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New States in Nigeria: Economic Implications, Political Dynamics, and the Future Character of the Nigerian Federation

AarondexJuly 19, 2025

by AarondexJuly 19, 20250979

In 2025, Nigeria witnessed a monumental restructuring with the creation of several new states. Driven by decades of agitation for local autonomy, fair resource distribution,...

ARTS & CULTURE Africa International News

Ice & Fire: Usyk’s Technical Mastery vs. Dubois’ Redemptive Rage A Wembley Battle for Boxing’s Soul

AarondexJuly 19, 2025

by AarondexJuly 19, 20250547

Under the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium, Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois prepare to collide—not just for titles, but for legacy. In front of 90,000...

SPORTS Africa

Marathon world record holder suspended after doping test

AarondexJuly 18, 2025

by AarondexJuly 18, 20250471

Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended on suspicion of doping, World Athletics’ independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday. The...

International News Africa

US designates Lashkar’s proxy TRF as ‘Foreign Terrorist Organisation

AarondexJuly 18, 2025

by AarondexJuly 18, 20250473

US Department of State on Thursday (local time) designated The Resistance Front (TRF), group behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, as a terrorist organisation....

ECONOMY Africa International News

First indigenous diving support vessel ‘Nistar’ to be commissioned into Indian Navy

AarondexJuly 18, 2025

by AarondexJuly 18, 20250522

The Indian Navy is set to commission Nistar, the country’s first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel, at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on...

International News Africa

Catholic officials confirm deaths in strike on Gaza church

AarondexJuly 18, 2025

by AarondexJuly 18, 20250466

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has said that two people were killed and several injured in an apparent Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic church....

International News Africa

Manoka Prison in Cameroon and the Shades of Colonialism

AarondexJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

by AarondexJuly 18, 2025July 18, 202501604

Manoka Prison, situated on the isolated Manoka Island off the coast of Douala in Cameroon, embodies more than just the physical containment of human bodies;...

ARTS & CULTURE Africa International News

Unbowed spirit professor wole Soyinka

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250712

On this 91st birthday of Professor Wole Soyinka, the world does not merely mark the passage of years but pauses to honor the journey of...

BUSINESS Africa

Stanbic Bank donates an autoclave machine to Ingutsheni Hospital

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250526

STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe has stepped in to support the country’s mental health sector by donating a high-capacity autoclave machine to Ingutsheni Central Hospital in Bulawayo,...

Agriculture Africa

ZPCS Agricultural Expo bridges farming knowledge gap

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250560

THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has once again demonstrated its commitment to national development, going beyond its core mandate of rehabilitating inmates by...

Education Africa International News

ZBC to launch Luzibo FM, a heritage-based educational radio station

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 202501309

THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)’s new radio station, Luzibo FM is set to deliver educational programming in line with the heritage-based education curriculum. The station,...

ARTS & CULTURE Africa International News

Africa sets unified green agenda at AMCEN-20 as Zimbabwe readies for COP15

AarondexJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 2025July 17, 20250626

NAIROBI, KENYA – THE 20th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20) is currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya, with Zimbabwe reaffirming...

Tourism Africa International News

President Mnangagwa tours Zim pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250581

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has toured the Zimbabwean pavilion at the ongoing Expo 2025 Osaka. Since the expo began in April, the pavilion receives an average...

ECONOMY Africa Education

Govt moves to tighten ZIMSEC exam security through legislative reform

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250646

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Act is set to be amended to strengthen security measures around examinations and address widespread malpractices within the education...

International News Africa

President Mnangagwa engages the Zimbabwean diaspora in Osaka

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250558

JAPAN PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is in Japan on a working visit, held several meetings this Thursday, including an engagement with representatives of the diaspora...

International News Africa

Beyond Discipline: Rebuilding Nigeria’s Foundation for True Progress

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250491

In this era of democratic aspirations and heightened social consciousness, the nostalgic invocation of programs like the War Against Indiscipline (WAI) rings hollow, even dangerous....

International News Africa

Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 rattles Alaska, tsunami warning issued

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250595

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter Scale rattled Alaska in the early hours of Thursday (local time), a statement by the National Center...

BUSINESS Africa

Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use “Real Cane Sugar” in US

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250482

US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its product at his suggestion, terming it a...

BUSINESS Africa

Oli-led government loses majority in National Assembly as JSP-N withdraws support

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250630

The Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led government has lost its majority in the National Assembly, the upper house of parliament, as the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal...

ARTS & CULTURE Africa

The Double Burden: 401(k)s, Early Withdrawal Penalties, and the Urgent Case for Tax Reform

AarondexJuly 16, 2025

by AarondexJuly 16, 20250575

The American retirement landscape, dominated by the 401(k), stands as both a beacon of long-term financial security and a paradox of financial punishment. Marketed as...

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