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Nigeria: EFCC urges court to deny bail for ex-minister Ngige over ₦2.26bn fraud charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja,…
NBA slams police over plan to resume tinted glass permit enforcement
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly criticised the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over its plan to resume…
Rob Reiner and wife found dead in suspected homicide
Award-winning filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home…
DR Congo: M23 Rebels eye Katanga after Uvira takeover, analyst says
Following the capture of Uvira by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, concerns are rising over the potential next moves of…
Gunmen kill one, kidnap dozens in Kogi church attack
Armed men suspected to be bandits have attacked a church in Kogi State, killing one person and abducting…
Ugandan military confirms arrest of missing catholic priest
The Ugandan military has confirmed that it is holding Father Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest who disappeared nearly…
Nigeria: Supreme court upholds president’s power to declare State of Emergency
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed that the president possesses constitutional authority to declare a state of…
Dangote accuses petroleum regulator of corruption, calls for investigation
Aliko Dangote, founder and President/Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, has accused the Chief Executive Officer of…
Market Outlook: African stocks, currency moves, and key political developments
A series of global and regional developments—including central bank meetings, commodity price shifts, and geopolitical tensions—are expected to…
Central African Republic opens presidential campaign under strain
Election campaigning has officially begun in the Central African Republic (CAR) ahead of the presidential election scheduled for…
Trump’s policies propel Democratic governors into the spotlight
President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy agenda—marked by aggressive immigration enforcement, deep federal spending cuts, and politically charged redistricting…
Suspect arrested in deadly Brown University shooting
Authorities in Rhode Island have taken a man into custody as a “person of interest” in connection with…
Two dead, nine injured in Brown University campus shooting
Hundreds of police officers fanned out across the Brown University campus and nearby neighborhoods on Saturday, December 13,…
Experts back Nigeria’s troop deployment to Benin
Security experts, diplomats, and scholars have thrown their weight behind the Nigerian government’s decision to deploy troops to…
Eritrea withdraws from regional bloc amid strained ties with Ethiopia
Eritrea announced on Friday, December 12, 2025, that it has withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),…