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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:06:37 GMTAfrica: All of Africa Today - November 13, 2025
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:45:28 GMTGhana: Six Die in Stampede During Military Recruitment
[Ghanaian Times] At least six people have been reported dead, with scores injured, following a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra during the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) 2025/2026 recruitment exercise.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:52:41 GMTZimbabwe: Dangote Seals U.S.$1 Billion Investment Deal With Zimbabwe
[263Chat] Nigerian billionaire and industrialist Aliko Dangote has signed a landmark US$1 billion investment deal with Zimbabwe signalling renewed confidence in the country's economy under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:31:01 GMTNigeria: Biafra Leader Asks Appeal Court to Stop Judgement On His Terrorism Trial
[Premium Times] Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, recently refused to open his defence on the basis that there were no valid charges against him despite the court initially dismissing his no-case submission.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:19:38 GMTNigeria: Govt Scraps Mother Tongue As Language of Instruction
[Leadership] The Federal Government has cancelled the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in schools, declaring English as the only language of instruction.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:19:38 GMTAfrica: UN Lists Nigeria, 15 Others As Hunger Hotspots, Warns of Looming Global Famine
[Leadership] The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm over an impending global famine even as it said worsening conflicts and dwindling humanitarian funding were pushing millions towards acute hunger.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:13:28 GMTNigeria: Lassa Fever Clinical Trials Strengthening Nigeria's Health Sovereignty
[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, clinical trials capacity for therapeutics and vaccines in the country remains limited, emphasising the u...
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:20:02 GMTNigeria: Tinubu Sends Delegation to UK, Seeks Ekweremadu's Transfer to Nigeria
[Premium Times] The delegation was also received at the Nigerian High Commission in London by Ambassador Mohammed Maidugu, who is serving as the Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:27:45 GMTNigeria: Nigeria's Stock Market Tumbles, Loses N4.6trn in One Day
[This Day] Nigeria's stock market yesterday suffered one of its heavy losses in one day, dropping by N4.6 trillion on investors' profit-taking in highly capitalised listed companies on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:41:55 GMTAfrica: Tiktok Announces 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards Nominees, Opens Voting Portal
[Premium Times] Voting for the 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards is now open until 14 November 2025 (midnight CAT), allowing users to cast one vote per category each day.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:41:03 GMTNigeria: Police Arraign Woman for Falsely Accusing Husband of Raping Daughters
[Premium Times] The woman, in August 2024, reportedly raised an alarm that her husband, Ozioma Okonkwo, allegedly raped two of their daughters before reporting the matter to the police in October 2025.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:40:29 GMTNigeria: Buratai Faults Wike's Conduct, Calls It Threat to National Security
[Premium Times] The controversy stems from an incident on Tuesday, 11 November, when Mr Wike was reportedly prevented from accessing a construction site in Abuja's Gaduwa District by naval officers.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:23:50 GMTAfrica: UK, South Africa Return Looted Artefacts to Ghana's Ashanti King
[RFI] Britain and South Africa have returned to Asanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over 130 gold and bronze artefacts looted between the 1870s and the early 20th century or bought on the open market.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:02:49 GMTNigeria: Nigerian Travel Journalist Jailed On Terror Charges in Benin Since January
[CPJ] Abuja -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Benin to release Nigerian YouTube-based travel journalist Mathew Ojoduma, who has been detained on terrorism charges since January 29.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:21:19 GMTNigeria: Wike Vows Crackdown On Illegal Constructions After Clash With Naval Officers
[Premium Times] This followed a confrontation with officers of the Nigerian Navy who allegedly obstructed his inspection of an 'unauthorised site' in Gaduwa District, along the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way corridor in the FCT.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:20:01 GMTNigeria: Kanu Asks Court to Halt Judgment in Terrorism Trial
[Premium Times] The judge had announced 20 November as the judgment date on Mr Kanu's terrorism trial.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:29:56 GMTNigeria: What You Need to Know About the New Capital Gains Tax Rules
[Premium Times] The new CGT framework represents a major improvement over the existing law.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:31:49 GMTNigeria: Male Infertility Rising in Nigeria - Expert Warns
[Leadership] Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Chief Executive Officer of Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, has raised concern over what he described as a "galloping rise" in male infertility across Nigeria, attributing it largely...
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:11:58 GMTNigeria: Nigerian TV Station AIT Dismisses Shutdown Claims, Continues Broadcasting Amid Rightsizing
[Africa Check] Nigerian TV station AIT dismisses shutdown claims, continues broadcasting amid rightsizing
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:58:09 GMTNigeria: Senate Raises Concerns Over Hike in Capital Gains Tax
[This Day] Abuja -- The Senate Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, has raised concerns over a provision of the soon-to-be-implemented NigerianTax Act, 2025, urging the federal government not to enforce the aspect relating to Capital Gains T...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:56:44 GMTNigeria: Thisday/Arise Group to Launch Lekeelekee in January, to Shape Future of Social Media
[This Day] THISDAY/ARISE Media Group has concluded plans to unveil, in January 2026, Lekeelekee, a new social media platform designed to redefine the future of digital communication and challenge the United States and China's dominance in African and...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:54:28 GMTSouth Africa: Nigeria Achieves 75 Percent Compliance With Cape Town Pact
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has disclosed that Nigeria has so far achieved 75 per cent compliance with the Cape Town Convention (CTC) to address issues of aircraft financing and dry lease.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:54:09 GMTNigeria: Reps Probe Development Finance Institutions Over N12trn Funding
[Daily Trust] The House of Representatives on Wednesday inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to investigate the operations, funding, and performance of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in Nigeria over the past seven years.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:53:13 GMTCameroon/Congo-Kinshasa: Tensions Mount in Cameroon Camp Ahead of DR Congo Playoff
[Daily Trust] Cameroon's preparations for their CAF World Cup playoff against DR Congo have descended into turmoil amid deepening internal crises within the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT).
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:51:00 GMTNigeria: Genocide Claim - Muric Asks Tinubu to Sack Amupitan
[Daily Trust] The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, over his position on the insecurity in Nigeria.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:49:47 GMTNigeria: Nigeria's Budget System in Shambles - Budgit
[Daily Trust] Co-founder of BudgIT Foundation, Seun Onigbinde, has described Nigeria's budgeting process as chaotic and uncoordinated, saying the system has completely broken down and lost direction.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:48:55 GMTGhana: Togbi Nyaho Tamakloe Vi Calls for Integrity in Tackling Galamsey
[Ghanaian Times] The Paramount Chief of the Kome Shime Traditional Area, Togbi Nyaho Tamakloe VI, has called on political leaders and public officials to uphold integrity in addressing the menace of illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey, in G...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:47:44 GMTGhana: President Mahama Cuts Sod for Wa-Tumu-Navrongo Road Project
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama, on Tuesday, cut sod for the construction of the Wa-Hain-Tumu-Navrongo road under government's Big Push initiative.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:47:11 GMTGhana: 637 New Doctors, Dentists Inducted Into Medical Profession
[Ghanaian Times] Newly qualified medical and dental practitioners have been formally inducted into the profession by the Medical and Dental Council (MDC) at a ceremony held in Accra yesterday.
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:43:55 GMTGhana: 350 Arrested in Joint Police, Military Galamsey Swoop
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Ghana Police Service have arrested about 350 suspects in coordinated operations across towns in the Ashanti and Ahafo regions following recent attacks on the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operation...