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Nigerian governor urges civilians to arm themselves

A Nigerian state governor has urged citizens to acquire weapons to defend themselves from armed criminal gangs carrying out kidnappings for ransom. Aminu Masari, the...

UN makes plea for urgent aid for northern Mozambique

The UN's migration agency has called for a “rapid expansion” of humanitarian aid and more funding for operations in the northern Mozambican province of...

DR Congo extends military rule in eastern provinces

The parlement in the Democratic Republic of Congo has voted to extend the state of urgence in Ituri and North Kivu - the two...

Sankara murder trial to begin on 11 October

The trial of former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré and 13 co-accused over the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara will start on...

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Akpabio Declares Jimoh Ibrahim’s Senate Seat Vacant

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has officially declared the Ondo South Senatorial District seat vacant following the appointment of Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Akpabio made the announcement during plenary on Tuesday, explaining that the vacancy arose due to Ibrahim’s new diplomatic role. He also directed the Independent National Electoral...

Senate Confirms Lamido Yuguda As CBN Deputy Governor

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Lamido Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), describing him as “a square peg in a square hole.” The confirmation followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, which cleared the nominee...

2027: Tuggar Buys ₦50m APC Bauchi Governorship Form

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship nomination form worth ₦50 million to contest the 2027 election in Bauchi State. A video shared on Wednesday by Imran Mohammed, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the APC National...