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admin - May 18, 2025

NIGERIA: Peter Okoye Testifies Against Brother In $1M and £34,537 Fraud Case

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, May 16, 2025, opened its case against Jude Chigozie Okoye, the former manager and elder brother of the popular Nigerian music duo, Paul and Peter Okoye, popularly knowb as P-Square, over an alleged fraud involving $1 million and £34,537. […]
admin - May 18, 2025

NIGERIA: Yul Edochie Urges Nigerians To Embrace Tradition To Prevent Untimely Deaths

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Popular Nollywood actor and self-proclaimed cleric, Yul Edochie, has attributed the increasing rate of untimely deaths in Nigeria to the abandonment of traditional African practices in favor of Western lifestyles.   Edochie, who made the statement in a recent Instagram post, emphasized that reconnecting with ancestral customs and […]
admin - May 18, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Publishes Details Of Anambra Governorship Candidates

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has published the personal particulars of all candidates contesting in the upcoming 2025 Anambra State governorship election.   According to a statement signed by the Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, a total of sixteen […]
admin - May 18, 2025

KENYA : President William Ruto’s Allies Criticizes Gachagua’s New Party, Call “It Weak And  Divisive.” 

  Kenyan President William Ruto and his close allies have launched a scathing attack on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s newly unveiled political outfit, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), describing it as lacking vision and built on tribal lines.   Speaking in Tana River County while inspecting the Galana Kulalu irrigation scheme, President […]
admin - May 16, 2025

NIGERIA: ‘You’ve Earned This Weekend—But Don’t Let Your Guard Down’ — Police Warn Nigerians

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Nigeria Police Force has taken to social media to acknowledge the struggles of citizens after a long week while also reminding the public of the shared responsibility in maintaining national security.   In a heartfelt Friday evening post on their official page, the police recognized the challenges Nigerians […]
admin - May 16, 2025

NIGERIA: Kwara Unveils West Africa’s Tallest Flagpole

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Kwara State Government has officially unveiled a 70-meter flagpole, hailed as the tallest in West Africa, as a symbol of cultural pride, state identity, and economic aspiration.   Announcing the development in a statement on Friday, the State Commissioner for Works, Abdulquawiy Olododo, described the towering structure, […]
admin - May 16, 2025

NIGERIA: EFCC Arrests Former Kaduna Contractor Over Alleged N30bn Fraud, Fake Contracts

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government contractor and Chief Executive Officer of Formal Act Legacy Limited, over alleged fraudulent contracts and diversion of public resources totalling N30 billion.     The EFCC’s Kaduna Zonal Directorate confirmed the […]
admin - May 16, 2025

KENYA: Murkomen Blames Lack Of Police Notice For Chaos At Gachagua’s Kenya Party Launch

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has attributed the disorder during the recent unveiling of Rigathi Gachagua’s new political party to the failure of organizers to alert the National Police Service (NPS).   The event, which marked the debut of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), turned chaotic shortly […]
admin - May 16, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu To Attend Inauguration Of Pope Leo XIV In Rome

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome on Saturday to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, following a formal invitation from the Vatican.   The development was confirmed in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.   […]
admin - May 16, 2025

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Reflects On Liberation Struggle, Calls For National Renewal

  By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, on Thursday, commemorated the 42nd anniversary of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), paying homage to the sacrifices of fallen heroes while urging for national unity and continued peacebuilding in the fledgling nation.   Founded on May 16, 1983, the SPLA now […]
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