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      Cameroon’s Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election, handing him an eighth term in power in the central African country.   A fractured opposition of 11 candidates is standing against the 92-year-old in the vote, whose credibility ...

    World leaders on Thursday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, which could help end the two-year war in Gaza.   Palestinian Territories   Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he hoped that the deal “would be a prelude to reaching a permanent ...

    A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the immediate release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, describing his continued detention as a “stain on Nigeria’s belief in the rule of law.”   Atiku made this known in a post shared ...

    The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet amid controversies surrounding his academic records and allegations of certificate forgery.   Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his resignation in a letter to the President on Tuesday, expressing appreciation ...

    Some members of the National Association of Oduduwa Students, the Coalition of Yoruba Students, and the Yoruba Movement are currently staging a peaceful protest in solidarity with the Dangote Refinery, amid its ongoing faceoff with oil unions, PENGASSAN, NUPENG, and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of ...

    The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has urged young Nigerians to explore broader career opportunities in the aviation sector beyond the popular choice of becoming cabin crew members.   The NCAA, through a post on X on Monday by its spokesman, Michael Achimugu, said this while speaking on the ...

    The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Monday, stated that the All Progressives Congress, the people of Kano and the northern region will reciprocate the good gestures of President Bola Tinubu, come 2027.   Barau spoke during his annual undergraduate scholarship programme at the newly ...

    Veteran highlife musician, Bright Chimezie, has called on Africans to prioritise developing their own countries instead of constantly seeking opportunities abroad.   Speaking on the recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Chimezie reflected on Africa’s misplaced dependence on the West, lamenting that many young people still believe ...

    Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has dismissed reports that the Ministry demanded payments from property owners to stop the demolition of houses at Oral Estate, Ikota.   The commissioner was reacting to a viral video wherein a woman was heard saying Wahab ...

    Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a new partnership with Chinese investors aimed at strengthening the state’s energy infrastructure and industrial capacity.   In a statement shared on X on Saturday, according to the governor, discussions with the Jiangsu-based company Cteec focused on funding availability, technical capacity, ...