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Tinubu’s Financial Strategy for 2027 Elections, Borrow $516m, Hide ₦17bn in Wards, and Keep ₦135bn for the Lawyers

President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the Senate seeking approval to borrow a fresh $516,333,070 external loan. The request arrives just as...

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Nigerians See the Truth, Tinubu’s ₦17 Billion Ward Money Is a Vote Buying Slush Fund

President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦17 billion Community-Based National Social Action Fund for all 8,804 political wards across the country, an announcement...

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Sections 63 and 138, Former INEC Commissioner Mike Igini Warns of Hidden Risks in Tinubu’s INEC That Could Compromise the 2027 Elections

A storm is brewing over Nigeria’s electoral future as a former INEC Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, has raised a critical alarm. In a...

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Did Tinubu Sack Finance Minister Wale Edun After He Exposed a ₦210 Trillion NNPC Discrepancy and a ₦30 Trillion Revenue Shortfall?

President Bola Tinubu replaced his finance minister, Wale Edun, with Taiwo Oyedele on April 21, 2026, in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw...

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Niger and Mali Accuse Neighbouring Countries of Sponsoring Terrorism at Senegal Forum

The foreign ministers of Niger and Mali have accused neighbouring countries of sponsoring terrorism, but said they were willing to cooperate on some...

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Nigeria’s Defence Minister Matawalle Attempted to Bribe US Official to Cover Up Report on Christian Killings, Says Florida Rep

A fresh diplomatic storm is brewing after a United States lawmaker publicly accused Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of attempting...

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AES and African Union Move Toward Rapprochement as Ndayishimiye Hails Burkina Faso’s Ground Realities

The sitting chairperson of the African Union, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has praised the ground realities in Burkina Faso following a high level visit to...

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Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Hope April Rains Can Rescue the Mid Crop

Across the sun scorched cocoa belt of Ivory Coast, farmers are looking anxiously at the sky. The world’s top cocoa producer is in...

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World Bank Exposes N34 Trillion Hidden Spending as Finance Minister Dismisses Report in Shameful Press Release

The government of Nigeria has been thrown into a deep fiscal crisis following a bombshell World Bank report that exposed a hidden spending...

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Damning IT Analysis Exposes Flaws in INEC Report That Cleared Chairman Amupitan

Pressure is mounting on the Independent National Electoral Commission after a forensic investigation cleared its chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, of owning a partisan...

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Mali Welcomes New Ambassadors From Cuba, European Union, Ghana and Qatar in Diplomatic Push

On April 16, 2026, Mali’s Transition President Assimi Goïta received the letters of credence from four new ambassadors during an official ceremony held...

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Three Senegal Fans Freed From Moroccan Prison After AFCON Final Violence

Three Senegalese football supporters have been released from a Moroccan prison after serving three month sentences for their role in the violence that...