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Australia has proposed new rules that would give social media users greater control over what appears on their feeds. Under the proposed changes, users could choose whether they want platforms to use algorithms to provide personalised content recommendations.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1 min read
Qatar has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened, warning that prolonged disruption of the strategic waterway could trigger what it described as an “industrial catastrophe.”
Sep 8, 2026 · 1 min read
Majalisar Wakilan Najeriya ta rushe dukkan kwamitocin wucin gadi saboda gazawarsu wajen kammala ayyukan da aka ɗora musu da kuma gabatar da rahotanni cikin lokacin da aka kayyade.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1 min read
Gabanin zaɓen 2027, Hukumar Zaɓe Mai Zaman Kanta ta Ƙasa (INEC) ta gargadi ’yan siyasa da jam’iyyun siyasa kan amfani da kalaman zagi, tsokana, tayar da hankali ko barazana a lokacin yakin neman zaɓe.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1 min read
Tsohon Darakta-Janar na Hukumar Tsaro ta Farin Kaya (DSS), Lawal Daura, ya ce marigayi tsohon Shugaban Najeriya Muhammadu Buhari na kewaye da wasu mutanen da ya bayyana a matsayin masu neman faranta masa rai, waɗanda daga baya suka ci amanar da ya ba su tare da cin moriyar gwamnatinsa.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1 min read
Most Nigerians may not know this yet: you don’t have to be a millionaire to become a part-owner of Dangote Refinery. Aliko Dangote has disclosed that Nigerians can participate in the refinery’s share offer with a minimum investment of just ₦5,250.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1 min read
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar.
Sep 7, 2026 · 1 min read
The Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State, to allow emergency maintenance work.
Sep 7, 2026 · 1 min read
Rescue teams in Nepal are continuing efforts to locate survivors after a devastating glacier collapse triggered massive floods, mudslides and debris flows across parts of the country on August 26.
Sep 7, 2026 · 2 min read
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have concluded talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Washington renews efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Sep 7, 2026 · 2 min read
Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated following a series of attacks involving vessels in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz, with Iran now planning to establish a new restricted or “exclusion” zone near the waterway.
Sep 7, 2026 · 1 min read
The Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, has described the relationship between the Kano and Dutse Emirates as one rooted in a long and shared history dating back centuries.
Sep 7, 2026 · 1 min read
