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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 55-year-old businessman, Ndubisi Chinedu Onuigbo, for allegedly attempting to export 3.30 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in the walls of cartons used to package food items bound for the United Kingdom. Onuigbo, a clothing trader at the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island, was […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, rejecting calls for an extension and insisting the deadline complies with the Electoral Act 2022, despite growing concerns from political parties, civil society organisations and election stakeholders. The commission maintained that the registration exercise ended as scheduled on Sunday, stressing […]
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will headline discussions on strengthening African economies at the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum. The two-day forum, scheduled for July 29 and 30 at the CBN Headquarters in Abuja, is being hosted by the CBN […]
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A review of Nigeria’s public finances has raised concerns that the budgeting process under President Bola Tinubu has drifted away from key principles such as transparency, accountability, fiscal discipline, and predictability, with critics arguing that political interests have increasingly shaped budget implementation. According to the analysis, repeated budget extensions, overlapping appropriations, alleged budget padding, and […]
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A new fiscal analysis has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of weakening Nigeria’s budgeting system through declining transparency, accountability and fiscal discipline, warning that the country’s budget process has become increasingly unpredictable and prone to manipulation. The report argues that the annual budget, traditionally regarded as the foundation of public finance management, has […]
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An Angolan court has convicted two Russian nationals, Lev Lakshtanov and Igor Ratchin, on terrorism and espionage charges over an alleged plot to stage a coup and incite deadly demonstrations in the country last year. Lakshtanov was sentenced to eight years in prison, while Ratchin received an 11-year jail term. Both men denied the allegations, […]
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The Nigerian military has intensified nationwide offensives against terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, separatists, and other criminal groups, neutralising senior Boko Haram/ISWAP commander and propaganda chief, Abu Salim Al-Barnawi, in what it described as a major setback for the insurgents. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, said Al-Barnawi was killed on July 12, 2026, during […]
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Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for increasing domestic borrowing despite what he described as a ₦7.98 trillion windfall from higher-than-projected crude oil prices. In a statement by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku questioned why the Federal Government borrowed nearly ₦5 trillion […]
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