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US TO PROBE ALLEGED USAID FUNDING OF BOKO HARAM The United States Mission to Nigeria has announced that the U.S. government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilised. On January 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump suspended all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns about global destabilisation and misalignment with …

SIX RICH COUNTRIES WITH POOR CITIZENS Rich countries often give the illusion of a high standard of living, well-funded public services, and flourishing economies. However, that is not the case for these countries where the paradox of immense wealth contrasts sharply with widespread poverty among the citizens. Several factors contribute to this phenomenon, including wealth disparity, political instability, economic mismanagement, …

IGBOS’ PROBLEM IS CHALLENGING BRITISH REAL ESTATE CALLED NIGERIA – SOWORE Former Presidential candidate and founder of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, has said that the problem Nigeria has with Igbos is that they challenged the British real estate called Nigeria. In the video below, Sowore said the following: Nigeria never forgave the Igbos for the civil war, because Igbos challenged the …

NIGERIA’S 109 EMBASSIES IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS, WORKERS OWED OVER SIX MONTHS SALARIES At least 450 foreign service officers across 109 Nigerian missions abroad have gone without salaries for the past five to six months, leaving them in financial distress and struggling to meet basic obligations such as rent and school fees.The acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi …

TINUBU APPROVES EXPANSION OF 12 RIVER BASIN PROJECTS NATIONWIDE President Bola Tinubu has approved hundreds of billions of naira for the expansion of 12 river basin projects across Nigeria in an effort to tackle hunger and strengthen food security. The Director of Finance at Hadejia Jama’are River Basin, Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on …

EFFIUM/EZZA-EFFIUM CRISIS IN EBONYI: ONE KILLED, BEHEADED BY SUSPECTED WARRIORS One person has been killed, beheaded and other parts of his body severed in Akparata village in Effium autonomous community in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State by suspected Ezza warriors. The killing of Godwin Odah at the back of his compound in Akparata village is coming barely one …

EFFIUM/EZZA-EFFIUM CRISIS IN EBONYI: ONE KILLED, BEHEADED BY SUSPECTED WARRIORS One person has been killed, beheaded and other parts of his body severed in Akparata village in Effium autonomous community in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State by suspected Ezza warriors. The killing of Godwin Odah at the back of his compound in Akparata village is coming barely one …

TWO SUSPECTS WHO KILLED ANAMBRA LAWMAKER ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY Police in Anambra State have confirmed the escape of two suspects allegedly involved in the kidnap and eventual murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. The remains of the late Azuka were interred over the weekend in his hometown, Onitsha. However, disturbing news of the …

TWO SUSPECTS WHO KILLED ANAMBRA LAWMAKER ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY Police in Anambra State have confirmed the escape of two suspects allegedly involved in the kidnap and eventual murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. The remains of the late Azuka were interred over the weekend in his hometown, Onitsha. However, disturbing news of the …

PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY: SUPREME COURT DENIES ANYANWU STAY OF EXECUTION In another significant development from today’s proceedings at the Supreme Court, the justices of the court after highly contested arguments by Samuel Anyanwu’s lawyer, denied Senator Samuel Anyanwu’s request for a stay of execution on the December 20, 2024, Appeal Court ruling that removed him as the National Secretary of …