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 indebted states in just 15 months, a...
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Sierra Leone Leader Says Whole World Idolises Peter Obi, Nigeria Doesn’t Appreciate Honesty
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Burkina Faso Leader Vows Sharia Law Will Never Be Implemented in the Country
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When Foreigners Become the Alibi for Failure
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A Killer Mosquito Is Spreading Across Africa, and It Is Creating a Billion-Dollar Boom for Drugmakers
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Kano Governor’s N100m, 1,540 Land Gift to APC Supporters Is Just the Latest Rot in Nigeria’s Politics
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From False Visa Promises to Drug Controversies, Tinubu Keeps Demarketing Nigeria on the Global Stage
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Tinubu’s Actions Signal A Colonial-Era Comeback As He Scraps Key National Traditions
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Ghana Backs Extending Presidential Term to Five Years, Lowering Age Limit to 35
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Senegal President Faye Launches New Party, Formalising Split from Sonko and Pastef
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially launched a new political party, formalising his break from former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and the...
Royal Caribbean Delayed Medication for African Family, Then Forced Them Off the Ship
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Russia’s FSB Charges Telegram Founder Durov with Facilitating Terrorism, Issues International Arrest Warrant
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Super Falcons Begin WAFCON 2026 Campaign With Victory Target Against Debutants Malawi
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Uganda Declares End to Ebola Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Cases
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Under Tinubu, Nigerian Passport Costs N200,000 While Minimum Wage Stuck at N70,000
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Algeria Beat Senegal 2-0 in WAFCON Opener After Controversial Penalty and Late Goalkeeper Error
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FIFA Says Nigeria’s World Cup Return Hinges on Stability, Not Talent
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Over 23 Million Fans Sign Petition Calling for Argentina to Be Banned From World Cup
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Babatunde Apalowo’s Next Nollywood Film, Londoner, Is Personal, but Its Questions Are Collective
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Nnamdi Kanaga’s “Water Girl” and the New Wave of Mythmaking in Nigerian Cinema
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Exclusive: MI6, CIA-linked NGOs, Bill Gates Are Directly Writing Nigeria’s Security, Health, Food And Tax Laws
Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
EXPOSED: US Embassy in Uganda Runs Clandestine Foreign Interference Program Targeting East African Journalists
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Biyi Toluwalase Puts Story First in Every Nollywood Film He Edits
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Hundeyin and Greenspan Win FOIA Suit as US Court Orders FBI, Other Federal Agencies To Release Unredacted Files on Tinubu’s Heroin Trafficking
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Chad to Grant Visa-Free Entry to All African Citizens From January 1, 2027
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Umahi Claims Abuja-Kano Road Will Be Completed by November, Despite Years of Delays and Ballooning Costs
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Guinea-Bissau Junta Leader Makes First Foreign Trip to Chad Amid Diplomatic Isolation
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Cameroon Knock Out Nigeria as Algeria, Morocco and Malawi Secure Women’s World Cup Berths
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David Umahi Launches 40-Man Coastal Highway Guards While Bandits Overrun Nigeria
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Tinubu Says Stock Market Trading in Classrooms Will Build Prosperous Nation, Yet Millions of Nigerians Cannot Afford School Fees
President Bola Tinubu has called for the integration of stock market trading and capital market education into the curriculum of Nigerian universities, saying...
