I No Longer Recognize the APC: El-Rufai Declares Nigeria’s Governance Crisis a National Emergency

Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has raised concerns about the state of Nigeria’s democracy, describing the current situation with the opposition and governance as a “national emergency.”    He emphasized the need for opposition parties to unite to safeguard democracy in the country while speaking at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria,…

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Analyzing Russia’s Response To The Latest Congolese Crisis

MOSCOW – Russia’s draft military agreement with the Congo coupled with its close security cooperation with Rwanda in the Central African Republic are responsible for its impressively balanced position. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia shared his country’s response to the latest Congolese Crisis during the emergency UNSC briefing on Sunday that followed…

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ICPC Recharges Rural Electrification Agency Director with Allegations of N1.84bn Fraud

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday re-arraigned the Director of Finance and Account in the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abubakar Sambo, for alleged N1.84 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Sambo was re-arraigned on three-count charge for allegedly diverting the funds to personal accounts. He, however, pleaded…

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