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In the shadowed corridors of power, a fiscal phantom bleeds Nigeria dry. It operates under an innocuous alias – “Security Vote” – a budgetary sleight of hand that transforms…
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Nigeria Must Not Replace One Failure With ManyTrump claim that Iran asked for ceasefire ‘false’ — ReportINEC withdraws recognition of David Mark-led ADC over a’court judgmentLassa Fever kills 50 in TarabaTinubu postpones Ogun trip, heads to JosUNIJOS evacuates students from hostels after Plateau attackFamilies of officers detained over ‘coup plot’ protest at n’assemblyTension As Violence Erupts In Jos Hours After Govt Relaxed CurfewEaster: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays33 banks raise N4.65tn as recapitalisation ends – CBNAmerican arrested over Facebook posts threatening to kill TrumpEFCC arrests TikToker over false kidnap claimPower Minister Adelabu Denies Resignation ReportsDSS detains El-Rufai as court fixes April 14 for bail hearingEFCC arrests Abuja-based house agent over N288m property fraudNigerian man arrested in India with N290m illicit drugsRussian military plane crashes in Crimea, 29 deadTrump Says Iran War To End ‘Very Soon’‘No negotiations’, Iran denies responding to US proposalOver 840,000 Foreigners Overstaying Visas In Nigeria — MinisterIsrael strikes Iran’s capital as Trump set to address US on warCourt orders final forfeiture of N3.4bn, properties linked to ex-NNPCL officialNigeria apologises to South Africa over ‘Igbo king’ controversyPlateau relaxes curfew in Jos North after relative calmIran Vows To Target US Tech Firms If More Leaders Are KilledSenate Approves ₦68.3trn 2026 Budget, Up From ₦58.4trnCourt orders final forfeiture of UK property linked to Jeremiah Useni, OzekhomeBauchi gov hints at defection to ADC, set for declaration ThursdayNiDCOM: 40 Nigerians deported from Mozambique despite valid documentsCourt sentences man to one year for naira abuse – EFCCSuspected drug peddler slumps, dies in Edo courtAkpabio declares three Senate seats vacantSenate approves Tinubu’s $6bn loan requestSenegal president signs law doubling penalty for same-sex relationsBREAKING: Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval to borrow $6bn24 hours after, Nigeria’s president reacts to deadly Plateau, Kaduna attacksGunmen attack students’ hostels at Ekiti UniversityWave of US-Israeli strikes hit key Iran sitesTrump tells countries hit by Strait of Hormuz blockade to ‘go get your own oil’Trump makes new attack threat on IranViolence erupts in S’Africa over alleged Igbo king coronation30 killed in armed raids near Niger-Nigeria borderKwankwaso officially joins ADCTinubu’s minister resignsGunmen Kill 13 Wedding Guests, Abduct Others In KadunaCanada introduces new immigration, asylum rules for Nigerians, othersMan kills girlfriend over infidelity in Cross RiverGovernance Failures, Not Funding Shortfalls, Are Crippling Nigeria’s Local CouncilsFACT-CHECK: Atiku not stepping down for Peter Obi in ADC presidential raceTrump continues to push ceasefire but targets Iran’s oilNCC Directs Telecom Operators To Compensate Subscribers For Poor Network ServicePlateau imposes 48-hour curfew in Jos North after deadly attackZulum fires all Commissioners, Dissolves executive councilPlateau Attack: UniJos Suspends ExamsGod ‘Does Not Listen To The Prayer Of Those Who Wage War’, Says PopeWike’s PDP faction re-elects Abdulrahman Mohammed, Sam Anyanwu as chair, secretarySeveral killed as gunmen open fire on residents of Plateau community800 Nigerian deportees arrive from Niger Republic – ReportRivers government: Ibas administration spent over N302bn in six monthsNDLEA seizes cocaine hidden in dry fish, arrests grandpa with methIsrael Hits Iran Naval Research Site As Fresh Blasts Rattle TehranKwankwaso, supporters to join ADC MondayIran guards threaten to hit US varsities in Middle EastInvestigation: The Audacity of A Randy Priest FACT-CHECK: Video of MC Oluomo giving money to people, not from recent APC convention, clip is two months oldFBI director Kash Patel’s email hacked by ‘Iran-linked group’APC dismisses report on 2027 nomination form prices as fakeSix health workers abducted in OndoYemen’s Houthi enter war with missile targeting IsraelMillions Lost As Fire Destroys Drugs, Vaccines, Property At Ebonyi Health MinistryYilwatda, Ajibola Basiru re-elected through consensus as APC national chairman, secretaryMan flogged to death over alleged rape of minor in BayelsaEl-Rufai gets bail after mum’s deathUS weighs sending up to 10,000 troops to Middle East – ReportsASUU Gives FG Four-Day Ultimatum Over New Salary StructureCourt discharges Stella Oduah in N2.5bn fraud case after plea bargainBandits demand N1bn ransom for eight abducted Kwara worshippersSoludo orders suspension of absentee workers after surprise secretariat visitMan stabs mother to death for ‘refusing to bathe him’Trump Says Iran ‘Better Get Serious’ In Mideast War Talks24-year-old Nigerian jailed for life in UKReport: Nearly 60% of Nigerians earn below N100,000 or have no incomeSeveral Feared Dead As Sand Pit Collapses In Kano
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