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1. ‘Is this vote-buying?’ Seyi Tinubu’s cash handout sparks debate Punch · 12 Nov 2026

   Nigerians on social media have expressed mixed reactions after a video emerged showing Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, handing cash to occupants of a tricycle taxi in Kebbi State. Read More: https://punchng.com/is-this-vote-buying-seyi-tinubus-cash-handout-sparks-debate/

2. 2027: Aiyedatiwa’s aide targets 800,000 youths for Tinubu Punch · 12 Nov 2026

   An aide to Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has begun mobilising 800,000 youths in the state to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-aiyedatiwas-aide-targets-800000-youths-for-tinubu/

3. Two French guards collapse as Macron welcomes Slovak president Punch · 12 Nov 2026

   Two members of France’s elite Republican Guard collapsed from fainting attacks outside the Elysee Palace as President Emmanuel Macron welcomed his Slovak c Read More: https://punchng.com/two-french-guards-collapse-as-macron-welcomes-slovak-president/

4. Ex-US policeman jailed 40 years for assaulting 14-year-old girl Punch · 12 Nov 2026

   A former police officer in the United States, Sinmi Asomuyide, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl while on duty in Indiana. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-us-policeman-jailed-40-years-for-assaulting-14-year-old-girl/

5. Jail for man who sold Kpods and let stranger use his Singpass details for money SPH Media · 12 Nov 2026

   Between March and June 2024, work passes were obtained for 16 foreigners using Loh Kai Siang's Singpass credentials.

6. 2027: City Boy Movement targets 500,000 Enugu students for Tinubu Vanguard · 12 Nov 2026

   By Chinedu Adonu The City Boy Movement has launched a membership registration drive across tertiary institutions in Enugu State, targeting 500,000 students as part of its mobilisation efforts for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The South-East Zonal Coordinator of the movement’s…

7. Explainer-Can a new US Congress mean an end to the Iran war? Al-Monitor · 12 Nov 2026

   By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The American public wants the unpopular eight-month-long war on Iran to end, and showed it by handing President Donald Trump's Republicans a resounding defeat in last week's congressional elections. Trump acknowledged that unhappiness about the…

8. Wizz Air chief calls for Europe-wide coordination on bomb threats Al-Monitor · 12 Nov 2026

   By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Yamini Kalia Nov 12 (Reuters) - Europe needs a more harmonised approach to security and a body to lead it against "hybrid warfare" following a recent series of bomb threats, the CEO of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air said on Thursday. Bomb threats have disrupted travel…

9. UAE's Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah reopen several beaches after tanker oil spill Al-Monitor · 12 Nov 2026

   DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates' Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah emirates said they had reopened several beaches following closures prompted by an oil spill from a tanker damaged in a suspected attack in the Gulf last month. Sharjah's media office said the beaches had…

10. What are fossil fuels? Deutsche Welle · 12 Nov 2026

    They are in our shampoo bottles, power our cars and heat our homes. But what actually are fossil fuels and why do they matter?