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Mudashiru Obasa impeached as Lagos State Speaker
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has reportedly been impeached. Members of the Assembly removed Obasa as Speaker…
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Passenger escapes lynching after her behaviour forces Ibom Air to cancel flight
An Ibom Air flight scheduled to depart Uyo for Abuja was forced to cancel following a passenger’s unruly behaviour, leaving…
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Nigeria set to welcome new 50,000 bpd refinery as oil marketers strike major deal
Nigeria’s oil industry is poised for growth as petroleum marketers prepare to launch a new 50,000 barrels per day (bpd)…
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Beninese army suffers ‘hard blow’ in border attack
Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have…
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Sowore clashes with police officers conducting stop and search along Airport Road
A video showing human rights activist Omoyele Sowore confronting some police officers conducting stop and search along Lagos Airport Road…
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Court orders all Nigerian banks to blacklist Nduka Obaigbena from financial transactions over $718 million FBN debt
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ordered all banks operating in Nigeria to blacklist media executive Nduka…
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How Obasanjo and Fani-Kayode set up Colonel Gaddafi
The recent actions of Burkinabe President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who met the newly sworn-in Ghanaian President, John Mahama, with a…
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Gun-wearing leader sparks concern at Ghana inauguration
Burkina Faso’s military leader Capt Ibrahim Traore sparked concern when he attended Tuesday’s inauguration of Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama with…
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Chad say military foiled armed assault on presidential complex, 19 killed
At least 19 people have been killed in Chad where security forces said they had prevented an attempt by armed…
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Macron accused of ‘contempt’ over Africa remarks
Senegal and Chad have reacted strongly to remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about African countries being ungrateful over France’s…
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