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Umahi Orders Arrest of Hartland MD Over N14bn Road Project, Nigerians Allege 60% Kickback
Minister of Works David Umahi has ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Hartland Nigeria Limited over the company’s failure to complete...
Meta to Charge Businesses ₦14 Per WhatsApp Message From October 1
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, will begin charging businesses for every message they send to Nigerian customers through the WhatsApp Business Platform...
Niger Turns to Nigerian Ports Amid Diplomatic Row with Benin Republic
The landlocked nation of Niger has turned to Nigerian ports to meet its international trade needs following a diplomatic dispute with neighbouring Benin...
Niger’s Capital Returns to Calm One Day After Failed Army Mutiny
Life in Niamey returned to normal on Sunday, one day after Niger’s military regime put down a mutiny by soldiers. Intense fighting took...
Libyan State Bank Drags Burkina Faso to World Bank Tribunal Over Nationalised Bank
The Libyan Foreign Bank, a state-owned investment bank, has filed an international arbitration claim against Burkina Faso at the World Bank Group’s International...
107 Days and Counting, Borno Children, 600 Niger Victims and NYSC Corpers Remain in Captivity as Tinubu Travels to Europe
President Bola Tinubu is in Europe on a three-week vacation while children, students, teachers and worshippers remain in captivity across Nigeria, with some...
Tinubu Has Spent 261 Days Abroad, 52 Trips, N37.6bn—Enough to Build Roads, Hospitals and Schools Across Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Sunday for a three-week vacation in Europe, his 52nd foreign trip since assuming office on May 29,...
Machete-Wielding Man Kills Security Guard at Lekki Cinema, Suspect Dies in Mob Attack
Two people have died following a violent attack at IMAX Cinemas in Lekki, Lagos State, on Friday night after a machete-wielding man stormed...
Gunfire Erupts in Niger’s Capital as Insurgents Attempt to Storm Presidential Palace
Heavy gunfire rocked Niger’s capital, Niamey, overnight as insurgents from within the armed forces attempted to storm the presidential palace, according to a...
D’Tigers Suffer Second Straight Loss as World Cup Hopes Fade
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, suffered their second consecutive defeat in the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African...
Tinubu Files Court Motion to Block Release of US Drug Records
President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion in a United States federal court seeking to block the release of records held by the...
Ghana Bans Unrefined Gold Exports From September 1 to Boost Domestic Refining
Ghana will ban the export of unrefined artisanal gold dore from September 1, 2026, requiring all such gold to be refined locally before...