Nigeria is set to significantly enhance its air combat capabilities with the acquisition of 24 M-346FA light fighter jets from Italy in a deal valued at €1.2 billion, marking the largest single military jet purchase by any West African nation. According to Business Inside Africa, the agreement was reached with Italian aerospace and defense firm

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President Bola Tinubu convened a late-night meeting with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, in a bid to address rising tensions ahead of the union’s planned nationwide protest. The closed-door session included key government figures such as Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Chairman of the Progressive Governors’

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Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has disowned a statement circulating online that was purportedly his response to recent corruption allegations made by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote. In a disclaimer released on Wednesday, Ahmed stressed that he neither authored nor authorized the statement. “My attention

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A Cessna 172 operated by Skypower Express crashed on Tuesday evening near the approach to Runway 17 at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State, after the crew declared an in-flight emergency. The aircraft, bearing registration 5N-ASR, had been traveling from Kaduna International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport but diverted to Owerri

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Staff members of the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (FEDCAM) have accused the institution’s management of intimidation, arbitrary downgrading, and financial mismanagement, claiming the college has operated in violation of its founding law for years. Speaking anonymously to SaharaReporters for fear of retaliation, one employee traced the crisis back to 2010, when the

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Babangida Aliyu, former Governor of Niger State and Chairman of the Former Governors’ Forum under the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned that Nigeria is “systematically and dangerously sliding into a one-party state” under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Aliyu made the remarks during an interactive meeting between the PDP National Working Committee

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Babangida Aliyu, former Governor of Niger State and Chairman of the Former Governors’ Forum under the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has raised concerns that Nigeria is “systematically and dangerously sliding into a one-party state” under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Aliyu spoke during an interactive meeting between the PDP National Working Committee (NWC)

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Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika narrowly avoided a mob attack on Tuesday while visiting the palace of the District Head of Dutsi in Katsina State. The incident took place in Dutsi town, Dutsi Local Government Area, where Sirika was on a condolence visit. Sirika, who holds the traditional title of Marusan Katsina and serves as

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Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of the Dangote Group and Africa’s wealthiest man, has filed a formal petition with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Alhaji Farouk Ahmed, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), over alleged corruption and abuse of office. The ICPC confirmed on

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Senator Ned Nwoko has stated that his estranged wife, actress Regina Daniels, must complete a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program before she can regain access to their children. In a statement released on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, titled “Take the Window of Quietude for Therapy,” Nwoko accused Daniels of misleading the public with posts about their

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