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Atiku Calls Tinubu as 'TPain' Over Fuel Subsidy Crisis
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Atiku Calls Tinubu ‘TPain’ Over Fuel Subsidy Crisis

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s approach to handling the fuel subsidy crisis, referring to him as ‘T-Pain’. The...

EFCC Operative Testifies in ₦33.8bn Mambilla Fraud Case Against Ex-Power Minister Saleh Mamman
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EFCC Official Testifies in ₦33.8bn Mambilla Fraud Case Against Ex-Power Minister, Saleh Mamman

Abubakar Kweido, an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has testified in the ₦33.8 billion Mambilla fraud case against the...

Witness Claims Emefiele Redesigned Naira Without Buhari, CBNs Approval
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Witness Claims Emefiele Redesigned Naira Without Buhari, CBN’s Approval

Edward Adamu, a witness to the trial against the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, testified that Emefiele did not...

Nigerian Army Detains General for Theft of Rice and Generator in Kano
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Nigerian Army Detains General for Theft of Rice and Generator in Kano

The Nigerian Army has detained General Musa A. Sadiq, a commander of the 3 Brigade in Kano State, for theft of rice and...

Ghana's President Calls for Strike Suspension, Repeating Vows to Eradicate Illegal Mining
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Ghana’s President Calls for Strike Suspension Over Illegal Mining Activities

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the Organised Labour to halt the planned “strike action” over illegal ‘galamsey’ mining poisoning water...

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Kenya’s Senate Set to Debate Impeachment of Deputy President Gachagua

Kenya’s Senate is set to debate the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua next week, says  Amason Jeffah Kingi, the Senate Speaker. According...

Burkina Faso to Forge Strategic Partnership with Russia, says Prime Minister
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Burkina Faso to Forge Strategic Partnership with Russia, says Prime Minister

Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, has said the country is set to establish a strategic partnership and diversify cooperation...

ECOWAS calls for 'Stronger' Democratic Institutions to Prevent Military Coups
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ECOWAS calls for ‘Stronger’ Democratic Institutions to Prevent Military Coups

Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has called for stronger regional democratic institutions. Touray disclosed this on...

#EndBadGovernance
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Court halves bail for 5 #EndBadGovernance protesters from N10m to N5m each

A Federal High Court in Abuja has reduced the bail amount for five of the 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters previously charged N10 million each...

Thugs Kill One, Set Local Government Secretariats on Fire in Rivers State
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Thugs Kill One, Set Local Government Secretariats on Fire in Rivers State

Unidentified thugs have killed one resident in Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State and set two other local government secretariats on fire...

Nigeria Customs Service Acquires Surveillance Aircraft After Smuggling Scandal
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Despite Ignoring Smuggling Scandal, Nigeria Customs Service Acquires Surveillance Aircraft

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired the Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B, a utility aircraft, to support its “surveillance capabilities.” Adewale Adeniyi, the...

HURIWA Opposes Wike and Tinubu's Plan to Build Judges' Houses, Citing Political Capture of Judiciary
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HURIWA Opposes Wike and Tinubu’s Plan to Build Judges’ Houses, Citing Political Capture of Judiciary

HURIWA, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has ascribed corruption in the judiciary to undue influence exerted by the executive arm of...