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The tenth iteration of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security concluded on April 21, 2026, establishing Senegal as the primary diplomatic bridge within a fractured West African security architecture. Convening at the Abdou
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Nigeria’s political landscape underwent a series of seismic shifts this afternoon, as the federal government moved to prosecute alleged coup plotters while the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suffered a significant legislative hemorrhage. The dual
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Confirming recent intelligence operations, law enforcement officials announced that with the prominent Beninese activist Kemi Seba arrested in South Africa, the formal extradition process to Cotonou has officially commenced. The arrest, executed on Wednesday, April
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Benin began the formal tabulation of results on April 13, 2026, following a presidential election that saw over 7.9 million registered voters participate in a contest designed to consolidate the political legacy of outgoing President
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Nigeria’s government has formally cautioned that it will hold Russia accountable for recruiting Nigerians which many of them are young and vulnerable to fight in Ukraine. On its surface, the message is diplomatic, a sovereign
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As the calendar turned to 2026, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced that its new tax laws would take effect on January 1 as planned, even amid mounting controversy and calls for a delay from
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The recent reports surrounding Anthony Joshua and a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have once again forced public attention onto Nigeria’s dangerous roads. While relief that a global sporting figure survived is understandable, the
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How institutional failure, corruption, and diplomatic drift are eroding Nigeria’s standing at home and abroad. Nigeria is governing itself into chaos. What looks like drift is in fact the outcome of choice, democratised incompetence sustained
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Nigeria, In the wake of expanded U.S. visa restrictions affecting Nigerian citizens and those from more than 20 other countries, former Kaduna Central lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani is calling on Nigerians to channel their energies
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There is a particular danger when power stops pretending. No longer does it bother with caution, justification, or the rituals of accountability. It simply proceeds, confident that outrage will fade and attention will move on.
