Tag Archives: NIGERIA

Nigeria had childhood vaccines to ‘donate’ to Ghana amid global shortage? – Ablakwa asks government

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is asking more questions about how Ghana got childhood vaccines delivered on March 12 despite a global shortage as claimed by government. Ablakwa in a March 13 social media post had alleged that the consignment of vaccines delivered to help …

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US arrests Nigerian man for allegedly engaging in romance scams and sending proceeds to family in Nigeria

A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Charles Emeka Obije pleaded guilty in the United States District Court in St. Paul to conspiracy to commit international money laundering he made from online romance scams and other schemes.   Obije, a resident of Duluth, Minnesota, helped launder more than $350,000 in stolen proceeds from …

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Bola Ahmed Tinubu: 10 key points about the Lagos ‘landlord’ set to lead Nigeria

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election. The announcement of March 1, 2023 by Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), meant the one-time Lagos State governor has achieved a …

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Opposition parties call for fresh elections in Nigeria

 Three opposition parties are calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the just-ended elections and rerun them due to widespread irregularities in the elections. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party, and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) made the announcement at a press conference in the …

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We can’t set Nigeria on fire; save us from looming danger, disaster – Obasanjo to INEC

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has admonished the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) to rectify alleged irregularities with the election and save the nation from any disaster. The elections in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria has been characterized with a lot of agitations all over the country after …

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Nigeria extends use of old Naira notes amid cash crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the country’s central bank to release the old 200 naira banknotes back into circulation and run concurrently with the new ones until April 10, 2023. However, he said that the old 500 and 1,000 naira banknotes are no longer valid and must be taken to …

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Ghana Tennis team attacked by armed robbers in Nigeria

The Ghana Wheelchair Tennis National Team were attacked and robbed of their valuables by armed robbers in Nigeria The team were on their way to Ghana after participating in a tournament. The unfortunate incident occurred around 2:30 am on Tuesday at Ogun Stage in Nigeria. Despite efforts to escape, the …

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How to win elections in Nigeria!

To start with, election candidacy ought not to be an impromptu decision. For inspiration, we may have to turn to Western civilization for succour. After all, our social structures and institutions are patterned after theirs. In the United Kingdom, as in other saner climes, young men and women who participate …

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37 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Nigeria

Troops have killed at least 37 Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria and 13 arrested logistic suppliers of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The terrorists were killed during a raid on their camps in Kayamari, Habasha and Yuwe villages in the Konduga Local Government area of North East Borno …

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Moody’s downgrades Nigeria over high debt, low revenue

Over its expectation that government debt and revenue will continue to deteriorate, global rating firm, Moody’s, has downgraded Nigeria’s long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer ratings. In its latest assessment, the global rating agency also lowered Nigeria’s foreign currency senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa1 from B3 and changed the outlook …

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