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Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
February 26 07:42 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya began administering the first dose of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug in a Nairobi slum on Thursday. Lenacapavir, ta...
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As Rubio meets with Caribbean leaders; US eases Cuba oil block
February 26 12:20 AM
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Bills rising, but taps still dry
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Bills rising, but taps still dry
MPs demand answers over ‘mind-boggling’ NWC bills
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
February 26 12:18 AM
Bills rising, but taps still dry
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Romeich, Slyda di Wizard aim to revive reggae’s youth with Love Echoes rhythm
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
February 26 12:16 AM
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
February 26 12:14 AM
US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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BALL OUT!
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BALL OUT!
Head-turning Jamaican basketball team faces Bahamas in World Cup push
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 26 12:12 AM
Battling Bahamas
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As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
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As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
February 26 12:11 AM
As Washington softens oil embargo, Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat
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Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
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Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
February 26 12:10 AM
Caribbean Flavours Take Centre Stage at Jamaica Food and Drink Festival 2026
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At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
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At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
February 21, 2026
NIGERIA (AFP)-Armed men killed at least 38 people in the village of Dutse Dan Ajiya in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State, local police and authorit...
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Nigeria moving to ‘block’ athlete’s nationality switch to Turkey — reports
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Nigeria moving to ‘block’ athlete’s nationality switch to Turkey — reports
February 19, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s National Sports Commission (NSC) may be preparing to temporarily “block” sprinter Favour Ofili from switching allegiance to...
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Gas explosion kills at least 38 miners in central Nigeria
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Gas explosion kills at least 38 miners in central Nigeria
February 18, 2026
JOS PLATEAU, Nigeria (AFP)—Thirty-eight lead miners were killed when gas exploded at a pit in central Nigeria's Plateau state, local sources told AFP....
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Nine Nigerian children freed after church kidnapping
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Nine Nigerian children freed after church kidnapping
February 15, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) —Nine children abducted at gunpoint from a Roman Catholic church in central Nigeria last week have been freed, according to local...
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Jamaica Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria now open
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Jamaica Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria now open
February 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Jamaica has opened a consulate in Lagos, Nigeria. In a post shared to X, the mi...
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Gunmen kill at least 162 in new Nigeria attack
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Gunmen kill at least 162 in new Nigeria attack
February 4, 2026
JOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Gunmen killed at least 162 people in Nigeria's Kwara state in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent months, a Red...
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US says Nigeria must ‘protect Christians’ at security talks
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US says Nigeria must ‘protect Christians’ at security talks
January 22, 2026
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP)—The United States said Nigeria "must do more to protect Christians" following a mass kidnapping across several churches in Kaduna...
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Gunmen kidnap 163 worshippers from two Nigerian churches—clergy
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Gunmen kidnap 163 worshippers from two Nigerian churches—clergy
January 19, 2026
KANO, Nigeria (AFP)—Armed gangs kidnapped at least 163 Christian worshippers after storming two churches in Nigeria's northern Kaduna State on Sunday,...
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Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria
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Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria
January 4, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Armed gangs have raided a village in a north-central Nigerian state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last ye...
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Ex-boxing champ Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash
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Ex-boxing champ Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash
December 31, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, state officials said Wednesday, days a...
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British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash — reports
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British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash — reports
December 29, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a fatal highway accident that killed two people Monday, his pro...
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
December 22, 2025
MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren
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Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren
December 21, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP)—Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November,...
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Reggae Boyz could face Nigeria in play-off after complaint against DR Congo
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Reggae Boyz could face Nigeria in play-off after complaint against DR Congo
December 18, 2025
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz could face Nigeria in a final shot at World Cup 2026 qualification if the Super Eagles are successful in a complaint they filed ...
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Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappings
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Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappings
November 26, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a "nationwide security emergency" as the country scrambled to respond to ...
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50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped—Christian group
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50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped—Christian group
November 23, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—Fifty of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian ...
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Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
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Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
November 22, 2025
Lagos, Nigeria (AFP)—Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group sa...
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Nigeria coach blames ‘voodoo’ after World Cup hopes crushed
November 17, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria's football coach has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo of practising "voodoo" after his squad's hopes of qualify...
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Nigerian police arrest over 25 for organising alleged gay wedding
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Nigerian police arrest over 25 for organising alleged gay wedding
October 26, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Religious police have arrested 25 young people accused of organising a gay wedding in socially-conservative northern Nigeria, au...
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Nigerian NGO slams Turkish decision to keep rescued baby gorilla
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Nigerian NGO slams Turkish decision to keep rescued baby gorilla
October 25, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Turkey's decision to keep an African baby gorilla rescued from trafficking defies logic, a Nigerian conservation NGO that was ...
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Nigerian military says 50 jihadists killed in army base raids
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Nigerian military says 50 jihadists killed in army base raids
October 23, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 jihadists using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the ...
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Nigerian court orders TikTokers to marry after viral smooches
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Nigerian court orders TikTokers to marry after viral smooches
October 21, 2025
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — A court in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria's socially conservative north, has ordered two TikTok celebrities to get m...
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Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya began administering the first dose of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug in a Nairobi slum on Thursday. Lenacapavir, ta...
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Bills rising, but taps still dry
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Romeich, Slyda di Wizard aim to revive reggae’s youth with Love Echoes rhythm
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US eases ban on Venezuelan oil to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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