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Sanwo-Olu never sued EFCC, says Lagos

The Lagos State Government has denied media reports claiming that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged plan to arrest and prosecute him after his tenure. PUNCH Online reports that the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, clarified this in a statement on Tuesday....
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Nigerian gold smuggled to UAE, says Alake

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said gold mined in the country is being exported illegally to the United Arab Emirates. He stated that the significant volume of this illegal gold trade undermines the potential for a partnership aimed at economic growth. To solve this issue, the minister has made a case...
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I’m not a Nazi, says Trump

Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is “not a Nazi,” using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to refute accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist. As he and rival Kamala Harris, the current vice president, entered the final stretch of one...
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Assailants abduct, kill deputy mayor in Cameroon

The deputy mayor of a city in Cameroon’s English-speaking north hit by separatist violence has been killed after being abducted by armed assailants, CRTV state radio reported Monday. The politician’s body was found lying in a pool of blood two days after she was kidnapped from her home on Saturday, the CRTV station said, quoting...
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800 Abuja airport taxis to get CNG makeover — Official

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative has signed an agreement with the Airport Taxi Operators at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to convert 800 vehicles to CNG to reduce transport fares. The Programme Director/Chief Executive, P-CNGI, Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, stated this at the agreement signing on Tuesday in Abuja. He said there would be...
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Why US election is important to Nigeria — UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Folashade Ogunshola, says there are valuable lessons Nigeria can learn from the United States’ electoral system. She listed the valuable lessons as transparency, accountability and inclusivity in elections. Ogunshola, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics and Research), Prof Bolanle Oboh, made this known at a 2024 US...
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Georgians protest over ‘stolen’ election

Tens of thousands of Georgians protested in central Tbilisi on Monday after parliamentary polls denounced by the pro-Western opposition as “stolen”, while Georgia’s president alleged to AFP that the vote was rigged using “sophisticated” methods she linked to Russia. The Caucasus country — rocked by mass anti-government protests earlier this year — has plunged into...
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