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Nigeria experienced a major rebound in investor confidence, with foreign capital inflows reaching $20.98 billion in the first ten months of 2025—the highest in years—according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso. This represents a 70% increase over 2024 and a 428% jump from 2023, reflecting renewed trust in Nigeria’s economic direction

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja has summoned all soldiers deployed to the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State, the day 26 schoolgirls were abducted. Vanguard reports that the move is part of an investigation to determine who ordered the military withdrawal from the school just before the terrorists

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Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has sounded a fresh alarm over the scale and persistence of insecurity in the state, revealing that nearly 12,000 people have been killed between 2001 and May 2025, and at least 420 communities have suffered attacks, resulting in mass displacement, loss of livelihoods, and deepening humanitarian crises. Coordinated and

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The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what it described as one of the “most brazen financial scandals” in Nigeria’s history, following reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) spent ₦17.5 trillion in just 12 months on pipeline protection and related

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A 400-level student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Damain Okoligwe, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry student at the same university. The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt delivered the verdict after ruling that Okoligwe committed the crime on

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A horrifying mass abduction has left 289 pupils and staff members missing after armed bandits stormed St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State, in the early hours of Friday, November 21. The attack has sent shockwaves through the community and neighboring areas. Teacher’s Near-Death Ordeal Mrs. Martha Matthias, a primary

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The Federal Workers Forum (FWF), National Action Council, has issued a stern warning to the Nigerian government over escalating national insecurity, the collapsing health sector, and delayed payment of wage awards owed to federal employees. The Forum also announced a nationwide solidarity march scheduled for December 4, 2025, to press for urgent government intervention. Workers

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A fresh wave of bandit attacks has rocked rural communities in Yagba East and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State, leaving residents in fear and security agencies scrambling to respond. SaharaReporters learnt that the coordinated assaults began on November 30 and continued into the early hours of December 1, targeting settlements already struggling

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Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed speculation that he might serve as a vice-presidential candidate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general elections. The clarification follows remarks by Atiku ally Dele Momodu, who had suggested that Amaechi could become Atiku’s running mate if former Lagos

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Tension is rising in the Nigerian Senate following the nomination of social media commentator and former presidential aide Reno Omokri for an ambassadorial position. The nomination, part of a 32-name list forwarded to the Senate, has sparked internal disputes, factional battles, and even the temporary shutdown of a Senate WhatsApp communication group. Controversy Over Past

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