US and UK’s interest threatened by a kleptocratic Nigerian ruling class ―Matthew Page, Chatham House

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“US and UK’s interest threatened by a kleptocratic Nigerian ruling class. Nigeria’s election highlights Anglo-American missteps. Nigeria’s presidential transition offers US and UK policymakers a chance to reset their relations with Abuja. My latest: a short @AfricaProg piece on why Anglo-American Nigeria policy needs work ―Chatham House” Nigeria’s just concluded presidential elections have been focusing minds […]

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Seychelles authorities explain why Nigerians are banned from their country

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Authorities of Seychelles Island have said that an increase in drug trafficking and fraudulent activities by Nigerian passport holders have forced them to tighten their border against Nigerian passport holders. In a chat with reporters on Thursday, July 13, the Vice President of Seychelles, Ahmed Afif said: “Nigerians with diplomatic passports, valid work or resident […]

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Student loans law: Tinubu’s populist and half-baked policy, By Olu Fasan

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Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s new president, was determined to hit the ground running from his first day in office. He was haunted by the ghost of his somnolent predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, who sat desultorily on his hands, doing nothing for the first six months of his administration in 2015. Unlike Buhari, who was called, and relished […]

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Ben Bruce shares stunning pose of ex-Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, as her son graduates (Photo)

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Former Nigerian Senator and business magnate, Ben Murray-Bruce has shared the photo of Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, looking younger and so radiant. Mrs. Alison-Madueke was stricken with cancer shortly after leaving office in 2015. She’s definitely free of the cancer, considering how she looks now. Murray-Bruce says, the event where they took […]

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UK Police, UK Medical Panel clear Dr. Olufunmilayo of rape allegation

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Nigerian doctor based in the United Kingdom (UK), Dr. Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya has been exonerated by UK’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) of rape allegations levelled against him by his former girlfriend, Dr. Bolanle Aseyan. Inibehe Effiong, Nigerian human rights lawyer, who is also Olufunmilayo’s lawyer in Nigeria, disclosed this in a post with screenshots of […]

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Nigerian punter, Killaboi denies mutilating his girlfriend’s corpse after killing her

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Nigerian punter, Killaboi, who confessed, a few days ago, to killing his girlfriend, has denied claims of mutilating his girlfriend’s corpse after being accused of using sports and crypto trades as cover for alleged fetish practices. In tweets he shared after reports of him confessing to the kill!ng went viral, he stated that everything happened […]

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Emefiele, Bawa and Rule of Law, By Olusegun Adeniyi

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Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, took a very big gamble last year by seeking the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while still in office. He raised the stakes even higher with a Naira redesign policy that was either not well thought-out or done with malicious intent. Incidentally, a […]

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AIU charges, provisionally suspends Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan

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Hours after confirming that she has been charged with anti-doping violation, Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has been handed a provisional suspension for allegedly missing three drug tests. The announcement was made by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday, July 19. AIU tweeted: “The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for […]

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Investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, detained in Zimbabwe

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Investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has taken to his Twitter handle to cry out for help after he was detained in Zimbabwe. In a series of tweets, Hundeyin said he has been detained inside a ‘smelly, locked up room’ for seven hours. He said he arrived the Southern African country on the strength that it has […]

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Will the poor in Nigeria eventually breathe?, By Abimbola Adelakun

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In at least 70 recorded cases of police brutality in the United States, the victim cried out three words: I. Can’t. Breathe. From Eric Garner in 2014 to George Floyd in 2020, people hogtied or put in a chokehold cried out those words but were ignored by officers who thought they were lying or exaggerating […]

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Nigerian writer and scholar, Kole Omotoso, dies

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Celebrated Nigerian writer and scholar, Prof. Kole Omotoso has passed away. He died on Wednesday at the age of 80. The South Africa-based gargantuan scholar-writer clocked 80 on April 21, with members of the Nigerian literary community, including ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, joining family, friends and professional colleagues to celebrate the occasion. One of the late […]

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Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Anu Adepoju’s trial adjourned to October 24

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Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday adjourned proceedings until October 24 for adoption of written addresses in the trial of a surgeon Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who is charged with alleged evasion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery by the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (FCCPC). The case, which was […]

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Man confesses on Instagram to killing his girlfriend and running away (Photos, posts)

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A man has taken to Instagram to confess to killing his girlfriend, and then running away. The man, who was arrested for alleged fraud 3 years ago, made the shocking confession on his Instastory. He admitted the relationship with his ex-girlfriend, was toxic but he never left. He also admitted to stabbing her. He says […]

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Ayu, Adamu and Nigeria’s Political Party System, By Reuben Abati

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One of the major issues begging for consideration as Nigeria and other stakeholders review the aftermath of the country’s 2023 General elections would definitely be the health of Nigeria’s political party system. It is a matter of fact that by the 90s, in an attempt to stem the tide of communism, one party states, and […]

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Pastor, former Lagos State University student sentenced to death

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Prophet Segun Philip, 42, and Owolabi Adeeko, 23, have been sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court, sitting in Ikire, Nigeria, for the killing of Favour Daley-Oladele, a final year female student of Lagos State University (LASU) for ritual purposes. Delivering judgement on the case in Ikire on Monday, Justice Christiana Obadina also […]

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APM’s petition: Either of the 2 available ways, Shettima’s nomination disqualifies Tinubu ―Silas Onu Esq. says

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Lawyer and Human Right Activist, Silas Joseph Onu, Esq., has carried out a full blown analysis of the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against APC, Tinubu, Shettima, and INEC, noting that the case is actually on invalid nomination and not double nomination. According to Mr. Onu’s point of view, forget about justice in […]

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72 hours after local govt chairman’s death, his vice too dies

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Akure North local government Vice Chairman, Mr. Anthony Adebusola, has passed away. Adebusola died on Sunday, 72 hours after Chairman of the Council, Bankole Ogbesetore, died after battling an undisclosed ailment. The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa last week paid a condolence visit to the residence of the late Ogbesetore. Former Commissioner […]

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Adamu, Omisore resign as national chairman, secretary of APC

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National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the  resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdulahi Adamu, and the Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore. Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Deputy National Chairman, North, made the announcement after the meeting of the NWC held on Monday at the party’s secretariat in […]

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Tinubu’s final written address in Obi, Atiku’s election petitions

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President Bola Tinubu has warned the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), that misinterpreting the law as provided for in the constitution on the 25% of lawful votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, could “lead to absurdity, chaos, anarchy and alteration of the very intention of the legislature.” Tinubu also told the PEPC […]

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