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Tinubu Promises Cheaper Transport From October 1 But Nigerians Have Heard These Promises Before

President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigerians will begin to enjoy cheaper public transport fares from October 1, 2026, following an agreement reached...

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Tinubu’s Minister Bernard Doro Gave Out N20,000 Per Household Per Year and Calls It Poverty Reduction

The Federal Government has spent more than N600 billion on cash transfers to vulnerable Nigerians over the past three years, reaching about 10...

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Nearly Five Years After Coup, Guinea’s President Doumbouya Dismisses 173 Soldiers Including Officer Who Helped Him Seize Power

Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 173 military personnel for desertion in one of the broadest military shake-ups since he seized power in...

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Tanzania’s Vice President Resigns in Unprecedented Move Less Than a Year After Taking Office

Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has announced his resignation, effective September 4, 2026, marking the first time in the country’s history that...

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Zambia Shuts Down All Courts to Block Opposition Election Challenge

Zambian authorities closed the country’s top courts on Monday, blocking access to judicial premises on the last day the opposition could file a...

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Oyo Govt Accuses FG of Politicising Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road Flag-off, Excluding Makinde

The Oyo State Government has accused the Federal Government of deliberately excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from the flag-off ceremony for the reconstruction and...

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Tinubu’s IPPIS Was Meant to Kill Ghost Workers, Instead It Paid N941 Million to People Who Don’t Exist

President Bola Tinubu approved a comprehensive audit of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) that uncovered 908 ghost workers across at...

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Okpebholo’s Own Roads Are Collapsing While He Calls Adeleke a Dancing Governor

Governor Monday Okpebholo is facing mounting criticism as residents and motorists call him out over the deplorable condition of Upper Siluko Road in...

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Edo Governor Who Confused Million and Billion During Budget Speech Sees Domestic Debt Surge N59 Billion, State Now Sixth Most Indebted in Nigeria

Edo State’s domestic debt has surged by N59.37 billion under Governor Monday Okpebholo, catapulting the state from 12th to sixth among Nigeria’s most...

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Warri and Port Harcourt Refineries Will Come Back to Work, Tinubu Promises Again After 2024 Celebrations Ended in Shutdown

President Bola Tinubu has once again assured Nigerians that the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries will soon resume operations, a promise that follows...

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Tinubu Signs Executive Order to Unlock $50 Billion Oil Investment, Gives Tax Breaks to Rich Companies While Nigerians Pay More Taxes

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026, a policy framework he says will...

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President Tinubu Signed Electoral Act 2026 That Removes Certificate Forgery as Ground for Election Petitions, Nigerians Say Law Shields Criminals

President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law on February 18, 2026, but it is only now, as the 2027 general...