Author: Caleb Ishaya
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Nigeria spends $2 Billion on external debt servicing in four months
Between January and April 2025, Nigeria spent approximately $2.01 billion on external debt servicing marking a sharp 50% increase from the $1.33 billion spent during the same period in 2024. This information comes from newly released international payments data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), obtained by The PUNCH. The data reveals that debt…
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Investors stagger as Nigerian stock market sheds N70 billion in sharp decline
Panic gripped the trading floor on Wednesday as a wave of sell-offs wiped a hefty N70 billion from the Nigerian stock market in a single session, leaving investors rattled.
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15 alarming revelations linking Pope Leo to the James M. Ray abuse scandal
James M. Ray, a former Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing at least 13 minors, has alleged that Pope Leo XIV formerly Robert Prevost was complicit in decisions that placed him near children, despite prior abuse allegations. The following are 15 shocking details that have emerged, raising serious questions about the newly appointed Pope’s past…
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We’ll not allow re-looting of recovered assets- EFCC vows
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged to safeguard recovered assets from being misappropriated again. This assurance was given by the Commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja. The announcement accompanied the official handover of 753 housing units, recently recovered by the EFCC, to the Ministry of Housing…
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Tinubu’s second Anniversary: Wike announces 19-Day project inauguration in FCT
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that a series of infrastructure projects executed by the FCT Administration will be inaugurated over a 19-day period to mark President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office.
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Gowon: There’s still hope for Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso’s return to ECOWAS
Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, and ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, have voiced optimism that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso will eventually rejoin the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as diplomatic efforts to mend ties continue.
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Ex-PDP chair, 3 others ki!led in fresh herders’ attack in Benue
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State, James Akase, and three others have been killed .
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How 7 Inmates escaped from Osun prison
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed how seven inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, NCoS spokesperson Abubakar Umar explained that the inmates
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Umahi: All Southeast Governors backing Tinubu for second term
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said that all governors from the Southeast, regardless of party affiliation, are united in their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid, recognizing his commitment to fairness, national cohesion, and infrastructural development.
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Army raids bandits’ camps in Benue, destroys notorious kingpin’s hideout
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with other security agencies, have launched a successful raid on bandits’ camps linked to a notorious leader in Konyo Gbise, near Akwaza in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State.