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Tinubu Administration Withholds N202 Billion Osun Local Government Allocations for 15 Months Despite Supreme Court Ruling

The Bola Tinubu administration has withheld statutory local government allocations due to Osun State totalling N201.962 billion over a 15-month period, despite a...

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Seyi Makinde Told Me Tinubu Never Called Over Oyo Abduction, Peter Obi Reveals, Calls for President’s Resignation

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has alleged that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde told him President Bola...

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Tinubu’s Three Years Record More School Abductions Than Buhari’s Eight Years, Data Shows

Three years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigeria’s security crisis has deepened across multiple fronts, with school abductions, banditry attacks and terrorism deaths...

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IMF Confirms N8.83 Trillion Missing from Tinubu’s Budget – Taiwo Oyedele Caught Lying About ‘Shadow Budget’

The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that the Nigerian government spent approximately N8.83 trillion in 2025 without recording it in the national budget....

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Niger Introduces Death Penalty for Large-Scale Embezzlement of Public Funds

Niger’s transitional authorities have adopted a new penal code that significantly toughens penalties for the embezzlement of public funds, introducing life imprisonment and...

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Senegalese MPs Pass Reform to Curb Presidential Powers Amid Growing Tensions

Senegal’s lawmakers have passed a controversial constitutional reform that expands the powers of parliament while curbing those of the president, triggering protests outside...

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Peter Obi’s Name Appears on INEC Portal as NDC Fights Court Nullification

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court ruling that set aside an earlier judgment directing the...

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Senate Approves $6bn Loan in Hours, Yet Oyo’s 46 Abductees Spend 41 Days in Captivity

The Nigerian Senate took less than 24 hours to approve President Bola Tinubu’s $6 billion external loan request. Meanwhile, 46 schoolchildren and teachers...

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Oyo Kidnappers Drop Demands, Shift Focus to Ransom as Troops Tighten Siege, Exposing More of Tinubu’s Security Failure

The terrorists holding 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State...

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EU Seeks New Strategy Amid Strained Relations With Burkina Faso’s Traoré

Relations between the European Union and Burkina Faso’s military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré have deteriorated sharply since the 2022 coup, marked...

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Abia Governor Otti Bans Commercial Motorcycles in Umuahia, Aba and Ohafia Metropolises from August 1

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, commonly known as okada, and tricycles in the state’s three major...

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Zimbabwe Adds Its Name to a Growing List of African Countries Including Benin, Chad, Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon and Egypt That Have Extended Presidential Terms

Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill extending presidential terms from five to seven years, a move that would allow 83-year-old...