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Hungarian Parliament Votes to Remove President, Former Orban Ally Forced Out
Hungary’s parliament has voted to remove President Tamas Sulyok, a close ally of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban who lost power in April...
Burkina Faso Takes Full State Control of $68 Million Gold Mine, Marks Shift Away from Foreign Miners
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has granted an industrial mining permit to its state-owned mining company, SOPAMIB, for the development of the Bouboulou gold...
The PFIPC Scandal and the Senate’s Shameful Cover-Up
The Senate’s decision on Wednesday to reject a motion probing the N1.3 billion allocation to the phantom Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council is...
China Sentences Former Official to Death Over $325 Million Bribery Case
A court in eastern China has sentenced former senior official Yang Youlin to death after finding him guilty of accepting more than 2.21...
Kwara APC Government Abandons N1.2 Billion Bridge Project, Builds ‘Container Bridge’ on Major Highway
Residents of Kwara State have voiced growing anger and fear after the state government constructed a makeshift “container bridge” using shipping containers on...
Third Batch of 298 Nigerians Evacuated from South Africa Returns Home
The third batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa has arrived in the country, marking the latest phase of a presidential evacuation directive...
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...
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...
FEC Approves N1.7 Trillion Sokoto-Badagry Highway, Hands Contract to Convicted Money Launderer Gilbert Chagoury
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.7 trillion for the construction of the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, a flagship infrastructure project under President...
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...
Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector in Free Fall Years After Obasanjo’s Saturday Meetings Ended
When former President Olusegun Obasanjo held mandatory Saturday meetings with manufacturers at Aso Rock, the sessions served as a direct pipeline for industry...
Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas Condemned for Slashing Street Sweepers’ Pay from N15,000 to N10,000 While Expanding Civil Service
Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas has reduced the monthly allowance of street sweepers under the Operation Keep Taraba Clean programme from N15,000 to...