifying geopolitical rivalries and economic fragmentation to the disruptive acceleration of artificial intelligence and climate stress, the assumptions that underpinned post–Cold War governance are visibly eroding. Against this backdrop, the Summit’s central value
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Abuja, February 3, 2026 — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, held a strategic meeting on Tuesday with a delegation from the World Bank, led by Anna Bjerde, the Bank’s Managing Director of Operations. The engagement, which took place at the CBN Head Office in Abuja, focused on development
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