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Bobrisky: CDCFIB Suspends Senior Nigerian Correctional Officers Over Misconduct Allegations

In response to a circulating video by controversial social media influencer Martins Otse, a.k.a VeryDarkMan, involving misconduct by officials of the Nigerian Correctional...

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Sierra Leone Court Arraignes Nigerian For Cocaine Trafficking 

A Nigerian, identified as Richard Onyekachi Idi, was arraigned in a magistrate court after being arrested by Sierra Leonean authorities following the discovery...

Drug Abuse Among Soldiers
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Nigerian Army Chief Lagbaja Raises Alarm Over Rising Drug Abuse Among Soldiers Fighting Terrorists

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has raised the alarm over the growing cases of drug abuse among soldiers deployed...

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Nigerian Filmmaker Editi Effiong Set To Direct Movie Project With NBA Star Joel Embiid

Nigerian filmmaker Editi Effiong, known for his work on The Black Book on Netflix, has signed on to direct a new feature film...

Unemployment Nigeria Q1 2024
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Nigeria’s Unemployment Hits 5.3 Per Cent In Q1 2024, NBS Report Shows

Nigeria’s unemployment rate has increased to 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, a rise from 5 per cent in the...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Announces Satellite Deal With Russia
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Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Announce Satellite Deal with Russia to Strengthen Security

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia in light of acquiring at least two surveillance satellites and telecoms to...

President Bola Tinubu has claimed that the Federal Government has cleared over N30 trillion in debt accumulated through the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Ways and Means advances, in his 64th Independence Day address to the nation. 
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Tinubu Approves Construction of 40 Houses for Nigerian Judges in Rich Neighbourhood of Abuja

President Bola Tinubu at the World Economic Forum, Riyadh, SA, 2024 | Photo: WEF/Getty Images The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

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China’s CCECC Completes Nigeria’s Capital Rail Project Despite External Interference

Abuja Rail Mass Transit Project, June 6, 2024 | Photo: CCECC/Yan Yujuan The China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) has marked 100 days...

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DJ Cuppy Becomes First British-Nigerian To Host UNGA Opening Session, Launches Fund For African Students

Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy and daughter of Nigeria billionaire Femi Otedola, made history by becoming the first British-Nigerian to host...

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UAE Arrests, Deports Over 500 Nigerians, Including Legal Immigrants, Allegedly On Tinubu’s Orders

Over 500 Nigerians have been deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reportedly at the request of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, according to...

#EdoElection: Nigeria Police Force Arrests Two Alleged PDP-Sponsored Thugs
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#EdoElection: Nigerian Police Force Arrests Two Sponsored Political Thugs

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has made public the arrest of two political thugs ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial elections. As disclosed...

Nigeria's Current Executives and Legislators Should Be Jailed Permanently For Past Misconducts, says Obasanjo
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Nigeria’s Current Executives, Legislators Should Be Jailed Permanently For Past Misconduct – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the current individuals in the executive and legislative arms of government should be jailed permanently for...