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A political analyst, Jackson Ojo has said that should the US Court indicts President Bola Tinubu may cause problems in the country. The camp of the former vice-president believes President Tinubu’s academic records from primary school to university remained questionable, notably his Chicago State University certificate. It would be recalled …

Report indicates that the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has opted for plea bargain in the alleged N6.69 billion fraud case. Emefiele is standing trial for alleged violation of the procurement law to the tune of N6.9 billion. According to report, Emefiele is likely to …

Aisha Sulaiman was running a countdown to September when she will write her final examination at the Maryam Abacha University in Maradi, Niger Republic. Then, the country’s democratically elected government was toppled by troops from the country’s Presidential Guard. She no longer looks forward to that examination. “With the closure …

A multi-storey building in Abuja, has reportedly collapsed following a heavy downpour on Wednesday night. The incident has resulted to the death of several people and many more trapped in the collapsed building. According to report, the building located on the Lagos street in Garki, Abuja is said to have …

Zimbabwe’s elections have been extended for another day due to long delays at some polling stations, primarily in opposition strongholds. The opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has accused the governing Zanu-PF of voter suppression, calling it a classic case of election rigging. Only a quarter of polling stations opened on time …

What happened to the plane? Russian officials confirmed that the Embraer Legacy aircraft had been flying between Moscow and St Petersburg when it crashed in the Tver region, north of Moscow, on Wednesday evening. A Wagner affiliated Telegram group claims it was shot down. Who was on board? The private …

Nigeria may have led the world in condemning the coup in Niger, but the two countries are tied to the hip when it comes to fighting insurgencies. Which is why some local officials, and security experts are banking on hope that Niger’s problems do not go beyond the coup and …

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, is reported to have been killed in a plane crash that occurred in Russia. The leader has been identified as one of the passengers on the list of people who were on the plane that tragically crashed in Russia’s Tver region on …

A Ghanaian driver, transporting food items from Niger to Ghana has been shot by suspected terrorists at the Burkina Faso border, Joynews reports. According to details provided by Joynews, the drivers of the trucks decided to use the Burkina Faso route as an alternative after the closure of the Niger …

The Burkinabe army has taken delivery of new military equipment to help its fight against terrorism across the Sahel region. According to Zagazolo page on Twitter (X) on August 22, 2023, the equipment included drones and armoured vehicles. “The country has in 2023 acquired military equipment including drones and armored …