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When people talk about the “richest” countries in Africa, they often think only about GDP or natural resources. But another powerful way to measure financial strength is to look at foreign reserves, the dollars, euros and gold that a country keeps in its Central Bank. These reserves help a country pay for imports…Read More

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Professor Oyebanji Ikusayedegbe Olajuyin has emerged as the Labour Party, LP, candidate for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. Olajuyin was affirmed as the consensus candidate during the party’s congress held on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. The exercise was witnessed by party executives, accredited delegates, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and security personnel from the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS). In his acceptance speech, Prof. Olajuyin described his emergence in a peaceful and transparent congress as a clear indication of Labour Party’s preparedness to take over leadership in the state in 2026. He…

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The Lake Chad Basin is witnessing a renewed wave of violence as rival jihadist groups, Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, JAS, and the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, engage in intense battles for control of strategic island settlements in Abadam and Kukawa Local Government Areas of Borno State. According to an exclusive report by counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama on Sunday, the clashes occurred between November 5 and 8, 2025, across key islands identified as Sahel 1, Dogon Chuku, Mangari, and the riverine basins of Tumbun Gini, Tumbun Dalo, Tumbun Shanu, Mangari, and Dumba. The…

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Ondo State Police Command has dismantled a notorious sex trafficking syndicate that allegedly exploited young women under the guise of job recruitment and social media content creation. This was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday in Akure by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade. According to the statement, one Jayeola Joshua and two other suspects were arrested, while 15 young women, aged between 20 and 26, were rescued from an apartment in the Alagbaka area of Akure, where they were being housed for illicit activities. Ayanlade explained that operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics, SWAT, team carried out…

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A group under the auspices of ‘Plateau Fulani Like-Minds’ (PFL) has reacted to widespread allegations that outspoken clergyman, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has been marked for assassination by some Islamic extremists and bandits within one week over his insistence that Christians are being killed in Plateau State. The Anonymous Group, a decentralized, international online collective known for its “hacktivism,” which involves cyber attacks and online protests against entities such as governments, had in a post on its Facebook page on Friday, raised an alarm claiming that Rev. Dachomo has been marked for elimination. In the post, the Anonymous Group had said…

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The Russian government on Friday confirmed it is monitoring the events in Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s recent statements regarding a possible military action. “We are monitoring the situation and call for strict compliance with international law,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing in Moscow. President Trump has reiterated his resolve to deploy the United States forces to Nigeria over the escalating violence against Christians amid outrage over killings abductions. The U.S. leader declared that Christians in Nigeria are being killed “in very large numbers”, vowing that America would not allow the situation to continue. Trump has…

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