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UPDATE: NIA DG Tenders Resignation Over Seized Presidential Jet
The Director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu over what was considered...
Burkina Faso’s President Traoré Vows Massive Investments In Health, Education, Agriculture As Security Improves
The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has expressed commitment to massively invest in other sectors, including health, education and agriculture, once...
Police Rescue 20 Abducted Medical Students In Benue After Public Backlash
The Benue State Police Command has announced the rescue of the 20 students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos...
Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Takes Over From Ariwoola As CJN Despite U.S. Corruption Allegations
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, whose controversial role in a 2020 Supreme Court judgment led to her being denied entry into the United States, has...
History: World’s Second Largest Diamond Discovered In Botswana
The second largest diamond in the world has been unearthed in Botswana, one of the world’s leading diamond producers. The diamond, weighing 2,492...
Ghanaian Businessman Donates $23,000 Worth Of Food To Burkinabe Refugees In Ghana
A Ghanaian entrepreneur has donated food worth about 13.671 million FCFA ($23,000) to Burkinabe refugees living in northern Ghana. The donation was made...
NNPC Denies Tinubu’s Involvement In OVH Acquisition Deal
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied the involvement of President Bola Tinubu in the controversial acquisition deal of NNPC retail by...
Asake’s Atlanta Concert Shines With Star-Studded Attendance, Davido, Zlatan, Quavo
Asake continues to make waves on his “Lungu Boy” tour, with a sold-out performance at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on August...
42 Per Cent Increase In Passport Fees Undemocratic, Uncalled-for, Unacceptable – CHSR Demands Reversal
Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has demanded that the federal government immediately revert the 42 per cent hike in Nigeria’s passport...
EFCC Releases Detained Lawyer As NBA Members Protest In Oyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a lawyer, Phillip Tunji Ojo, who was detained in its facility in Oyo State...
Malian Armed Forces Dismantle Cattle Rustlers Network, Neutralise 10 Terrorists
Malian Armed Forces, or FAMa, announced on Thursday that it had dismantled a network of cattle rustlers and neutralised around ten terrorists who...
Reality Show Contestants Abandoned In Lekki Apartment, Allege Fraud By Organizers
Housemates on a reality TV show called Biggie’s Mansion in Lagos have accused the organisers of abandoning them in a poorly equipped apartment...