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Finland stages Europe’s largest civil defence exercise since WWII

Savilahti sports and events centre in Kuopio was used as a civil defence shelter for the first time, with more than 2,000 people taking part in the exercise.

  • Finland conducts largest civil defense drill since WWII, involving 2,000+ participants
  • Luola sports center in Kuopio serves as secondary shelter for first time
  • Exercise simulates cyberattacks, missile threats, and emergency evacuation

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Kindiki: We are ready to face Kenyans and explain what we have done

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said he and President William Ruto are ready to face Kenyans and explain the government’s record as political parties position themselves ahead of the 2027 General…

  • Kenya Kwanza administration pledges direct voter engagement and answers to administration's actions.
  • Opposition criticized for lack of clear agenda, urged to provide voters with a clear choice.

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How Tinubu is Using Subsidy Gains to Fund Education, Health and Infrastructure

In the most audacious approach to governance ever, President Bola Tinubu on assumption of office removed the cancerous fuel subsidy that had become the major hinderance to the social and

  • Tinubu administration uses subsidy gains to fund education, health, infrastructure.
  • National Education Loan Fund removes tuition burden, funds education for 1.5M students.
  • States called to provide free secondary education, primary/secondary healthcare.

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25 Years after September 11: Lessons for Americans and Africans

Chido Nwangwu captures and reflects on the events of 25 years ago on September 11, 2001. In New York and nearby Pennsylvania, almost three thousand Americans, Africans and other nationalities

  • 25 years after 9/11, terrorist attacks continue in US and Africa
  • Al-Qaeda's Osama Bin Laden masterminded 2001 US attacks, killing 2,977
  • African terrorist groups Boko Haram, ISWAP, al-Shabab have killed 18M since 2001

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MD1 Preview: Hearts of Oak host Chelsea as Kotoko face Debibi United

The 2026/27 Ghana Premier League season kicks off this weekend, with clubs across the country set to begin their campaigns in the opening round of fixtures. The new season will be played over two days, with matches scheduled for Saturday, September 6, and Sunday, September 7. Vision FC and Young Apostles will raise the curtain […]

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Putin on a Roll

Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (August 31 — September 4)

  • Putin visited Siberia, Far East, and Nizhny Novgorod for United Russia campaign.
  • Teachers meeting with Putin featured a North Pole visit and orcas encounter.
  • Putin's remarks on science faced widespread criticism and misinterpretation.

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ASUU rejects tenure extension for UNIOSUN VC

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Osun State University, UNIOSUN, chapter, has faulted the two-year extension of the tenure of the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Clement Adebooye, by Governor Ademola Adeleke.

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