Politics

Rivers State

Organised Labour Condemns State of Emergency in Rivers State, Warns of Economic Disruptions

Labour Unions Reject State of Emergency in Rivers State The state of emergency in Rivers ...

$50 million fraud scheme

FBI, IRS Uncover $50 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Two Nigerians in the U.S.

FBI, IRS Indict Two Nigerians in $50 Million Fraud Scheme The Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

NYSC ₦77,000 allowance

FG Assures NYSC Members of ₦77,000 Allowance Payment Amid Delays

FG Confirms NYSC ₦77,000 Allowance Payment, Backlog to Be Cleared After months of delay, the ...

China-U.S. trade relations

China Reassures U.S. and European CEOs Amid Rising Tariff Tensions

China Seeks Foreign Investment Amid Tariff War with U.S. China has reassured top executives from ...

Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Jonathan Wins 2025 Founder’s Sunhak Peace Award

Goodluck Jonathan Wins 2025 Founder’s Sunhak Peace Award Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been ...

Emergency rule in Rivers State

Pro-Democracy Coalition Petitions ECOWAS Over Emergency Rule in Rivers State

A pro-democracy coalition, the Concerned Nigerians in Defence of Democratic Governance, has petitioned the Economic ...

Benin Republic and Togo electricity

Benin Republic and Togo Owe Nigeria $8.84 Million for Electricity Supplied in Q4 2024

Benin Republic and Togo Owe Nigeria $8.84 Million for Electricity Supplied in Q4 2024 The ...

Liberia’s leadership crisis

Liberia’s Leadership Crisis: ECOWAS Steps In as Political Tensions Rise

ECOWAS Intervenes in Liberia’s Leadership Crisis Liberia’s leadership crisis has taken center stage as the ...

Iranian-backed hitmen

Iranian-Backed Hitmen Convicted for Attempted Murder of Journalist in the U.S.

Iranian-Backed Hitmen Found Guilty in U.S. Murder-For-Hire Plot A federal jury has convicted Iranian-backed hitmen, ...

Nigerians evacuated from Libya

956 Nigerians Evacuated from Libya in First Quarter of 2025 – NiDCOM

956 Nigerians Evacuated from Libya in Early 2025 The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has ...

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