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Tinubu Under Scrutiny as FIRS–France Partnership Sparks Fears of External Influence
For many Nigerians, the news that the Federal Inland Revenue Service has entered a new partnership with the French tax authority felt less...
Burkina Faso Releases Detained Nigerian Aircrew After Unauthorised Landing
Burkina Faso has released eleven Nigerian military personnel who were detained after a Nigerian Air Force transport aircraft landed in the country without...
AES, Togo and Chad Launch Strategic Energy Projects in Niamey
Ministers of Energy from the Alliance of Sahel States, alongside their counterparts from Togo and Chad, met in Niamey for high-level discussions chaired...
Senate Pleas Exemption from VIPs Security Withdrawal
The Nigerian Senate has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exempt its members from the presidential directive to withdraw police personnel from...
US Peace Talks All for Nothing as Fighting Engulfs Eastern Congo and Rebels Advance
What was presented as a breakthrough moment of diplomacy has instead become a stark reminder that peace remains elusive in eastern Congo. Recently,...
IMF Flags Bondholder Concerns as Senegal Faces Deepening Debt Troubles
The International Monetary Fund has acknowledged rising worries among global investors about Senegal’s debt situation as discussions over a new support package continue....
AES Slams Nigeria Over Unauthorised C-130 Landing in Burkina Faso; Portugal Flight Claim Questioned
The diplomatic crisis between Nigeria and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) deepened on Monday after Burkina Faso confirmed that a Nigerian Air...
Rubber-Stamp Senate Approves Tinubu’s Troop Deployment to Benin at France’s Order Despite Insecurity In Nigeria
Nigeria’s Senate has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to the Benin Republic following the attempted coup that shook the...
Burkina Faso Captures Nigerian Aircraft, Alleges Territorial Violation
Burkina Faso has detained a Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) aircraft for violating its airspace, according to reports. In a statement signed by the...
Ex Super Falcons Coach Interrogates NFF for Corruption
A former Head Coach of the Nigerian National Women’s team has raised allegations of embezzlement and corruption against the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF)...
2025 CAF Voting Results Trigger Controversies
Football fans and observers in Nigeria have criticised the country’s representatives in the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) after the voting results for...
Nigeria’s Rubber-Stamp Senate Silent as Tinubu’s Unapproved Military Actions in Benin and Burkina Faso Threaten to Ignite a West African War
Nigeria’s Senate continues to generate widespread frustration as its conduct reinforces public claims that it has abandoned its constitutional duty of oversight in...