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US Government Proposes DRC-Style Minerals-For-Security Deal To AES
The United States is extending its controversial minerals-for-security strategy deeper into Africa, with Washington now proposing the same deal it proposed to the...
Niger’s Tchiani Appoints EU-Sanctioned Pan-African Activist Nathalie Yamb As Special Advisor
Niger’s transitional president, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has appointed Pan-African activist Nathalie Yamb as his Special Advisor, a move seen as a symbolic rebuke...
Nigerian-Born Beauty Mogul Sharon Chuter Dies Mysteriously At 38 During Legal Battle With Major Corporation
Sharon Chuter, the founder of Uoma Beauty and architect of initiatives like Pull Up for Change, died at 38 on August 14, 2025,...
$60 Billion Nigerian Rail Project Led By Inexperienced China Liancai And De-Sadel Sparks Questions About Western Backing And Taxpayers’ Cost
Nigeria has unveiled a plan to construct a 4,000-kilometre high-speed rail and gas corridor, backed by an estimated $60 billion fund approval. The...
Nigeria’s NIMC Behind Over 3M DDoS Attack On FIJ, Violating Cybercrimes Act
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been accused of launching and executing a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack on the website of the...
Nigeria Lost ₦826bn In Gas, 15,400 GWh of Electricity, And ₦472bn In Flaring Fines Between January and May 2025
Nigeria has lost an estimated ₦826 billion ($539.2 million) worth of gas to flaring between January and May 2025. This volume of wasted...
Burkina Faso Bans Gates-Backed GM Mosquito Experiments, Samples To Be Destroyed Nationwide
Burkina Faso has announced a nationwide end to the activities of Target Malaria, the research consortium funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates...
Nigeria’s 54th Professional League Season Begins Today as Defending Champions Remo Stars Face Rivers United
The stage is set in Ikenne as Remo Stars FC, reigning champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), begin their title defence...
Niger Army Kills Boko Haram Leader In Lake Chad Operation
The Nigerien army announced Thursday that it has killed a senior Boko Haram commander, dealing a significant blow to the jihadist group’s operations...
Autopsy Conducted on Alino Faso as Burkina Faso Rejects Côte d’Ivoire Suicide Narrative
Burkinabe justice officials have confirmed that they have performed an autopsy on the body of Alain Christophe Traoré, known as Alino Faso, whose...
African Leaders Say Talks Focus on Visas and Trade, But Yield to U.S. Pressure to Accept Deportees
Uganda has announced that it will ”temporarily” accept migrants deported from the United States, joining a growing list of African governments aligning with...
Tinubu Brings Shame to Japan: Shrine-Like Nigerian Booth With Undersized Display Exposes Empty Leadership
Nigeria’s delegation to the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) has been involved in controversy and public anger after images and...