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Nigerian travellers pay N274,500 different taxes on each international flight – Findings
Business Hallmark
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July 7, 2025
Air passengers flying out of Nigeria are paying one of the highest amounts in taxes and charges across Africa, with an average cost of $180 (N275,500) per international departure, nearly three times the continental average of $68, according to a...
Kylie Jenner Takes a Super-Rare Hermès Birkin, Which Sold at Auction for More Than $300,000, on Vacation
Marie Claire U.S.
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July 6, 2025
After attending the Bezos-Sànchez wedding in Venice, Kylie Jenner has been continuing her rich Euro summer in the French Riviera. Having already taken a rare Hermès Kelly Doll bag to the beach, Jenner decided to up the ante by posing with an...
Hot weather specials heat up menus
Restaurant Business Magazine
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Photos courtesy of the brands. Menu developers don’t seem to be in summer vacation mode. New items and limited-time offers keep rolling out at chain restaurants, with early July seeing another bump in menu activity. Here’s a look at recent food...
Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
KHQ - Washington State
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Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
After successful Mauritania pilot, gov’t to issue ID cards to Gambians in Gabon, Congo and Togo
The Standard Gambia
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has disclosed that following the successful issuance of national identity cards to Gambians in Mauritania, the government is planning to dispatch another team to Gabon, Congo...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
Armwrestling African Championship: Over 400 athletes, officials from 20 countries set to storm Abuja
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 7, 2025
The countdown is real — just 16 days to the biggest show of strength Africa has ever seen! From July 23–27, 2025, Abuja will become the battleground for elite warriors as the 14th African Armwrestling Championship and 7th Para-Armwrestling...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles resume camping ahead of WAFU B U20 tourney
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 2, 2025
Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has defined his objectives as Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles resumed camping in Abuja ahead of the upcoming WAFU B U20 Boys Tournament to be staged in Ghana. “We are taking proactive measures to ensure that the...
Mauritius clinch bronze in Team Relay at 2025 Africa AirBadminton Championships
Graphic
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July 7, 2025
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Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
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Flying Eagles Of Nigeria Resume Camping For CAF WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup
Naija News
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July 1, 2025
CAF WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup, which is organised to foster regional collaboration and promote emerging football talent across West Africa, will kick off on July 10 and end on July 23, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. The competition will feature 13 countries...
Palau, Japan, Taiwan partner to develop pollution-free salt industry, wellness tourism
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
MELEKEOK, Palau (June 26, 2025) — A delegation of Japanese and Taiwanese entrepreneurs is partnering with Palau to develop a pollution-free salt industry and promote sustainable wellness tourism, following the signing of a memorandum of...
Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...
Czech musician set to perform in Kent detained, sent back to Prague
Akron Beacon Journal - Ohio
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Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skula has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...
Donald Trump humiliated as Africa says, ‘keep your America, we’ll keep our continent’
Daily Express
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July 7, 2025
Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban on countries in Africa has been dismissed with a critic telling the US President he can keep America and Africans will keep their continent. Mr Trump's ban applies to citizens from countries around the world,...
Ghana-Togo Trade Slows Amid Border Security Concerns
News Ghana
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June 29, 2025
Cross-border commerce between Ghana and Togo faces significant disruption as ongoing political tensions and civil unrest in Togo deter traders. Safety concerns have led many Ghanaian traders to curtail or halt regular trips into Togolese markets,...
Czech musician set to perform in Ohio detained, sent back to Prague
The Daily Record - Ohio
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Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skuta has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...
Host nation Morocco dominates 2025 Africa Seniors Beach Volleyball Championships
Ghana News Agency
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June 28, 2025
Accra, June 27, GNA – Host nation Morocco are the dominant forces at the ongoing 2025 Africa Seniors Beach Volleyball Championships in Martil, Morocco. After day three of the championships, the Moroccans have dominated in both male and female...
West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond
The Conversation
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July 7, 2025
More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...