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SANDF Warns of Operational Risks Despite R2.7 Billion Budget Boost for 2026/2027
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SANDF Warns of Operational Risks Despite R2.7 Billion Budget Boost for 2026/2027

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has allocated an additional R2.7 billion rand to the Department of Defence's budget for the 2026/2027 financial...

Feb 26, 2026 04:59 AM 2 min read 1 source
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Byanyima rallies women for Besigye’s prayers at Rubaga
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Byanyima rallies women for Besigye’s prayers at Rubaga

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Winnie Byanyima rallied women to attend prayers for Kizza Besigye at Rubaga. The event is scheduled at Rubaga, a key location in Uganda. Byanyima,...

Feb 26, 2026 02:29 AM 1 min read 1 source
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President Tinubu Urges Senators to Amend Constitution for State Police in Nigeria
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President Tinubu Urges Senators to Amend Constitution for State Police in Nigeria

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President Tinubu stated that the creation of State Police has become urgent to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. He said this would...

Feb 26, 2026 01:30 AM 1 min read 2 sources
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Over 20,000 Osun Pensioners Enroll in Free OHIS; Union Praises Governor Adeleke's N25,000 Stipend
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Over 20,000 Osun Pensioners Enroll in Free OHIS; Union Praises Governor Adeleke's N25,000 Stipend

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Well over 20,000 pensioners were enrolled with the Osun State Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS, the state-run health insurance program) free of...

Feb 26, 2026 12:52 AM 2 min read 1 source
EEM Center Positive
Agbakoba Urges Nigeria's National Assembly to Amend Electoral Act for Mandatory Electronic Transmission Before 2027 Elections
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Agbakoba Urges Nigeria's National Assembly to Amend Electoral Act for Mandatory Electronic Transmission Before 2027 Elections

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Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has urged the National Assembly to urgently amend the...

Feb 26, 2026 12:30 AM 2 min read 1 source
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Kenyan Senator Murkomen Reports 579 Deaths by Mob Justice in Past Year
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Kenyan Senator Murkomen Reports 579 Deaths by Mob Justice in Past Year

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Kipchumba Murkomen (Kipchumba Murkomen, Kenyan Senator and Majority Leader in the Senate) stated that 579 Kenyans died by mob justice in the last...

Feb 25, 2026 09:54 PM 2 min read 1 source
EEM Center Negative
Ghana MP Accuses Finance Minister of Rebranding Bawumia's G4R Policy as GANRAP
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Ghana MP Accuses Finance Minister of Rebranding Bawumia's G4R Policy as GANRAP

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Dr Gideon Boako, the Tano North MP and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, accused the government of merely rebranding a...

Feb 25, 2026 07:27 PM 2 min read 1 source
Center Neutral
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed accuses opposition-linked networks of corruption and sabotage at Société Ellouhoum
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed accuses opposition-linked networks of corruption and sabotage at Société Ellouhoum

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Business News published its daily recap of five key news items on February 25, 2026, at 11 p.m. The recap highlights President Kaïs Saïed accusing...

Feb 25, 2026 07:26 PM 2 min read 1 source
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