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      <title>W’Bank: FG pays N658.9bn to 10.46m poor households</title>
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      <description>The World Bank says the FG has paid N658.9bn to 10.46m poor households but urges wider coverage, adequate payments and consistent disbursements.

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      <title>SERAP sues INEC over N126bn electoral funds</title>
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      <description>SERAP has sued INEC at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over its alleged failure to account for over N126bn appropriated for electoral operations.

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      <description>APC campaign DG, Abdulaziz Yari, has sought royal blessings from the Ooni of Ife and Emir of Ilorin for President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.

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      <description>Motorists and commuters were stranded for over three hours on Sunday in a gridlock between Ovia Bridge and Okada Junction on the Benin-Lagos Expressway.

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      <description>Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to local government autonomy, institutional strengthening and fiscal v

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      <description>Formula 1 returns to Austin's Circuit of The Americas for the United States Grand Prix with a historic championship crowning potentially in the offing, along with several other hot topics on the agenda.</description>
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      <description>Sonay Kartal is the new British No 1 after her remarkable run to the Wuhan Open final where she was narrowly beaten by Poland's Maja Chwalinska in three sets.</description>
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      <description>Daniel Dubois and Moses Itauma could become the heavyweight rivalry to define British boxing in the years to come.</description>
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      <title>NESG Joins Tinubu’s Grassroots Sports Summit As Technical Partner</title>
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      <description>The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) has been appointed technical partner for the National Grassroots Sports Development Summit scheduled to hold at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on 18 and 19 November. Prince Adeyinka Adeboye, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Grassroots Spor</description>
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      <description>Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have rescued a female university student abducted in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State. A military source disclosed that the student of Plateau State University, Bokkos, was rescued on Saturday following a search-and-rescue operation by troops of</description>
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      <title>Jonathan To Unveil Tricycle Factory, Products In Abuja</title>
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      <description>Former President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to unveil a tricycle manufacturing factory and its products in Abuja on 21st October to ease the transportation of goods and people across the country. The factory, Zeetin Technologies, is located in the Idu Industrial Area of Abuja and assembles tricyc</description>
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      <title>How Plateau Recorded 11,000 Tuberculosis Cases In 2026 –Officer</title>
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      <description>Plateau State has recorded an estimated 11,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2026, with 2,047 cases detected between July and September alone. The state monitoring and evaluation officer of the Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Mr Yohanna Bot, disclosed this in Jos at the first bi-annual medi</description>
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      <title>Why I Resigned From APC – Vasta</title>
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      <description>The political space in Niger State is heating up as another founding member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Jonathan Vasta, dumped it for what he described as personal reasons. Vasta was publicity secretary of the APC when it wrested power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015 and</description>
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      <description>The governor expressed confidence that the state would play a leading role in securing victory for the President.</description>
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      <title>Coalition Asks Bauchi Govt To Explain N266m Ayab Agro Transfer, N4.65bn Motorcycle Deal</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The Coalition for Public Accountability and Justice (CPAJ) has called on Bauchi State finance commissioner Yakubu Adamu to explain a reported N266 million transfer to Ayab Agro Products and Freight Company Ltd and a separate N4.65 billion motorcycle-financing arrangement. The coalition also demanded</description>
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      <title>China’s Economic Growth Set to Miss Target Amid Energy Shock, Weak Demand</title>
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      <description>China&amp;#8216;s economic growth is expected to again miss its official target on Monday, dragged down by a global energy shock and slumping domestic demand with surging exports the only bright spot. The world&amp;#8217;s second-largest economy has charted a diverging path in recent years &amp;#8212; an AI-fue</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The Centre for Peace, Transparency and Accountability (CPTA) has clarified that the certificate collection fee at Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, is N35,000, while the N10,000 brochure charge is optional, amid reports that graduating students were required to pay N50,000 to collect their certificates.</description>
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      <title>EUROMATCH NPFL: We Had A Bad Day  – Ogunbote Speaks On Plateau United’s Home Loss To Sporting Lagos</title>
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      <description>Plateau United head coach Gbenga Ogunbote has said his team had a bad day, following their 3-2 home loss to Sporting Lagos, in week 9 of the EUROMATCH NPFL on Sunday. Sporting Lagos End Plateau United’s Perfect Home Record The Jos-based team suffered their first home loss in this season’s campaign,</description>
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      <title>Varsity Workers Suspend Strike Threat After FG Pays Salary Arrears</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has suspended its two-week ultimatum given to the federal government following the release of funds for the payment of eight months’ arrears of the consolidated tertiary institutions&amp;#8217; salary structure owed to its members. The ultima</description>
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      <description>[HRW] African Union Should Act to Prevent Further Atrocities</description>
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      <description>[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court is set to rule on Monday whether controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 30 co-accused are guilty of murdering 191 children, as families continue to seek answers over a tragedy in which the human rights commission documented 448 deaths.</description>
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      <description>The Agbu Kefas Re-election Campaign Council has said improved security in Taraba State is creating a more favourable environment for economic activities, tourism and investment. This followed a United Kingdom (UK) travel advisory permitting essential travel to the state. The council said sustained e</description>
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      <dc:creator>BusinessDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>Sterling Bank has joined a $4.1 billion and N435 billion financing scheme involving 13 financial institutions to improve access to</description>
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      <title>Group Enlightens Abuja Women On Health, Marital Conflicts</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Leadership</dc:creator>
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      <description>The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support from ActionAid Nigeria has trained 30 vulnerable women in Kaida Tsoho community, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in health awareness, marital conflicts and economic empowerment. The three-day w</description>
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      <title>Mullman: Houthi Attacks Impose Near-Term Costs on Saudi</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Oil prices pulled back from a five-month high as traders weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East against surprisingly resilient supply. Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are intensifying, with fresh strikes and attempted attacks targeting the kingdom and its key energy infrastructure. Matthew Mu</description>
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      <title>2027: The North Holds the Ace, Tinubu Faces the Test</title>
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      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>Olawale Olaleye Finally, the die is cast. January 16, 2027, like the 2023 presidential run, promises another three-way electoral battle. And, as the countdown gathers momentum, the major political parties</description>
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      <title>Two private CNG refueling, conversion stations inaugurated in Kano</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Ahmed reiterated that Nigeria’s energy advantage lies in its abundant gas resources, noting that greater domestic utilisation of natural gas could help reduce transportation costs.</description>
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      <title>Macron calls for 'calm and order' after riots across France</title>
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      <description>French President Emmanuel Macron gives a national address after widespread disorder and as some looting continued in Paris.</description>
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      <title>Oyo gets 17.7MW mini-grid projects as Power minister rules out electricity tariff hike</title>
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      <description>The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has announced the commencement of five interconnected mini-grid projects with a combined capacity of</description>
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      <title>Renaissance Capital Raises Dangote  Refinery’s Valuation By 33.4% to N700</title>
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      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>51 African Nations Participate in Dangote Refinery&amp;#8217;s Initial Public Offer Firm says subscriptions received from over 90 nations globally&amp;#160; Emmanuel Addeh&amp;#160;in Abuja and&amp;#160;Peter Uzoho&amp;#160;in Lagos&amp;#160; Renaissance Capital Africa (RCA) has</description>
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      <title>‘This is not poker’: Alberta goes to polls in referendum that has exposed divisions, not least among separatists</title>
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      <description>Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold second binding independence voteAlbertans are going to the polls to decide their place in Canada, in a referendum that has exposed deep divisions within the province, not least in the separatist movement itself.On Monday, voter</description>
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      <title>Trump Backer Bets on Armenia Copper as US Expands Regional Sway</title>
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      <description>A Soviet-born US investor with ties to President Donald Trump’s administration plans to expand his copper investments in Armenia and is betting on a broader opening of the region as Washington moves to strengthen its economic presence.</description>
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      <title>Nigeria 2027: Can Tinubu’s billionaires break Peter Obi’s hold on the southeast?</title>
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      <dc:creator>The Africa Report</dc:creator>
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      <description>The president’s son, Seyi Tinubu, has recruited wealthy Igbo businessmen, built a grassroots campaign network and won the backing of powerful governors. But can money and political connections overturn the popular loyalty that delivered Peter Obi a landslide in 2023?</description>
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      <title>Nigeria's Presidency Responds To Gov Makinde’s Claim On NLNG Dividends</title>
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      <description>The Presidency has debunked Governor Seyi Makinde’s claim that the Federal Government is withholding ₦250 billion in NLNG dividends for each state until after the 2027 elections.Speaking at a budget stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan, Makinde alleged that the money had already been spent and would not</description>
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      <title>Nigeria backed farmers with subsidies. Where is the cheaper food?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>BusinessDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>Imagine a country celebrating a bumper harvest while millions of its citizens cannot afford three decent meals a day. It</description>
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      <title>World-class education, with Nigerian roots: Wellington College’s vision for nurturing the next generation</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>BusinessDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>For Nigerian families seeking an international education for their children, the decision has often involved more than choosing a school.</description>
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      <title>Wheat Futures Rise as Ukraine-Russia Strikes Stoke Supply Fears</title>
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      <description>Wheat rose after weekend strikes between Russia and Ukraine made any deal to restart exports from the two major producers increasingly unlikely.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Daily Post</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>Nollywood actress, Tenia Abraham has died from a kidney infection. The former beauty queen was buried in Abuja on Saturday. This was confirmed in an obituary shared on her Instagram page. The obituary stated that Tenia had been laid to rest at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja. “With heavy hearts and deep sorr</description>
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      <description>[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has confirmed four new mpox cases in South Africa, bringing the cumulative national total from 22 to 26 cases reported since 1 January 2026.</description>
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      <description>Indonesian markets extended their selloff, with losses in bonds and the rupiah, after MSCI warned of a potential downgrade. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens talks about the potential buffers against foreign selling. (Source: Bloomberg)</description>
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      <dc:creator>Al Jazeera</dc:creator>
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      <description>Pope Leo pledges a gradual return to duties in an address to the Catholic faithful in St Peter&amp;#039;s Square at the Vatican.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Daily Post</dc:creator>
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      <description>Barely 16 months after the establishment of the New Edo Line Company, the state-owned transport company, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has relieved two managing directors/chief executive officers of their appointments. DAILY POST reports that the governor has appointed three managing directors</description>
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      <dc:creator>Hacker News</dc:creator>
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      <description>Article URL: https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148452
Points: 62
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      <title>Kenya: Kenya Cases Rise to 8, Spreads to 8th Congo Province</title>
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      <description>[DW] A senior health official in Kenya said there have now been 8 Ebola infections in the country, while in DR Congo the disease has spread to an eighth province.</description>
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      <title>Two die, others injured as Suzuki bus collides with pickup van in Lagos</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Daily Post</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>Two people have died, while a man and a woman sustained serious injuries after a Suzuki commercial bus collided with a pickup van along the Adekunle corridor, inward Iyana Oworo, Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, confirmed the crash, which involved a Suzuki bus with</description>
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      <dc:creator>Hacker News</dc:creator>
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      <description>Article URL: https://www.hbsslaw.com/cases/verisign-com-domain-name-registry-consumer-class-action
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148441
Points: 8
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      <title>Oil prices surge to $109/barrel as Strait of Hormuz tension worsens</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Daily Post</dc:creator>
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      <description>Global crude oil prices jumped over the weekend amid heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. A market survey by DAILY POST on Sunday showed that Brent and West Texas Intermediate, WTI crude rose to $109.90 and $101.40 per barrel, respectively. This means that Brent and WTI crude prices surged b</description>
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      <dc:creator>Daily Post</dc:creator>
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      <description>One person has been injured after a five-storey building under construction partially collapsed on Durban Street, Wuse II, Abuja. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed the incident, which occurred at about 6:30 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2026. In a statement issued by its Press</description>
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      <title>Electricity: Geometric Power puts Aba ahead of Nigerian cities</title>
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      <dc:creator>Vanguard</dc:creator>
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      <description>By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief For decades, unreliable electricity supply has undermined Nigeria’s industrial growth, forcing businesses to close, driving up production costs and making life increasingly difficult for households. From textile mills in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos and Onitsha to vehicle ass</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Hacker News</dc:creator>
      <category>Naija Tech</category>
      <description>Article URL: https://github.com/strot-ai/Project-STROT
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148396
Points: 22
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      <title>Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'</title>
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      <description>The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.</description>
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      <title>Real Madrid Fans Protest Against Tebas, Laporta Over Negreira Case</title>
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      <dc:creator>TVC News</dc:creator>
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      <description>Real Madrid supporters expressed their anger towards La Liga president Javier Tebas and Barcelona president Joan Laporta during the Spanish giants’ 4-1 victory over Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday. According to a report published on Real Madrid’s official website, supporters displayed a l</description>
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      <description>"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Sydney with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Paul Allen, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets.</description>
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      <title>Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil’s fiery first presidential run-off debate</title>
      <link>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/lula-and-bolsonaro-spar-in-brazils-fiery-first-presidential-run-off-debate?traffic_source=rss</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Al Jazeera</dc:creator>
      <category>World News</category>
      <description>Brazil&amp;#039;s president and his opponent lob a barrage of attacks on each other in debate a week before the October 25 vote.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Hacker News</dc:creator>
      <category>Naija Tech</category>
      <description>Article URL: https://yila.ai
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148356
Points: 3
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      <title>South Sudan: Police Chief Masemola Returns to Office - South African News Briefs - October 19, 2026</title>
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      <title>FG disagrees with World Bank over H1 124% debt servicing/revenue ratio</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Vanguard</dc:creator>
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      <description>The bank in its recent Nigeria Development Update (NDU) reported that federal government debt servicing was 124 percent above its revenue.
The post FG disagrees with World Bank over H1 124% debt servicing/revenue ratio appeared first on Vanguard News.</description>
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      <title>FG turns to bonds to tackle N6trn debt</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>With the Federal Government’s debts to power generation companies hitting the N6 trillion mark at the end of 2025, the government has gone to the bond market to raise funds to make up for its inability to fund electricity subsidies from the national budget. NERC, in its 2025 industry report, put the</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has ruled out withdrawing from the 2027 presidential race in favour of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, declaring that the opposition party offers no better alternative to the ruling All Progressi</description>
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      <title>France's government under pressure after weekend of widespread violence</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Political tension grips France after rioting marred protests over the cost of living and struggling public services, Katya Adler writes.</description>
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      <title>French Violence Raises Alert as Protests Flare Across Europe</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>The violence that rocked France this weekend as cost-of-living protests degenerated into looting and burning nationwide is raising alert levels across Europe, where elections will be held in at least half a dozen countries next year.</description>
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      <title>Presidency, Makinde at ‘war’ over N250bn NLNG dividend</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Vanguard</dc:creator>
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      <description>The Presidency said ‘Makinde’s latest claim that the federal government is withholding the NLNG dividend windfall is false and should be disregarded.’
The post Presidency, Makinde at ‘war’ over N250bn NLNG dividend appeared first on Vanguard News.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Mary Lovely, Senior Fellow at PIIE, says China’s dominance in rare earth production gives Beijing significant leverage in trade issues with the US. She speaks with Stephen Engle on the sidelines of the Bund Summit in Shanghai. (Source: Bloomberg)</description>
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      <title>FG launches 16MW solar mini-grid project to boost electricity access in Gombe</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>BusinessDay</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has commissioned a 1MW solar mini-grid integrated with a</description>
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      <title>DisCos’ revenue rises 450% as debt profile hits N700bn</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Vanguard</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>Supply grows by 4.8%  Available plant capacity falls by 41% 13 years of privatisation yield little results FG turns to bonds to tackle N6trn debt Power supply has improved, Power Minister insists Consumers, experts react Revenue collected by Nigeria’s electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) rose</description>
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      <title>$5bn Bonga North Deepwater Project Advances as Tenaris Completes Pipe Coating Work</title>
      <link>https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/19/5bn-bonga-north-deepwater-project-advances-as-tenaris-completes-pipe-coating-work/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>&amp;#8211;      Project proves world-class coating no longer needs trip abroad, says NUPRC &amp;#8211;      Lokpobiri: reforms restoring investor confidence as EPC firms return after exit Peter Uzoho Shell&amp;#8217;s $5 billion Bonga North deepwater</description>
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      <title>2027: Kwara is No Go Area for PDP, Says AbdulRazaq, Yari’s Campaign Train Visits</title>
      <link>https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/19/2027-kwara-is-no-go-area-for-pdp-says-abdulrazaq-yaris-campaign-train-visits/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>*DG meets Emir of Ilorin, Ooni Hammed Shittu in Ilorin&amp;#160;and&amp;#160;Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja&amp;#160; Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria&amp;#8217;s Governors’ Forum (NGF), Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, yesterday, said Kwara remained</description>
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      <title>Presidency, Oyo Gov Bicker Over Allegations of Withholding N250bn NLNG Dividend Due Each State</title>
      <link>https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/19/presidency-oyo-gov-bicker-over-allegations-of-withholding-n250bn-nlng-dividend-due-each-state/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>.FG says report is false and should be disregarded .Describes as basically illogical and lacking economic reality the claim that a supposed single payout exceeds company’s entire 25 years lifetime</description>
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      <title>Despite inflation trend down, stocks sustain losses amid selling pressure</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Vanguard</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>The Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX dropped further Week-on-Week, WoW, amid selling pressure across sectors despite the fourth consecutive month of decline in headline inflation rate for the month of September 2026. Specifically, the NGX market capitalisation, which represents the total value of equi</description>
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      <title>Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death faces verdict</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>BBC News World</dc:creator>
      <category>World News</category>
      <description>Prosecutors say Paul Mackenzie lured the latest victims to their deaths by writing notes from his prison cell.</description>
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      <title>‘It broke my heart’: Limoges residents reel after town hall fire</title>
      <link>https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/19/it-broke-my-heart-limoges-residents-reel-after-town-hall-fire?traffic_source=rss</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Al Jazeera</dc:creator>
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      <description>Residents in Limoges, France, are expressing shock and anger after protests saw their 140-year-old town hall set ablaze.</description>
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      <title>Sudan: Drone Strikes Kill Civilians in Darfur and Kordofan As Attacks Target Eastern Sudan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>AllAfrica</dc:creator>
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      <description>[Dabanga] Bir Saliba / Abu Zabad Locality / El Mazroub / Wad -- Drone attacks killed civilians in West Darfur and West Kordofan on Saturday, including women, while further strikes targeted military installations in eastern Sudan. A separate fire destroyed up to 80 commercial stalls in Northern State</description>
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      <title>Kenya: Three Years On From Kenya's Shakahola Cult Murders, Families Still Seek Closure</title>
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      <dc:creator>AllAfrica</dc:creator>
      <category>Africa News</category>
      <description>[RFI] A court in Mombasa, Kenya, will on Monday deliver a long-awaited verdict in the Shakahola sect murder trial. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, is accused of forcing church members, including children, to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. Three years after the t</description>
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      <title>Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Vaccine Trials 'Reason for Hope' in DR Congo and Beyond</title>
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      <description>[RFI] Five months into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is still no approved vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo strain that has now caused more than 4,000 deaths. But candidates currently undergoing trials give reason to hope, according to Emanuele Capobianco of Gavi, t</description>
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      <title>Albanian Police Fire Tear Gas As Anti-Government Protests Enter Sixth Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>TVC News</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>Albanian police fired water cannon and tear gas Sunday as violent anti-government protests entered a sixth day and Prime Minister Edi Rama rejected demonstrators&amp;#8217; demands that he resign. Violent demonstrations have rocked Tirana since Tuesday with protesters calling for action over poor univer</description>
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      <title>“I won’t be everywhere” as chichidodo, a maggots-loving bird, By Festus Adedayo</title>
      <link>https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/918158-i-wont-be-everywhere-as-chichidodo-a-maggots-loving-bird-by-festus-adedayo.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Premium Times</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>The ancient wisdom of our forefathers we grew up to meet is that, no one delegates the very personal task of emptying one’s bowel to their closest acquaintance. Not even your child. &amp;#8220;A kì í fi iṣé ìgbònsè rán ọmọ ẹni&amp;#8221; was the ancient Yoruba wisdom in this regard. But that was when life w</description>
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      <title>Rainbow coalition stirs more controversies in states</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Daily Trust</dc:creator>
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      <description>Political calculations in many states have been altered with the recognition of the Rainbow Coalition championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as a result of his inclusion in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu/APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council. Prior to the l</description>
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      <title>Sterling Bank partners Renaissance to expand financing for indigenous oil and gas contractors</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>The Sun</dc:creator>
      <category>Nigerian News</category>
      <description>Sterling Bank Limited (‘Sterling Bank’) has entered into a strategic financing partnership with Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited (‘Renaissance’) to improve access to capital for indigenous oil and gas contractors, strengthening the capacity of Nigerian businesses to execute critical energy</description>
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      <title>AI firm Anthropic says it will commit 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund</title>
      <link>https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/19/anthropic-says-it-will-commit-5-of-shares-to-public-benefit-fund?traffic_source=rss</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Al Jazeera</dc:creator>
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      <description>Claude creator says fund could be used for donations to NGOs and &amp;#039;direct distributions to specific populations&amp;#039;.</description>
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      <title>2027: Opposition Coalition Came Too Late, Tinubu Will Win Re-election, Plang Boasts</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>Yemi Kosoko in Jos&amp;#160; Senator Diket Plang, representing Plateau Central Senatorial District, has dismissed concerns over the emerging opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general election, insisting that it posed</description>
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      <title>Kwankwaso Rules Out Withdrawal from  Presidential Election, Rejects ADC Alliance</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>*Dismisses speculation over last-minute deal with opposition party *Says neither APC nor ADC offers Nigerians the alternative his ticket represents *You can’t distract us, your response exposes alleged alliance with</description>
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      <title>ADC-PCC: Kwankwaso Can’t Distract Us, His Response Exposes Alleged Deal With Tinubu</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>But the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Kwankwaso’s response to its earlier statement as diversionary, insisting that his reaction has further raised questions about his political</description>
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      <title>51 African Nations Participate in Dangote Refinery’s Initial Public Offer</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>Firm says subscriptions received from over 90 nations globally&amp;#160; Renaissance Capital raises refinery&amp;#8217;s valuation by 33.4% to N700 Emmanuel Addeh&amp;#160;in Abuja and&amp;#160;Peter Uzoho&amp;#160;in Lagos&amp;#160; Dangote Petroleum Refinery &amp;#38; Petrochemicals yesterday</description>
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      <title>Right to Be Registered as Political Party Not Absolute, Federal High Court Informs AAA</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ThisDay</dc:creator>
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      <description>*Affirms&amp;#160;&amp;#160;non-registration by INEC&amp;#160; Alex Enumah in Abuja&amp;#160; A Federal High Court in Abuja, has ruled that the right of any association to be registered as a political party in Nigeria</description>
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      <title>Trump defends Russian sanctions relief, lashes out at Zelenskyy</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Al Jazeera</dc:creator>
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      <description>US president accuses Ukrainian leader of not wanting to end the war, as Zelenskyy speaks with Washington envoys.</description>
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      <title>Fast-moving grass fire caused Canada’s military base tragedy</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Al Jazeera</dc:creator>
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      <description>Dangote Petroleum Refinery &amp;#38; Petrochemicals has announced that its ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) has attracted participation from investors across Africa and around the world. A statement by the company on Sunday said subscriptions have been received from more than 90 countries, includin</description>
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      <description>Last time, this column dressed the researcher for the street. It described the Visual Assimilation Protocol, the wardrobe of the worn and unremarkable, and the deep immersion through which a scholar-journalist or researcher may, for a time, become less conspicuous inside a decoupled zone. That idea</description>
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      <description>FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Rivers lawmakers, and council chairmen have met with Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt to consolidate reconciliation ef

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