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Rivers State Budget Crisis: Court Overturns N800bn Spending Plan After Demolition Drama
A dramatic legal battle over Rivers State's massive N800 billion budget has taken a surprising turn, with a court declaring...
Lagos Cracks Down on Styrofoam and Single-Use Plastics: A Win for the Environment or Livelihoods?
The Good News: Lagos State Government has finally taken a bold step to tackle the menace of single-use plastics, particularly...
Prosecuted Sierra Leone Ex-president Koroma ‘Flees’ to Nigeria
The Sierra Leone ex-president, Ernest Bai Koroma has left his West African country by plane and flown to Nigeria on...
Trouble in Comoros: Internet Connection is Cut after Citizens Protests
Government officials in Comoros have severed access to the internet in the country after protests were staged against the re-election...
President Assoumani’s Re-election Leads to Grave Consequences As Night Curfew is Imposed
An overnight curfew has been imposed in the Indian Ocean country, Comoros after destructive protests against President Azali Assoumani's re-election...
Osun State Government Makes Pledge to Sponsor Medical Bill of Accident Victims
The Osun State Government has announced that it will do everything to ensure adequate medical treatment for the survivors of...
Ex-President in Exile: A Brewing Storm in Sierra Leone
Former leader Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason and shrouded in political tension, has been granted leave to seek medical...
Turkish Court Penalises Somali Leader’s Son over Deadly Auto Crash
The son of Somalia's president was sentenced by a Turkish court on Tuesday to two and a half years in...
Tanzania Takes Back its Approval for Kenya Airways Flights
Tanzania has removed its approval for Kenyan national carrier: Kenya Airways to operate flights between the Kenyan capital, Nairobi and...
Is Corruption King? Top Nigeria Minister Grilled over N438 Million Scam
In a dramatic turn of events that has gripped the nation, the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has thrust the...
Big Shake-Up for Social Investment Programs in Nigeria! Tinubu Appoints Panel to Fix It All!
President Bola Tinubu has thrown a political bomb today, suspending the four major social investment programs and appointing a special...
Nigeria’s Future: Will Democracy Hold or Will the Military Return?
Former military leader Ibrahim Babangida, who ruled Nigeria for eight years, believes the answer is a resounding yes. He says...
Libya Oil Facility Demonstrators Extend Deadline by 24 Hours
Demonstrators who have threatened to close down two oil and gas facilities close to the Libyan capital Tripoli have prolonged...
Controversial Comeback: EFCC Announces Renewed Probe of Ex-Governor Mattawalle over N70bn Allegation
Just as public outrage towards another politician, Betta Edu, intensifies without conclusive evidence, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
Burundi Closes Its Border With Rwanda Amid Quarrel
The Rwandan government had on Thursday said Burundi had resolved to shut its border with the East African nation, a...
