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Kemi Badenoch: An Expert in Truth-Telling

Ultimately, Ms. Badenoch’s relationship with Nigeria is purely transactional—a narrative to differentiate herself in British politics. She’s the outsider who rose through determination, from a McDonald’s worker to Conservative Party member at 25, to party leader. Unlike her predecessors, she can claim firsthand experience of national decline, a narrative she deploys like a political catchphrase. 

Shalom Tewobola

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1 month ago

Kemi Badenoch: An Expert in Truth-Telling

Kenya Stirs The Hornet’s Nest With Meeting Of Sudanese Rebels 

Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that it remains committed to supporting peace initiatives in Sudan, despite recent tensions in Khartoum, Sudan. This statement came a day after Sudan’s government accused Kenya of undermining its sovereignty by hosting a meeting with representatives of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi. In a […]

Alex Omenye

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19 hours ago

Kenya Stirs The Hornet’s Nest With Meeting Of Sudanese Rebels 

Tensions Rise As Niger Republic Restricts Nigerians Into Country 

The Republic of Niger has begun enforcing travel restrictions on Nigerian nationals using the ECOWAS passport, denying entry to those without other travel documents.  This decision follows Niger’s recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) alongside Mali and Burkina Faso. The move comes as a surprise, given ECOWAS’s earlier pledge to […]

Alex Omenye

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2 days ago

Tensions Rise As Niger Republic Restricts Nigerians Into Country 

Kenya Stirs The Hornet’s Nest With Meeting Of Sudanese Rebels 

Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that it remains committed to supporting peace initiatives in Sudan, despite recent tensions in Khartoum, Sudan. This statement came a day after Sudan’s government accused Kenya of undermining its sovereignty by hosting a meeting with representatives of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi. In a […]

Alex Omenye

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19 hours ago

Kenya Stirs The Hornet’s Nest With Meeting Of Sudanese Rebels 

Tensions Rise As Niger Republic Restricts Nigerians Into Country 

The Republic of Niger has begun enforcing travel restrictions on Nigerian nationals using the ECOWAS passport, denying entry to those without other travel documents.  This decision follows Niger’s recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) alongside Mali and Burkina Faso. The move comes as a surprise, given ECOWAS’s earlier pledge to […]

Alex Omenye

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2 days ago

Tensions Rise As Niger Republic Restricts Nigerians Into Country 

Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Declared Fugitive in Corruption Probe

Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been officially declared a fugitive by the country’s Special Prosecutor over multiple corruption allegations stemming from his tenure in government. Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyabeng informed the public that Ofori-Atta left Ghana in early January to evade investigations and has refused to cooperate with authorities. “He is a fugitive […]

Alex Omenye

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4 days ago

Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Declared Fugitive in Corruption Probe

What Does The Law Say About Obasa’s Reinstatement?

Following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu has ramped up pressure on the lawmakers to reverse their decision and reinstate him, Peoples Gazette reported.  Obasa’s removal, seen by some as the fallout of his increasing political ambitions, sent shockwaves through Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, […]

Alex Omenye

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2 weeks ago

What Does The Law Say About Obasa’s Reinstatement?

An Ongoing War Tears Sudan Apart

A deadly attack at Sabrein Market in Sudan on Saturday, February 1, claimed over 50 lives and left nearly 160 injured, overwhelming local mortuaries, according to Doctors Without Borders; the latest in the attacks as two military figures in one of Africa’s largest countries jostled for power. The Sudanese government blamed the Rapid Support Forces […]

Alex Omenye

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2 weeks ago

An Ongoing War Tears Sudan Apart

Nigeria Looks To The Financial Market to Service Its Budget Deficit

In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Nigeria’s Finance minister Wale Edun announced plans to “tap a range of instruments to help finance this year’s budget deficit,” which is estimated at 3.9% of Nigeria’s GDP.  “The gap has to be covered, not as in the past by printing of money, but […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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3 weeks ago

Nigeria Looks To The Financial Market to Service Its Budget Deficit
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