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Kenyan President Ruto Signs Finance Act 2025 Amid Ongoing Public Scrutiny

Wafric News – June 26, 2025NAIROBI – President William Ruto has signed into law the highly anticipated and hotly debated Finance Act 2025, ushering in a new phase of Kenya’s economic reform agenda. Th...

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CIA Claims Iran’s Nuclear Program “Severely Damaged” by U.S. Strikes Amid Conflicting Intelligence Assessments

Wafric News – June 25, 2025The CIA says it has acquired credible intelligence indicating that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure suffered severe damage during recent U.S. airstrikes, even as other American...

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Over 100 Associations Seek Political Party Registration Ahead of 2027 Elections — INEC

Wafric News – June 25, 2025The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received formal expressions of interest from no fewer than 110 groups seeking registration as political part...

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Trump Reassures NATO Allies, But Pressure Mounts as US Demands Higher Defence Spending

Wafric News – June 25, 2025The Hague - United States President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his country's commitment to NATO's collective defence pact—Article 5—after previous remarks that cast doubt o...

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PDP Leadership Meets INEC in Abuja Amid NEC Controversy

Wafric News – June 25, 2025Abuja, Nigeria – Key figures of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with top officials of the Independ...

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Crackdown Deepens in Georgia as Opposition Leader Giorgi Vashadze Jailed

Wafric News – June 24, 2025The political crisis in Georgia escalated further on Tuesday as a court in Tbilisi sentenced opposition figure Giorgi Vashadze to seven months in prison, intensifying fears...

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Okpebholo Pledges 2.5 Million Edo Votes for Tinubu in 2027 Election

Wafric News – June 24, 2025Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has vowed to deliver 2.5 million votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, describing the commitm...

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Russia's Putin Hosts Iranian Foreign Minister Amid US and Israeli Strikes on Iran

Wafric News – June 23, 2025Moscow - In a bold diplomatic gesture underscoring deepening ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the Kremlin on Monday....

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US “Not Seeking Another Middle East War,” Says VP Vance Amid Iran Strike Fallout

Wafric News – June 22, 2025Washington, D.C. - U.S. Vice President JD Vance has attempted to ease growing unease at home and abroad following Washington’s recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilitie...

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Trump Informed Top Republicans Before Iran Airstrikes, Kept Democrats in the Dark

Wafric News – June 22, 2025Washington D.C. — In a decision that’s reignited fierce debate over presidential war powers, former U.S. President Donald Trump authorized military strikes on Iranian nuclea...

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